Links to resources shared at the NPAECT October 22, 2009 meeting at Edinboro University

 

Organizational Tools

 

MyWebspiration

http://www.mywebspiration.com

Online version of Inspiration (in beta and free now)

Create mind maps-lots of templates and examples

 

Mindmeister

http://www.mindmeister.com

Get creating and sharing mind maps online. Access your maps anytime and from anywhere and brainstorm with friends and colleagues in real time, just using a web browser.

 

Assign-A-Day Calendar

http://assignaday.4teachers.org/index.php?PHPSESSID=970bc7d75ca9b57f4d4e6c368a8f0922

Teachers create a calendar for each of their classes and add assignments for the students to view. Students view their teachers' calendars in order to see assignments for classes they might have missed, or to get an overview of the class

 

Postica

http://www.posti.ca/index.php

Web-based sticky notes-add a note to your wall-sharing of notes can be accomplished using email, twitter, google

 

Ta-Da Lists

http://tadalist.com/

Ta-da List is the web's easiest to-do list tool. Make lists for yourself or share them with others. It couldn't be simpler.

 

Stixy

http://www.stixy.com/

Stixy helps users organize their world on flexible, shareable Web-based bulletin boards called Stixyboards. Users can create tasks, appointments, files, photos, notes, and bookmarks on their Stixyboards, organized in whatever way makes sense to them. Then they can share Stixyboards with friends, family, and colleagues.

 

Grant Resources

 

Grant Wrangler

http://www.grantwrangler.com/

a free online listing service of grants and awards for teachers

Lists smaller grants that are best suited to individual teachers-listed by month

Also tips for grant writing

 

Digital Wish

http://www.digitalwish.com/dw/digitalwish/home

Just like a gift registry, you build a wish list of technology products for your classroom. Then you can tell prospective donors how their support will make a difference to your students. After a purchase, Digital Wish automatically donates an additional 2%-10% in funding for your next technology project!

 

Donor's Choose

http://www.donorschoose.org/

Here's how it works: public school teachers from every corner of America post classroom project requests on DonorsChoose.org.Then, you can browse project requests and give any amount to the one that makes your eye twinkle. Once a project reaches its funding goal, we deliver the materials to the school.

 

Grants4Teachers

http://www.grants4teachers.com/

Search tool for grants for education-also links to grant-writing guides

 

Teachers Network

http://www.teachersnetwork.org/Grants/

Lists grants by subject area

 

Toyota Tapestry Grant

http://www.nsta.org/pd/tapestry/

Science Grants