Links for the Week of 8/17/08

This week read about living and learning in the 21st century. Think how you will capitalize on the information and energy of the 2008 presidential election and find some fun Web2.0 Tools.

• The Code and The Challenge of Learning to Read It - Video Tour INDEX
  

  Access to 13 video segments about the reading crisis of learning to read.

• Open Thinking & Digital Pedagogy » How to Stream Skype to Ustream (Mac)
  
  
• PBS Teachers | Access, Analyze, Act: A Blueprint for 21st Century Civic Engagement
  

  Curriculum guide and web resources for 21st century civic engagement.

• Twitly
  

  Enables you to crate groups for Twitter.

• Workbench - Database
  

  Interactive activities and simulation with atoms and molecules. or rule-gased genetics.

• Utterz - Mobile Multimedia Discussions
  

  Start a discussion from your computer or phone.

• DISQUS | Turn Blog Comments into a Webwide Discussion with a Powerful Comment System
  

  A comment system that enhances the discussion on websites. Track and bridge conversations.

• Nomads at last | Economist.com
  

  Articles from the Economist.com that highlight the way wireless access is changing the way we live.

• QuickStart Guide for Internet Research with Google Notebook » Moving at the Speed of Creativity
  

  A pdf guide for using Google Notebook for research.

• UnBoxed: online [ Current Issue ]
  

  A journal of Adult Learning in Schools. Design Principles include personalization, adult world connection, common intellectual mission, & teacher as designer.

• GoAnimate - Homepage