Government's newly released website on digital literacy resources. Also includes bullying prevention resources. Search tool for finding educator tools is a time saver.
I found this resource and thought I should share it because it is a free resource for NYS educators. You can test drive the site before joining. It is a collection of video tutorials and lessons by teachers that cover Pre-k - high school curricula that also allows you to organize and share resources.
Shmoop is a research resource, learning guide and much more. It will engage students and provide teachers with quality material that can make learning fun.
This is an exciting new tool that secondary teachers will love. The creators of Shmoop have put together great information, resources, learning guides, and more. The writers have a sense of humor and the material is on target. Definitely a must share Web 2.0 tool. Check it out!!
Teachers' Domain, a free digital service produced by WGBH Boston, has embarked on a series of new efforts to bring award winning digital content to students and teachers involved in the design and production of user generated content using Open Educational Resources (OER).
Teachers' Domain is a free digital media service for educational use from public broadcasting and its partners. You'll find thousands of media resources, support materials, and tools for classroom lessons, individualized learning programs, and teacher professional learning communities.
A collection of 50+ resources covering a wide variety of aspects of literacy, with an emphasis on vocabulary development. Each one has an indication as to grades covered and a brief description of the content.
This comprehensive set of resources will be extremely helpful in the development of an online learning community with an emphasis on virtual and blended modes of learning.