True to the claim, the site freetech4teachers.com is indeed a treasure trove of resources for educators.
While I don't have a regular classroom (I'm a "permanent" sub!), there were at least two resources cited in the blog that caught my eye.
The first was "Seven Whiteboard Apps for Teachers and Students". Most of the districts I work in use whiteboards, so this post provided me with some information that "crosses the borders" with my assignmements, so to speak. Many tools for diagrams and drawings.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/10/seven-whiteboard-tools-for-teachers.html
The second post I noticed was, to my eye, a great student resource. It's called My Fake
Wall and it's a way to make a "fake" Facebook wall. Students can use it to make Facebook walls for historical figures and/or characters in novels or stories they read.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/01/my-fake-wall-create-fake-facebook-wall.html
If I had a regular classroom, I'd certainly examine the possibility of employing a blog; it's a great way to impart information and I find it personally preferable to Twitter as you aren't dealing with the character limit.
Enjoyed the post! Glad you found a couple of resources that will be beneficial in your role. Blogging and Twitter go hand in hand. Blogs are the place to write the details and then twitter to share them out! Hope you keep using the tech tools you learned in class!
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