links for 2009-09-09

• Making Connections
  Personal connections are links that readers make between the information in the text and their own personal experiences.
  (tags: languagearts connections)
• What Is The Social Web
  What is the Social Web and why should I care?
  (tags: social web web2.0 internet)
• The Colossal Squid Exhibition – Build A Squid – Interactive
  Make your own squid and set it free
  (tags: squid flash science smartboard)
• The instructor's learning journal | Social Media CoLab
  I'm not promising to submit myself to everything I require students to undergo, but I'm going to eat a certain amount of my own dogfood. I'll begin by declaring my own teaching and learning goals for this class.
  (tags: journal 21st_century_connections)
• TeachersFirst: Calendar/Special Topics Resources by date
  This clickable calendar listing provides reviewed curriculum resources in a snap, connecting your classroom to events and observances in the world outside of school: holidays, anniversaries, seasonal events, and commemorations.
  (tags: calendar)
• Facebook-Twitter integration comes to iTunes | Apple – CNET News
  One of Apple's smaller announcements at Wednesday's music-focused event was that you'll be able to share your deepest iTunes hopes and dreams through Facebook and Twitter.
  (tags: itunes Twitter Facebook)
• Create Your Own Programming Language
  Creating a programming language from scratch is hard. It takes several attempts before finally coming up with a fully working language. This system will teach you all the tricks you need to know to make your language come to life. This is a great skill to put on your résumé and it's also fun to learn.
  (tags: programming language icsxx)
• CeeVee: Lets You Create Free Online CV
  CeeVee is a new website that allows you to create a free online CV. The application is easy to use and has clutter free visual interface. Simply sign up and fill your info onto a provided template.
  (tags: cv resume online)
• Thousands of FREE Presentations in PowerPoint format
  Free Presentations in PowerPoint format
  (tags: powerpoint socialstudies resources presentations web2.0 powerpoints ppt math)
• Live from Apple's 'It's only rock and roll' event
  Live blogging of the Apple event today
  (tags: apple ipod itunes)
• Home (onlinetoolssite)
  Welcome to my Google Tools for Educators site. I was recently trained at Google in Boulder and was excited about the opportunity to educate others about all the wonderful Google tools available once you set up a G-mail account.
  (tags: Google Educators Tools)
• Interactives . Elements of a Story
  A good story is like a tasty soup. It follows a recipe with a handful of ingredients that all blend together.
  (tags: reading literature interactive story-elements writing storyelements language_arts languagearts)
• World's oldest working computer to be rebooted – The Inquirer
  THE HARWELL COMPUTER will become the oldest functioning electronic stored program device in the world if Bletchley Park boffins can raise the funds to get it fixed.
  (tags: computer icsxx)
• The Ultimate Guide To Speeding Up Firefox 3.5
  This is a comprehensive, safe guide to optimizing Firefox 3.5 for speedy browsing. For each suggestion, your mileage may vary.
  (tags: firefox makeuseof.com howto speed optimization firefox3.5 tweaks speeding)
• The Inevitable Move Of iTunes To The Cloud
  Apple doesn’t like to disappoint, it likes to surprise. And that’s why I’m holding out hope for a big one: iTunes in the cloud.
  (tags: apple itunes cloudcomputing)