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//The links below are ALWAYS in progress and should help us get going with Web 2.0...//

Research supporting CFF can be found on EdHub: [|__http://www.pde.state.pa.us/edhub__]

For Curriculum Specific research you might try the Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology  which is a project of ISTE. [|__http://caret.iste.org__]

National Council of Teachers of English website: [|__http://www.ncte.org__]

Convert and save flash files by going to http://media-convert.com/.

Check out [|__http://www.flocabulary.com/shakespeare.html__]. A 9th grade English teacher used this as an example of how she wanted her students to create a musical composition describing one of the acts of Romeo and Juliet.

[|www.voicethread.com] -- audio blogging for students (from P. Kinsey)

Students can also mindmap the story. A good web 2.0 ap is [|www.drawanywhere.com] and [|www.gliffy.com]. [|www.gabcast.com] allows kids to phone in and discuss story events. This site creates a free channel or channels for audio blogs. Free and fun. Caller ID is a nice feature too.

Classrooms for the Future Coaches got their start at the Boot Camp; click here: [|C.F.F. Coach Moodle]

Do you want to have your students chatting during your presentation? No, wait... you DO, as long as it's on-topic. This chatroom allows students to communicate while listening to a presentation or lesson, and allows YOU to monitor and review every post. [|www.davidwarlick.com/ajaxchat]

Want to teleconference with your classroom on your day off? Want to talk to your son in England for free? How about a video-conference with your sister in Ohio? It’s free to download and free to call other people on [|Skype].

If you aren't doing this already, it's time to start being a social bookmarker. Please join and contribute to http://del.icio.us/ I really suggest that you give Furl a try as well. http://www.furl.net/ Furl is great because even if the site "dies," you can still access it. Fellow coaches recommend it. :-)

Here is a cool site called voycabualry. It creates any text in a webpage into links to definitions from a variety of services. [|__http://www.voycabulary.com/__]

Upload your pictures and share them: http://www.imagechef.com/ There is an awesome site for personal and educational use! You might enjoy the poetry blender... Copy and embed your photos into your presentations, movies, etc.: [|www.**flickr**.com] Follow your friends and keep in touch using Twitter. http://www.twitter.com/ Right now it's more for personal use, as it's currently being blocked by a famous Heart Song. ||