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My classmate Michelle Plank does a great job of explaining how to leverage Go Animate in the classroom. I can see how this would be a really rewarding tool, particularly for younger students who can sometimes be discouraged by trying to draw things realistically. Check out her post here!

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I’m a huge fan of google docs--use it for everything, from balancing family finances to tracking computer equipment at work to getting homework done for this and other classes. My buddy Dan put together a great, entertaining one minute video on how google docs can be a fit for younger students too. Check it out!

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What educator doesn’t have a to-do list a mile long? Who doesn’t find themselves switching between different computers, paper lists, phone apps, trying to just keep track of everything that needs to get done?

Todo.ly allows you to keep all of these important tasks online in the cloud for anywhere access. As described on the site,Todo.ly is an intuitive and easy to use online Todo list, and Task Manager. It helps you to get organized, simplify your life, and to get things done. Create todo lists, and manage them online from anywhere.

Todo.ly could be a great learning tool for older students working in groups on long-term projects. It allows you to group individual tasks into projects, so students could begin to address things like workflow and delegation.

I’ve been a list maker for a long time, and tried many different solutions. I’ve only been using Todo.ly for a few days, but it has some really nice features. First of all, having your list stored online brings a lot of convenience. There are other features though, like the ability to drag and drop tasks from one project to another that make Todo.ly really functional. You can also create filters for your tasks. This means you can easily discern tasks that are personal, work-related, family-related, etc. There’s even a pre-created category for your shopping list!

This may not work for everyone, but I think it’s definitely worth a two week trial to see if it could simplify your hectic life!

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My classmate Erik and I both agree---there are other great online video service out there besides YouTube! In fact, we both use Vimeo as our site of choice. Check out his post here. As noted in my comment, Vimeo's paid service offers some nice options around viewing restriction that can provide a great solution for K12 classrooms where there is often policy around children appearing on camera online.

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My classmate Jessica just did a great post on mindmapping. The timing was perfect as I'd recently just done some reading around what new devices like the iPad are bringing to this very versatile learning tool.

Check out Jessica's post and my comment here