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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.

6.7 Candidates use tools such as databases and spreadsheets for sorting, compiling, and analyzing data gathered from a variety of sources.

I think we were stuck with the least appealing website of the day topic. Databases and spreadsheets? Seriously? I guess that is what I get for sitting in the back of the class. But I think the Engrade online gradebook that you found is way cooler than the one I found. Nice!

I agree with the least appealing, I wasn't exactly sure how to go about finding a site where you could do spreadsheets but this one is a good one, as I've seen a few teachers I know use it. I think it would be a useful tool for a good connection with parents.

This website meets the standard 6.4 because the information it provides could help teachers to see in what area they need to change their educational practices, and they could do it through their own learning process. It is used to document and exhibit the progress of America's students in various areas over time.This website has so much to offer to educators! I have used it in several presentations that I have done in my other education classes; thus far, the information has been accurate and highly intriguing to myself and others.

This website offers important information for teachers, parents, and students on internet safety. This site includes tutorials for parents on what to watch for when their child is using the internet, tips for teachers to share this information with students, and interactive videos for children to learn the importance of safety on the internet. This website is useful for teachers and students because you never know what kinds of things are lurking on the internet, and children should be informed on what types of things to allow and not allow.

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.

I chose this website because I think it a good tool for students, and teachers to use. It provides a category for education that contains a variety of different websites and videos. This meets standard 6.4 by using it to find different ways to study. Also it has teaching strategies as well as web 2.0 for the classroom, and apps for education. All these things helps students and teachers improve on their educational practice.

This site allows both the teacher and student to watch hundreds of free documentaries. It gives the teacher a opportunity to learn about various topics they may be presenting in class it also gives the student the ability to watch quality documentaries assigned by the teacher without having to do so in the classroom. Students and teachers can use ipads, iphones, androids, kindle,xbox and many other devices. There are also opportunites to submit your own documentary which could be used as a class project to change and expand the educational practices of both student and teachers. Previews to assigned films can be embeded in a teacher's website or blog.

Teacher scholastic provides many activities for any grade level and subject area. This applies to standard 6.1 because it allows teachers and students to use technology in the classroom to do different activities and/or practice what they are learning so they can learn the material better and the teacher can teach it more efficiently.

"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!

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.

As the leading provider of speech-generating devices, our mission is to enable individuals of all ages to develop a greater quality of life through communication, self-expression and independence. Funding is available for your DynaVox device! An exciting virtual learning experience that will help support individuals with significant communication challenges. Dynavox meets the standard because it is an assistive technology for any person who has communication problems. I chose this particular technology because my step-son is non-verbal and we have tried using the device with him.

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

Quizlet is a website that allows the teacher and students to study topics via quizzes, flash cards, etc.

Quizlet is an online learning tool for students and teachers that lets the user study a variety of subjects for free. It allows teachers to create quizzes and practice questions for their students based upon the material being taught in class. Students can then go online and take these quizzes or complete these practice questions to study. Quizlet can be used both inside and outside of the classroom and provides both teachers and students with a fun and interactive method of integrating technology into learning.

This website is an education blog site that tells people information that can and can't be used and also introduces people to the creative commons

This website it awesome for students to explore and play games showing them the rights and wrongs of technology use. It is a great source for teachers to use to teach these things as well.