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Resource for education related twitter chats.

This website was created by two elementary teachers; it is very useful site, especially for K-5 elementary teachers. They have also developed a family website and an intermediate website. The site was developed for teachers to find resources for planning and instructional tools and that meet the Common Core. The website offers teachers current and relevant lesson plans and activities in all content areas, including seasonal and classroom management ideas. Lesson plans and activities may have to be adapted and modified for specific grade levels. A blog can be found on the site, written by the creators, that focuses on a specific education topic or resource.

A great resource to share with other teachers in my building. A comprehensive list of technology tools that benefits teachers in the way they organize, teach, and learn.

An awesome website to use a professional connection. Tons of different articles and resources for teachers. This site is a great way to discover new ideas and learn from other professionals.

An amazing resource to help guide technology and computer education classes. This site offers an outline for basic areas of learning that students should know. This site suggests "21 things" that students need to know about digital literacy. This would be a great starting point for curriculum along with the ISTE standards. :)

Great resource for current events and topics related to teaching and education with informative articles.

This column from school library coordinator Christopher Harris is great for getting an "on the ground", "in the field" view of how technology is being deployed to libraries. Harris has thoughtful insights on the transition from paper books to digital resources in libraries.

This website has many resources and ideas for how educators can integrate technology into their classrooms, especially for those educators that may be less familiar or comfortable with technology. The website includes technology integration lessons, activities, and strategies.

This blog is excellent for Chinese teaching and for event information exchange.

The Resource for Education Technology Leaders focusing on K-12 educators. Site contains a Software Reviews Database, articles from Technology & Learning Magazine, articles from Educators in Educators' eZine, Event and Contest listings, Reader suggested Web sites, and weekly news updates on education technology leaders.

This is a great website for new teachers, from which they could gain a lot of tips like improving class environment and how to work with parents.

The Minnesota Writing Project was something that I participated in this summer. This site has links to resources and ways to be involved as a writer and not just a teacher of writing. 

WOW. I think I just found my new favorite tool! An awesome way to make presentations.

Free Technology for Teachers. The FREE part got me. This blog looks like it tests out new technology for the classroom and generates ideas for its possible uses. 

Every year, I have 4th grade students compare handwriting speed to keyboarding speed. We run it like an experiment. we discuss the evidence-pros and cons we develop a hypothesis we test the hypothesis (with a series of four tests) we revise if necessary I wanted to test some of the reasons students come up with ...

Great project idea integrating multiple subject areas and getting students involved in the teaching process.

Wide variety of math related ideas and lesson plans on a range of skills and levels.

This blog provides great ideas for improving the use of learning technologies, as well as providing ideas for how to incorporate new technologies into current, and future, training programs. 

Smart and informative blogger writing on current events and topics relevant to teaching and education, staying informed.

Article on assessments to refer back to and use in the classroom.