For the last three days I have been spending three to four hours on school work (daily!).  This morning I combined it with watching the equestrian events on the Olympics.  Here are a few of the sites and apps I reviewed.  They could be very useful:

Blogs:

– http://languageartsflip.blogspot.com/

– http://mgleeson.edublogs.org/2012/07/28/transferring-files-to-and-from-ipad-using-filebrowser/

– http://techthoughtstoday.blogspot.com/2012/05/nearpod-teacher-student-by-panarea.html

Wiki’s:

– http://digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/w/page/17791585/Voicethread

Others:

– http://site.cloudon.com/product/ – brings Microsoft Office to your other devices.

–  http://www.clipartof.com/gallery/clipart/retro.html – a good clip art site

– http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/one-bowl-chocolate-cake-170600091.html – Chocolate Cake recipe. Yum!!!

–  http://www.voki.com – I created an avatar (I’m a queen!) but I can’t figure out how to transfer it.

–  http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/teaching_learning/10_ways_use_avatars_education – An article on using Avatars in education.

– http://ed.voicethread.com/ – See above Wiki

– http://www.donorschoose.org/teachers – A non-profit that connects donors and schools for equipment, money,…

– http://www.thinglink.com/ – Allows you to tag your images.  Could be useful on maps and more.

– http://www.vizaroo.com/ – creates graphic organizers from audience responses.

I also read some disturbing information from a Regents board meeting and a Wall Street Journal article which I have highlighted and pasted below.  This comes from the New York State Council for the Social Studies: