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6 different games promoting safety on the internet for various ages.

Multiple examples of PBL in all subject areas developed by Buck Institute of Education. Beginner, intermediate and advanced identifiers.

This is a great reference for incorporating higher level thinking and questioning skills into everyday work.

Gives ten steps to help prevent bullying... brief, helpful advice for parents, teachers

Possible use to share with parents and teachers

This is a web site that I use as a resource for my curriculum as well as a site where teachers collaborate with each other.

It would be wrong of me if I did not include a history website.  This site provides up to 200 videos about the American Experience.  You can view the videos by time periods and there are lesson plans that can accompany the videos.  This is a great way to supplement learning and make it come to life.

This is a list of printable graphic organizers categorized by grade level and subject. They could be utilized in just about any classroom and can save teachers preparation time.

This is a wiki with many web 2.0 tools. They are organized on the left hand tool bar into presentation tools, collaborative tools, research tools, video tools, etc. Nominated for best Educational Wiki 2009 and 2010.

here's a list of Ancient Egypt websites that I used with my son when he studied Ancient Egypt. Hope you history people find it interesting.

A site to get free or nearly free apps on Fridays for your devices. Youcan also submit apps you have developed for consideration to be added to their page. The apps center around education, special needs,family and family fun. These apps are used by our teachers, students, parents and aea support staff to provide service, supports or specially designed instruction using 21st century skills to our students with IEP plans.

Great youtube lessons for English Language Learners.

A webiste designed for students, parents, teachers and others who work with students with special needs. The website is designed to provide a road map for transition planning from MS to HS, HS to college, work and or living on their own. The site includes on link to college planning tools, financial aid applications, career exploration including interest inventories, information on disability disclosure, Iowa Department of Special Education, Iowa Compass (a statewide information source for referral services). There are actitivities geared for students as well as adults. I use this site often in my work when working with students ages 13 and up and also, their parents. It provides a foundational understanding about transition and the reasons why we need to plan early and often in preparation for life after the educational services end.

Read the highlighted sections of this report. Research is finding the connection between neuroscience and education that can benefit student learning. THis research suggests students with dyslexia who utilize their right brain tendencies (which suggests to me the creative side of the brain) can make improvements in comprehension. I would like to read more studies on this effect!

This is a good place for parents to look for information when searching for quality child care. You can access a child care options calculator which will help families examine their financial situation both with and without child care. Families can get an idea of their monthly budget and how child care will impact that budget. Find Alex the Bear on this website, who will help your child with the transition to child care. This website also explains what Child Care Resource and Referral can do for you and will help with finding a local CCR&R. This website is also a great resource for anyone interested in becoming a child care provider. I would use this website in my research for a parent or provider.

I would use this site to receive up-to-date early childhood news and information from around the nation and also for research. You can sign up to receive an e-newsletter with the latest news affecting child care and early childhood development. There is also great information for military families who need help in finding child care.

The web site of the Iowa Core curriculum.

This article discusses a university who is choosing to discard books so that they can create more seating for a coffee shop style atmosphere. Is this the future of university libraries?

This is a great site for English teachers. It gives different categories like writing, literature, etc. Then within those categories, there are links to additional sites with lesson plans.

Boolify makes it easier for students to understand their web search by illustrating the logic of their search, and by showing them how each change to their search instantly changes their results.

CharEd lesson plans and resources