February+2012

=February 2012=

Glencoe offers some of what you would find with other interactive whiteboard software.
===You'll be able to demonstrate with colored pens, manipulatives, and a variety of backgrounds. Try it out Here.===

If your students are learning how to tell time, Time for Time has a large and colorful working analog clock that can also display time digitally.
 = Two Awesome iPad Apps to Use in Education = === ShowMe and Screenchomp are two iPad applications that allow you to create quick screen-casts using voice, pictures and annotations. ===

Once your screen-cast is rendered, use the links or embed code to put it on your website. They can also be shared through other social media.
===Demonstrations, direct instruction, creative projects and more can be made using ShowMe and Screenchomp...and they're both currently free!===

= and =

== = Free Web Tool Allows You to Create Your Own Screen-Casts =



as a link. Try it out here.
 = CANVAS Clips: How To Customize Your Courses Menu in CANVAS =

Each Month a new CANVAS video clip will feature a "how-to" in CANVAS.
===This month's CANVAS Clip will show you how to customize your courses menu in CANVAS. Watch HERE on YouTube or on the embeded===

clip below.
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 = 20 Hottest Hashtags for Teachers on Twitter =

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==This article, "20 Hottest Hashtags for Teachers on Twitter," lists some of the most popular education tweets to follow.==

If you've never had a Twitter account before and would like to try it, you can start Here, and it's free.


==Twitter 101: How Should I Get Stated Using Twitter?==