Yahoo! For Teachers

Last week it seemed like everytime we turned around, someone was saying something nice about Yahoo! For Teachers.

We couldn’t be more thrilled to read all the nice things people are saying about us and we are working hard to get Yahoo! For Teachers into the hands of as many educators as soon as possible.

In the meantime, if you haven’t already, be sure to sign up for an invite, put yourself on the Peer Network Map, and join our official Yahoo! For Teachers group.

You can also check out what people are saying about us:

• SF Chronicle: Yahoo! Teachers enables teachers to share lesson plans, ideas and more
• Ars Technia: Hacking Education with Yahoo! Teachers
• WebProNews: Yahoo! Teachers shaping up nicely

Derek
Yahoo! For Teachers

Jumpcut, the free suite of video editing and remixing tools, was recently featured as the AT&T Education Hot Site of the Week! Many thanks to our friends at AT&T Education for featuring Jumpcut.

Come join the Jumpcut + Yahoo! For Teachers group and share your video project and clips with other educators. Jumpcut is Yahoo! too, so if you already have a Yahoo! ID, you’re all set to go!

Related Resources

• Jumpcut
• AT&T Education
• Yahoo! For Teachers
• Jumpcut Blog

Derek
Yahoo! For Teachers

We’ve created an official Yahoo! Teachers account on del.icio.us where we’ll be sharing resources and links that you might find useful.

If you find links that might be of interest, share them with us via del.icio.us and we’ll add them to the Yahoo! Teachers collection. So be sure to add us as a contact!

Here’s the link to the Yahoo! Teachers account:

http://del.icio.us/yahoo.teachers

If you don’t already have an account, you can get one by going here: https://secure.del.icio.us/register

Need help getting started? Watch this excellent del.icio.us tutorial over on TeacherTube.

Thanks!

Derek, Community Manager
Yahoo! For Teachers

How does Yahoo! help keep kids safe online? Find out on the recently launched Yahoo! Safely site!As the most trafficked internet destination in the world, Yahoo! is committed to ensuring that the 30 million children on the internet in the US are exploring it safely.

The new Yahoo! Safely site aggregates resources, knowledge and expertise from across the Web for children, parents, and educators to raise awareness about the importance of safety, ethics and piracy.Check out some of the interactive features on Yahoo! Safely that help kids form safe and smart Internet habits early in life:

• Games and Activities – Play cyber-safety games online
• Clips and Videos – Watch educational videos that help kids become good cyber-citizens
• Weekly Poll – Vote on opinions about safe practices
• Avatar ID Card – Submit Avatars to be featured in the gallery
• Online Safety Forum for Parents – Join in the discussion about online child safety
• Tech Advisor Articles – Get expert advice from Yahoo! Tech bloggers

Related Resources

• Media Awareness Network (MNet)
• debaird.net + Net Safety
• Be Web Aware (en)(fr)
• eSchool News: “Programs Aim to Stop “cyberbullying”
• New York Times: Cyberbullies
• GetNetWise.org
• BBC > Safe Surfing

This video is a great introduction to Creative Commons. I learned about this video from one of the amazing teachers attending the Yahoo! Teachers workshop in New York City a few weeks ago. Thanks Mr. Circe!

Resources

• Flickr + Creative Commons
• Flickr + Yahoo! Search
• Mr. Circe Blog