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Coursecracker.com is a very useful website for teachers to use in order to stay connected with students, parents, and other teachers. This website allows teachers to set up a class page. They can then post assignments on there for students to access in case a student misses class. Teachers can have a calendar on the class page which can help students keep up with when their assignments are due. Teachers can also send notifications to parents and students through email. Teachers can also talk to other teachers to discuss different topics. The standard for this website is Standard 6.6 which deals with using technology to effectively communicate with students, parents, and colleagues.

6.6- candidates use technology to effectively communicate with students, parents and colleagues. Teachers are able to post information online that is available for students and their parents to view. They even have apps for phones so that communicate between all parties is constant.

Communicate Better To Home. HomeworkNOW.com makes it possible for schools to communicate with parents and students via the web, iPhone, iPad, Android apps, email, mobile text messaging, Facebook, Twitter, RSS Feeds and more! Administrators use HomeworkNOW.com to easily communicate school announcements, alerts, and schoolwide notices. Teachers can sign up on their own or the school can sign up.

Mentormob is a project sharing website that shares learning playlist. Each learning playlist contains great tools, websites, and information for that particular topic. Mentormob is great for educators because they can learn from others playlists' and get new ideas. Teachers can also create a playlist of their own to teach lessons to their students. This website is an excellent way to effectively use technology in the classroom.

"Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again!" Dropbox is an excellent example of Standard 6.8. "Candidates effectively use and manage all technology available to them and explore uses of emerging resources." This online tool allows me to keep up with all my files from any computer or mobile device and collaborate and share my files with others.

Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again!

Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again!

Candidates use technology to effectively communicate with students, parents, and colleagues.

Candidates use technology to effectively communicate with students, parents, and colleagues.

Share information, documents, and files, Hold discussions online, outside of class, Report grades online to students or their parents, Keep in touch with private messaging, And much more! This meets standard 6.6 because the teacher can make their own site and communicate with students and their parents using technology

You can work more effectively with our web-based grade book. All you need to use GradeBookWizard.com is a Mac or PC with Internet access - either through dial-up or LAN/DSL/Cable. There is no software to install on your computer.

This website is an excellent resource for educators to reference when teaching their class about safe web-surfing practices, copyright laws, etc. Teachers can also find a detailed description of what "technology ethics" means, why schools need to teach it, and the most effective ways to do it. Teachers also have access to a list of books and articles, as well as handouts for instructor and student use. The author also gives an example of guidelines regarding technology use that all schools should adopt.

Vyew is similar to a blogsite, but allows more interactions between users (students, parents, other teachers). Pretty much anything (images, videos, documents, etc.) can be uploaded and shared. Some other features include tutoring, webcam conferences, and students can work on group projects via this site. Vyew relates to standard 6.6 because it can be used to effectively communicate with students, parents, and other teachers.

This is a website for educators to effectively use and manage all technology available to them and explore uses of emerging resources. This website has great resources for signs and labels, class management, books, and many more resources for your classroom. It also allows you to share your own ideas and see other peoples. There is photo gallery where you can share classroom photos, bulletin boards and many other things.

Thinkwave is an online gradebook that allows teachers to post assignments and grades online as well as collect homework and create a classroom blog. Thinkwave is accessible for students and parents. 6.6 Candidates use technology to effectively communicate with students, parents and colleagues.

Noodletools is an emerging technology that both students and teachers can use in the classroom setting. This website allows the user the opportunity to create citations in MLA, APA, and Chicago style without having to look at all of the citation guidelines. This website also has resources that the teacher can use, includeing a lesson outline on becoming a more effective notetaker. This is why noodletools.com is an emerging technology.

Standard 6.6- Candidates use technology to effectively communicate with students, parents, and colleagues. Shutterfly.com is a website where teachers can create their own personalized classroom website for free. Teachers can use their own website to post pictures of their students so the parent feels part of their day, as well as posting homework and important dates for parents and students to refer too.

If we don't effectively integrate technology into education -- even at the lowest levels -- we are doing a great disservice to a students and failing to provide them with the skills most relevant to the jobs they will do and the lives they will lead.

Sweet Search is a search engine designed for students who are researching anything their minds think of!! When you go to the homepage for Sweet Search, it gives you other search engine links that can specifically target your goal. Some of these include links for social study content, biographies, how to use the web effectively, etc. Our librarians really promote this website and encourage the students to use this search engine when they are researching.

This site is a webquest designed for college students that are enrolled in programs that lead to teacher certification. It meets the tenets of standard 6.9 because it covers teachers using all the new educational technology in both an effective and ethical manner.