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Published on Jun 27, 2014 Results of the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) An international look at teaching and learning. Long, but worth your time.

The American Association (AASL) of School Librarians vets and selects 25 websites each year to support teaching and learning. They've done this for a 5 years and have selected some great resources. Be sure to check them out: " AASL " Learning Standards & Program Guidelines " Best Websites for Teaching & Learning " Best Websites for Teaching & Learning 2014

The article is for elementary school. It is somewhat basic, but it might be a conversation starter for a staff meeting. Also, it has links to other resources. (Make sure you go to page 2.) "These are the new citizenship skills for our students. While we shouldn't stop teaching children how to say "please" and "thank you," and bullies will still exist in the face-to-face world, it is vital that we treat online safety and digital citizenship with the same amount of seriousness and attention."

"Teach your kids how to prevent bullying whether it happens at recess or online. With these resources, your students will learn strategies to help them feel safe in any environment. We'd like to give a special thanks to everyone who uploaded resources specifically for this collection. We're also excited to include Blendspace lessons and wikis (below) in a TES collection for the first time"

"2 Suggestions for Teaching Coding"

More about teaching than technology.

But some struggled as they learned to use the Smarter Balanced test's new tools, such as highlighting and on-screen calculators, said Travis Moorman, the director of teaching and learning for the Milford school system. These and other problems are discussed.

Motivation Category 8: Provide Rewards and Recognition for Virtual Learning Participation and Success. This fits into the teaching strategies that work. You can get all of the tips by filling in a form. (not sure about spam)

Reading website for emerging readers. Free reading games, ideal for interactive whiteboards. Online guided reading stories and teaching resources with lesson plans.

Kathy Cassidy discussing how how she teaches digital citizenship to younger students. Great resource for primary grade teachers.

American Association of School Librarians selects the best apps each year for teaching and learning. Here's the link for the 2014 selection, and you can get to prior year choices from this page as well.

In these short video tutorials from KQED learn the basics for how to use free online tools for teaching and learning. The following tools can be incorporated into the classroom to convey information visually, make persuasive arguments and allow for a variety of collaborative opportunities.

This is a website that features some very important materials and resources on teaching kids and students about digital citizenship. Digital Citizenship resource is prepared and owned by NSW Department of Education and Communities (Australia) and is available for for free but under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Australia Licence.

""The problem now is resisting the notion that technology is the answer to everything - it's clearly not," Robinson said. "But what part of the equation does technology best speak to?" Interesting article for discussion.

Keyboarding games.