links for 2010-09-20

• 26 Keys to Student Engagement
  26 Keys to Student Engagement
  (tags: keys 26 engagement student)
• 6 New Spy Technologies You Literally Can't Hide From | Cracked.com
  Between Facebook sharing your vacation photos and friends list to the world, and Google tracking every search you've ever made, most of us have pretty much given up on the idea of privacy on the Internet. What is easy to forget is that real-world privacy is no better.

  No matter how paranoid or how careful you are, if somebody wants to find you, and listen to what you're saying, they will.

  (tags: new spy technologies)
• iPod program helps school test scores – Stephen's Lighthouse
  This is interesting – especially since we’re talking grade three where reading skills are still quite nascent:

  iPod program helps school test scores
  Oregon third graders’ reading and math results benefit from iPod Touch access.

  (tags: ipod program test_scores)
• Talking to Those Who Like Technology But Don't Consider Its Dangers| The Committed Sardine
  The Electronic Frontier Foundation is hoping that its two new public service announcement spots will shine light on privacy in the information age for ordinary consumers as well as the techies who fly Virgin Airlines, where the spots will be shown as part of the in-flight entertainment. One spot showcases license agreements that come with digital books
  (tags: talking technology eff)
• Inventorium
  Inventorium is a action designed to bring together people who would not normally meet – people who each have a part but not the whole of an innovation.
  (tags: inventorium ideas)
• 7 Ways To Applaud Your Favorite Bloggers @ Ron Edmondson
  Every blogger has a reason for the time they spend blogging. It could be to express their personal thoughts and opinions, invest in others, or even to build an income.
  (tags: blog blogger bloggers promotions)
• learnscratch.org – Home
  This site is dedicated to the students and teachers who want to learn Scratch.
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  To download all the video-tutorials and materials in this website, please submit your name and the mailing address of your school or institution through the 'Contact Us' link. You will receive a username and password that will allow you to login and download these materials. You will also find instructions on how to use these resources.
  (tags: scratch programming tutorial web2.0 learnscratch tutorials scratchteachingresources)
• Brain Boosters offers kids' educational activities online.
  Browse through our categorized archive of challenging Brain Boosters.
  (tags: brainteasers puzzles logic math brain education boosters thinking)
• Home | Thinkfinity
  Enhance Learning with free lesson plans and educational resources.
  (tags: resources thinkfinity plans lesson LessonPlans lesson_plans home education)
• digitalresearchtools / FrontPage
  This wiki collects information about tools and resources that can help scholars (particularly in the humanities and social sciences) conduct research more efficiently or creatively.  Whether you need software to help you manage citations, author a multimedia work, or analyze texts, Digital Research Tools will help you find what you're looking for. We provide a directory of tools organized by research activity, as well as reviews of select tools in which we not only describe the tool's features, but also explore how it might be employed most effectively by researchers.
  (tags: research tools wiki web2.0 resources education digital)
• Segue Project Page
  Segue is a curricular content management system designed for teaching, learning and research.  It is essentially a synthesis of wikis, blogs and traditional content management systems
  (tags: project segue lms elearning)
• The Ultimate Guide to Wordle for Educators – HOME – Edgalaxy: Where Education and Technology Meet.
  Big collection of ideas for the use of Wordle in the classroom.
  (tags: wordle guide education web2.0 ultimate wordcloud tutorials)