Gentle reader, this is my first post. Go easy on me. I hope to use this blog to share my thoughts and discoveries as I explore the uses of technology in education.

So, to start with I am going to share some of my favorite sites for the holidays. (OK. I know. What does this have to do with education and technology? I may have trouble encouraging a teacher to use a site that would enhance his/her curriculum, but honestly who does not want to elf themselves.)

Here are some of my favorites:
(Please share of yours in the comments.)

Snowflakes

Make a Flake
http://snowflakes.barkleyus.com/

Popular Front: SnowDays
http://www.popularfront.com/snowdays/

Virtual Dreidel Game
http://www.jewfaq.org/dreidel/index.htm

Trees
Grow an Xmas Tree
http://www.pillandpillow.com/growAXmasTree/

Elf
Elf Yourself by OfficeMax
http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/

http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=ODyfY7LBtYqyLxZm&service=sendables.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Music
Yahoo! Messenger Emoticarolers
http://emoticarolers.com/
http://cache.emoticarolers.com/embed.html?id=bca80c49314759512b7e65ba60cd2453bb6e6f7a&author=smorra

Santa
NORAD Tracks Santa 2008
Track Santa on Google Earth!
Play games in a countdown to Santa village
http://www.noradsanta.org/en/home.html