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Considered the largest and most-trusted resource for "all things blogs" for teachers and school districts.

Use Educational Rap to Teach We create songs so teachers don't have to choose between teaching to the test or promoting engagement and memorization.

October 20th, 2009 Facebook isn't just a great way for you to find old friends or learn about what's happening this weekend, it is also an incredible learning tool. Teachers can utilize Facebook for class projects, for enhancing communication, and for engaging students in a manner that might not be entirely possible in traditional classroom settings. Read on to learn how you can be using Facebook in your classroom, no matter if you are a professor, student, working online, or showing up in person for class.

I am professor of Educational Psychology & Educational Technology at the College of Education at Michigan State University. I also direct the Master of Arts in Educational Technology program and program co-chair of the SITE 2011 conference at Nashville. I recently stepped down as the chair of the Innovation & Technology Committee of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. These pages are an ongoing digital archive of much of my professional and some of my personal life. You can read my blog, check out my vita, contact me, or follow the other links on this page.

Semi-annual publication by the NIGMCS and NIH to bring science to the classroom. There issues available online and teachers can order a classroom print subscription for free. There are image galleries and interactive games as well.

Digital media is increasingly present in kids' formal and informal educational settings, becoming as common as pencils and notebooks were to their parents. Yet in many American classrooms and homes, these high-tech tools are severely limited or forbidden. Teachers and parents wonder: What are students doing with these technologies? Originially aired on Feb. 13, 2011. Check the website for local listings.

This site from Chris Elliot Consulting was designed to initiate educators into using Twitter in engaging classroom learning activities.There are some free resources.The author takes Twitter novices through the steps of communicating and then how to utilize it in classroom challenges.His ten steps will get just about anyone active in using Twitter.

Amy Burns gives her professional opinion on whether or not children in the younger grades benefit from using technology in the music room. Her opinion is yes and she bases it on her experiences using MENC standards and the keyboard lab with Soundtree technology installed in a lab at her Far Hills Country Day School.The article was written for professional general music teachers.She learned along with her students which gave them something in common. She concluded that using technology, especially composition, excited them and made them sucessful. There were accompanying links on the page which added to her conclusions.

This Website describes the technology integration at Stephen Decatur Elementary School in grades K-6.Its purpose is to inform professional elementary school teachers about how to integrate technology into most subject areas.In my opinion, it is simplistic and doesn't address higher order thinking skills. It is still old fashioned in that the lessons are mostly drill and practice without many chances for openended problem solving. There are no conclusions or results as this is just a basic page for displaying what one school uses in its technology curriculum. The site describes applications used. It doesn't list correlations to curriculum or standards.

Blogs about 1:1 schools. Information on recent political issues and support for tech tools.

One of top EduBlogs. Educating teachers about new tools. Also a lot of content for bloggers.

Voted one of the Top 50 Educator innovators, among other awards since 2005.

"ABCya! is the leader in free educational kids computer games and activities for elementary students to learn on the web. All children's educational computer activities were created or approved by certified school teachers. All educational games are free and are modeled from primary grade lessons and enhanced to provide an interactive way for children to learn. Grade level lessons incorporate areas such as math and language arts while introducing basic computer skills. Many of the kindergarten and first grade activities are equipped with sound to enhance understanding. Fun children's Holiday activities are available in rade level sections!"

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From the UK, a technology trainer/science teacher's blog. New interactive resources are provided for teachers, especially in the area of Science.

Students surveyed and respond to what they think their technology needs are.  Surveyed almost 300,000 students--lots of interesting data!

a blog giving a free technology and lesson plans to teachers.

All of these emerging technologies can effect our future as classroom teachers

I love geocaching & letterboxing---it would be very simple, fun, & educational to integrate into the classroom.