White House Flickr, TED, World Digital Library

The Official White House Flickr Photostream
TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Talks listing of programs
World Digital Library - from the Library of Congress

File sharing, 100 Days, Swine Flu

File share in real time with Drop.io. Here is a video tutorial.
Students can "video" a commentary on the President's first 100 days via C-SPAN
Follow the Swine Flu in Google Earth via the Google Earth Blog
Swine Flu lesson plan via CNN student News Learning site

YouTube for Librarians, Environmental Film Project

100 Awesome Youtube Videos for Librarians from Accredited Degrees
"Coming soon to YouTube: Beeson's and Bertrand's environmental film project" as described on the Official Google Blog

Project Tomorrow Report, National Archives, Google Docs

T.H.E Journal article on Project Tomorrow survey results "Students as 'Free Agent Learners'"
The National Archives - Unlock the Vault. An interactive site.
6 Tips to Help You Get the Most Out of Google Docs - from The Six Revisions Blog

YouTube, Frogs & Google Docs for Beginners

Put your favorite YouTube videos on a spinning cube at YouCube and share out the URL. This is a visual and multimedia way to cluster videos around a theme or to show contrasting points of view.
Visit Live Green's YouTube channel for tips and ideas on eco-living.
Encourage your students to help scientists conserve frogs and toads at Frogwatch USA -a citizen science monitoring program.
Getting started guides available now from Google Help on using Google Docs, Spreadsheets and Presentations. Information on the Official Google Blog.

Google Earth, Nation at Risk & Mindmapping

Use Google Earth on Earth Day - Explore the environmental layers built into Google Earth at any time - via the Google Earth Blog.
A Nation at Risk - 25 Years Later - commentary from Education Week
A directory of mind mapping and brainstorming tools from Center for Learning and Performance Technologies

National Parks, Library of Congress, Animoto

Film pre-view of The National Parks - Ken Burns new film on PBS
Library of Congress on YouTube
Apply for free Animoto pro upgrade if your students or schools are working for a "cause": http://animoto.com/cause
New PBS video portal - amazing design and access to PBS video/film content!

Google Image & News Timeline Search

A couple of new search techniques cooked up in Google Labs via the Official Google Blog. Search similar images and view the new scrolling time line in Google news search.

YouTube, Screencasting

10 Youtube URL tricks you should know about from makeuseof.com
ScreenToaster free online screen recorder

Visual Dictionary, Earth Day, Ice Shelf Collapse, Text to Speech

Merriam Webster Visual Dictionary Online
Wilkins Ice Shelf Collapse in Google Earth from the Google Earth Blog
Earth Day Resource Guide from Hot Chalk
Convert Text to Speech at Zamzar - Just in case you don't want to use your own voice on a podcast!

Hero Project, Microsoft Tips for Teachers, Google Presentation Project

My Hero Project from Larry Ferlazzo Websites of the Day - Students can be authentic writers
10 Microsoft Tips Every Teacher should know from Making Teachers Nerdy

A Google Presentation project completed by 43 American Studies students working simultaneously in a single class period ~ from Spiro Bolos at New Trier Curricular Technology.

Copyright, Critical Thinking, Mailing list & Netbooks

From Tech Learning - The Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use by one of my favorites - Hall Davidson. Also included in the article is a copyright quiz for teachers and "a handy chart that outlines teachers' fair use rights and responsibilities".
Critical Thinking on the Web a directory of quality online resources.
Need to send nicely formatted email to 100 or less (for free): MailChimp
Looking at netbooks from David Pogue - When Laptops go Light - New York Times