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This is a short clip about another alternative energy resource, hydroelectric power.  Now that I have figured out how to use Zamzar, I will be converting youtube videos into a format that is accessible in my school.

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I like some of the podcasts I’ve seen.  I enjoyed playing around with some of the podcasts that teach basic Spanish.  I’m not fully onboard with using it in my classroom yet.  It seems like a neat concept, but I need to be sure that the identities of my students are protected at all times.  [...]

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Here is my Windmill Slideshow:

Here are the links to the individual pictures I used to create my slideshow:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flioukas/2902022970/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hdr400d/1460021898/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/moosehead/544728785/

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I chose this because it relates to the standards we covered over the past 6 weeks. My students learned about the pros and cons of alternative energy sources, and many of them liked the idea of using wind energy.  Flickr is a good resource for pictures of things I can’t bring in or take my [...]

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I like the idea of Creative Commons.  I use alot of resorces from the web, and my students do projects with some original content that I create (musically).  Creative Commons takes some of the guess work out of fair use.  I’m still a little nervous about putting classwork on the web at this point, but [...]

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I like wikis.  I have benefitted from using them over the years, by getting quick information about things I’m personally curious about, and to focus my research on topics I wanted to present to kids.  http://reich-chemistry.wikispaces.com/
I like the Reich Chemistry wiki.  He uses this wiki page as a storehouse of everything he teaches.  Students can [...]

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