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"A place to share e-learning and Web 2.0 tools for education. Computers and laptops in education are important only when used with good pedagogy. Digital content and creation is an important part of the process for educators in the 21st century."

BioBlitz Education resource

Joy is very important in the process of learning!

"Here is our collection of interactive whiteboard games for educators on PBS KIDS. Students will enjoy participating in these collaborative, fun and engaging experiences, while exploring curriculum from trusted programs such as Curious George, Super Why and Arthur. Like our programs, all of our games are age-appropriate and vetted by educators. "

The Maker-infused Curriculum - Making as essential to all learning "Making in education and the community is already underway in many different forms. Educators have found that students and people who have not developed confidence and identity in STEAM subjects through traditional courses have a different relationship to STEAM learning when embraced through the process of Making. Making encourages experimentation - students can make mistakes and still have confidence and a strong sense of identity to pursue their interests."- New York Hall of Science.

Blog on using Chromebooks in Education.  A blog written last summer at ISTE... speaking about educational apps for schools.

Beyond the Bubble unlocks the vast digital archive of the Library of Congress to create a new generation of history assessments. Developed by the Stanford History Education Group (http://sheg.stanford.edu), Beyond the Bubble is the cornerstone of SHEG's membership in the Library of Congress's Teaching with Primary Sources Educational Consortium. We "go beyond the bubble" by offering easy-to-use assessments that capture students' knowledge in action - rather than their recall of discrete facts.

Virginia Naturally is a gateway to statewide environmental education resources including information about volunteer opportunities, educational classes, places to visit, community events, watershed maps, lesson plans, and recreational activities, to name a few.

Cultivating Joy and Wonder: Education for Sustainability in Early Childhood through Nature, Food and Community

make customizable maps

A series of stories and examples around the Maker Movement in education.

Walton College Center for Economic Education resource site.

Energy site for educators; great lessons for k12.

AIMS Education Foundation's blog site called math and science SANDBOX... aligned with Common Core Standards and organized by grade-level strands... free activities found here.

great contributers collaborate on this helpful book!

AIMS Education Foundation blog. Very well written and often gives resources within the blog.

"WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world. Experience narrated guided tours from astronomers and educators featuring interesting places in the sky. A web-based version of WorldWide Telescope is also now available. This version enables seamless, guided explorations of the universe from within a web browser on PC and Intel Mac OS X by using the power of Microsoft Silverlight 3.0. Install WorldWide Telescope Windows® System Requirements (For Mac OS X use the Web Client) Web Client Mac & PC - Compare Client Versions "

"Educators from the Bay Area's KIPP King Collegiate High School and the KIPP network have provided these resources for you to use in your own school."

Check out the Critical Thinking Tools that go with this video. http://www.edutopia.org/stw-kipp-critical-thinking-professional-development-video