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I was surfing tonight and stumbled upon this article about web 2.0 tools. It introduced me to a new site called Big Huge Labs that utilizes digital photography for over 40 different applications. Here is the link to the article:
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http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/dyck/dyck033.shtml

and the link to Big Huge Labs:

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/

If you click on the article “Big Huge Labs in Education” it will take you to their blog that contains some cool information and a link to the Wednesday challenge which challenges readers to utilize various Web 2.0 tools and share teaching ideas. A couple of years ago when I first encountered students struggling with regrouping with two-digit subtraction, I came across this website:
 * http://www.infoworld.com/weblog/podcasts/new_podcasts_index.html

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vLibrary.html

I was absolutely amazed at the demonstrations I was able to do with my students. It gave a visual representation of what was happening during regrouping. This sight separates the major areas of math into grade levels as well as into concepts that are taught at each level. You can use it as a demonstration or a math center for students to explore. It is definitely a reference tool and piece of technology that I hope remains available for years and years. http://www.thinkfinity.org/

This is a great site on the Department of Education website for Georgia. It is the new Marco Polo. These are excellent planning tools for eduators.