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I chose this website because I think it is a great tool for students, teachers, and parents. It collects all recent and popular sites that are useful to a range of people. I found it very neat to be able to go to one site to find what is new and current, so it would make it easy to stay familiar with new websites of today. It meets standard 6.4 because I think this will help teachers and students change their current educational practice or just use this as additional material.

Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software that opens up a new world between whiteboards and slides. The zoomable canvas makes it fun to explore ideas and the connections between them. The result: visually captivating presentations that lead your audience down a path of discovery. Prezi puts a new spin on the word "powerpoint". You can use different themes, choose the path you want your presentation to follow, it's more creative then a normal powerpoint slide and it is free. Users are making technology available to them when they use prezi because it is created online, so internet access is all that is needed in order to edit or present the prezi. This works especially well for those who do not have the microsoft powerpoint program.

Standard 6.7 This site is one for any grade level of teaching. It has compiled thousands of free worksheets that are relevant in k-12 Education. It is in its early stages of organizing all of the sites within the database, but it has managed to keep a very clear license agreement making all of the worksheets and resources that are found on the site Free of Charge!!! New ideas, games, worksheets, and quiz material are all easily found with a user friendly navigation of the site, and the material is in PDF format, as well as Doc. format, therefore it is easy to find any material that can be used for lessons year round. (elementary grammar - Advanced level peer reviews) Utilize all of your resources by linking up with our twitter account. This will keep you updated with all of the new material that is coming to englishbanana.com.

I chose Microsoft Mouse Mischief because it is interactive. It allows the teacher and students to interact with the lesson and eachother and makes learning fun and easy. There is something for teacher and student. It is a program that allows teachers to make PowerPoints interactive by asking question and with wireless mouses students select answers. It also shows the teacher which students or groups of students answered correctly or incorrectly. My standard is 6.1, which states that candidates intergrate instructional technology to facilitate learning in the classroom to supplement instructional strategies, to design instructional materials, and to enhance hands-on expierences and problem solving. I believe that this program is great for this standard. It is hands-on, interactive, uses technology, and ask the students for problem solving and quick thinking. The URL above will take you to Microsoft Mouse Mischief where you can download mouse mischief for free, it is compatable with Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 or 2010. The link I am listing below will also take you to the Microsoft website above for mouse mischief but this website has a video that shows you a little about mouse mischief. http://shellyterrell.com/2010/05/21/a-new-way-to-make-powerpoints-interactive/

This site has links specific to teaching history, social studies, geography. It has links to lesson plans, current news portals, research content, interactive time lines and most anything to do with teaching history. Endless resources for teachers and students alike. There is also a link available to send suggestions and was featured by the New York Times.

Lessoncast is something I have never heard of before, but seems very useful to teachers. It is an interactive site that teachers use to get and share ideas. It has a blog, and all kinds of lessoncasts that teachers can use. A lessoncast is a short video elaborating on new ideas for different lessons.

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.

This is a fun and completely free web tool for teachers to use! This is a new way for teachers to monitor their classroom and keep in touch with parents on how their child is preforming in the classroom. This a great way for teachers to change the way they communicate with the parents and students about what their behaviors. This website is free and can be customized to all your needs!

* Teaching Channel is a great place for teachers to go to watch videos about common core standards or lessons from other teachers. It is free and it has so many things that are beneficial to teachers. You can bookmark different videos or lesson plans so that you can go back to them whenever you want to. You have a question and answer board so that you can ask questions to other teachers or answer questions that other teachers have asked. You can choose your subject and grade level and the website will notify you of new videos that are related to your subject interests.

Educational Resources at the National Gallery of Art

The National Gallery of art website is a great technological resource for both teachers and students. There is a link to the exhibit of the week which focuses on a new artist or series of artists. Another useful tool is the artist database which makes it easier to look up any artist quickly and also have an accurate biography and list of works. There is also a fun section for kids to use where they can get ideas for art projects, read the online children's magazine for artists, and use a number of free software to create their own original art work.

Podcasts are a fantastic way to gain new information from the Internet quickly and efficiently. With a huge variety of topics available, podcasts offer something for everybody. We've scoured the Internet and picked out the ten best podcasts specifically for teachers.

This is a really neat website. A teacher, student, or parent can sign up for free. For teachers, it is a good way to communicate things to your students or get advice from other educators. For students, they are able to view their homework and assignments and they are also able to communicate and meet new students with the same interests. For parents, they are able to view important bulletins from teachers and see upcoming events. This is a great website for everyone!

This is a great way for teachers to communicate with students, parents and other teachers. It allows the teacher to post a calendar of events, announcements, and homework assignments in a way that parents an students can view the information from anywhere that they have internet access. It also allows them to view ideas from other teachers and share their ideas with teachers. The site has a search bar that searches your topic in only educational websites as well.

Parents and students can also choose to be notified each time that their teacher makes a change to the webpage, making it easier for them to stay in tuned to what is happening in class.

Within this web site you will find thousands of unique teaching tools, online interactive activities, educational games, projects, worksheets and many other resources that may be helpful with the daily learning adventure of your students or child, you may even find a new teaching or learning strategy that may assist your students.

The complete visual arts resource for art educators, parents, students, and homeschoolers. View art lessons, read art news, view resources and jobs.

This website has won many awards for it's instructional design and creative use of technology. This is a great place for new teachers to review different types of learning. There are several workshops to choose from.

This site is a very good one for Standard 6.1 because it not only provides a variety of games and practice for enhanced learning, but it also includes ideas for how teachers can include the games in their lesson plans to explain new concepts and to review previous material. The site is very easy to navigate -- with good graphics and interactive components and a variety of games and teaching suggestions for all subject areas.

This a great site for teachers to share information. The uses of new technology in the classroom is very useful on this site. Teachers discuss the types of technology they use, and they offer guidance to those that haven't tried it. I found a section that offered the top 20 apps for the iPad that benefit teachers. The url for that is : http://www.teachhub.com/20-amazing-ipad-apps-educators