Postcrossing

What is Postcrossing?
It's a project that allows anyone to receive postcards (real ones, not electronic) from random places in the world.

A great way to connect to the world!

Poll Your Students Online

Do you have a wiki or blog and want to spice it up? Use Polldaddy.com
Sign up for a free account and create polls and surverys in a few simple steps. Copy the code and paste into your blog or wiki. Students or parents can vote and immediately see the results. Tip: If you are going to have students vote from the same computer make sure you click on "Don't block repeat voters" in the right column on the page.

Try it out below.

RoohIt- Highlighting Web Pages

RoohIt [RooH-it!] verb:
A / n.f. identifying the soul / essence of a document
e.g. the act of getting to the soul of any document, identifying what is uniquely relevant to each individual user by highlighting it.
RoohIt allows users to create a free account and highlight webpages. Once pages are highlighted, users can get a direct link to the highlighted page to save and share with students.

http://rooh.it/abe35

E-Learning for Kids- EXCELLENT RESOURCE!

e-Learning for Kids, a global, nonprofit foundation, provides free courses for children ages 5 – 12. The text of most of the courses is available in both print and audio, and in some courses, critical vocabulary is defined by clicking on the highlighted word. These quality activities are a great addition to your teaching toolbox!

drop.io

Use drop.io to privately share your files and collaborate in real time by web, email, phone, mobile, and more. Create each drop in two clicks and share what you want, how you want, with whom you want.

ePals Global Community

ePals Global Community
Wisconsin Connects provides students access to high-tech tools that will provide entry to cultures around the world, builds relationships that strengthen America's stature in the world and benefit state and economic security, improves global understanding and positions Wisconsin students to develop their global competencies at a young age. Participating students will improve their communication and internet technology skills, develop connections with their peers in other countries, and become better prepared to compete in a 21st century global economy.
*The Internet's largest global community of classrooms
*Safely connect, collaborate and learn
*Practice language skills and learn about different cultures
*Use school-safe email, forums and blogs
*Engage in collaborative learning projects
IT'S FREE - all you have to do is join!

Ask the President

Ask the President
a site that lets users submit questions and then vote on the questions they’d like to see asked. The most highly voted questions will then be given to a credentialed journalist, who will ask the most appropriate one if given the opportunity.

Parent Conferencer

Parent Conferencer (http://www1.esgisoftware.com/esgi/Public/parent_conferencer.aspx) - A FREE tool!
If you schedule parent conferences with multiple families, then this tool is right for you. It will help you accomplish all of the things you currently do on paper in an automated, fast, and easy way that is more accurate, and more accessible.

1. Organize and Schedule conference dates and times by dragging and dropping students into the schedule.
2. Print conference notices individually, or all at once, in English or Spanish as appropriate.
3. Print conference reminders individually, or all at once, in English or Spanish as appropriate.
4. Print your conference schedule for your reference, and for the office.