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=**My top idea grabs from ISTE 2012:**=


 * Math Landing
 * Math Landing is a one stop location to find math content on the web.
 * Put out by the Maryland PBS
 * It is a catalog site that allows the user to search a wealth of resouces by either grade level, topic, common core standars, or even the NCTM standards.
 * Teachers can review the sites so that the top picks stay on top, and the not so good ones move to the bottom and are eventually removed.


 * Free STEM Resources for Mobile and Desktop Devices from the Concord Consortium Collection
 * The Concord Consoritum is an amazing collection of online models and simlulations to go with just about any topic you can think of in science.
 * It requires a download of a launcher, which I am currently working on getting approved with IS&T.
 * Highly recommend playing around here and using with your students!


 * PBL Meets STEM
 * PBL Meets STEM was my favorite session by far.
 * It was presented by Michael Gorman
 * He spent the first 10 minutes talking about himself and his experience and knowledge about PBL (Problem Based Learning).
 * He then launched into 50 minutes of presenting and talking about some amazing resources for teaching kids with PBL and STEM.
 * The following BLOG covers all of the resources and is a valuable resource. I highly recommend subscribing to the blog and checking it out.
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 * Best App Discovery
 * Evernote
 * I am new to the iPad (bought one prior to going to ISTE). I have had an iPhone for a while, but didn't see the point of using it on my phone, so never really explored it.
 * Amazing APP that has lots of functions.
 * Evernote is an online application that allows you to create and catalog notes.
 * Probably one of the coolest functions is that it allows you to take pictures with your iPad and dump the picture into the note page you are writing on.
 * I immediately saw several applications. The one I am most exctied about is annecdotal notes in the classroom. I can snap a picture of a child doing a project in class, or his/her work, and then write formative assessment notes about what he/she is doing. I can then tag it so that if I want to later see all the notes on that project, Evernote will pull them all up for me in a search.
 * Evernote will sync your files to your iPad, iPhone, and PC or Mac desktop versions.
 * Pretty cool!