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THE Online is the leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education.

Wikis are an exceptionally useful tool for getting students more involved in curriculum. They're often appealing and fun for students to use, while at the same time ideal for encouraging participation, collaboration, and interaction. Read on to see how you can put wikis to work in your classroom.

A safe site for students and teachers to post video. "SchoolTube is the recognized leader for moderated, internet media sharing for teachers and students. All student created materials on SchoolTube must be approved by registered teachers, follow local school guidelines, and adhere to our high standards. " Could probably convince administrators to unblock this if it is easier than youtube

Simulations are creative, complete units of instruction that incorporate traditionally taught material into a simulated environment in the classroom - anything from a constitutional convention, to turn-of-the-century Ellis Island, to establishing an undersea habitat . Students are organized into small groups and role-play either actual persons or characterizations of persons in history...or in social, economic, or political situations of today...or explorations of their place in the future. Goals are set for individuals, as well as for the groups with which they work. The goal setting in conjunction with the competition with the other groups keep the students very involved in the learning.

Simulations are creative, complete units of instruction that incorporate traditionally taught material into a simulated environment in the classroom - anything from a constitutional convention, to turn-of-the-century Ellis Island, to establishing an undersea habitat .\nStudents are organized into small groups and role-play either actual persons or characterizations of persons in history...or in social, economic, or political situations of today...or explorations of their place in the future.\nGoals are set for individuals, as well as for the groups with which they work. The goal setting in conjunction with the competition with the other groups keep the students very involved in the learning.\n

LD OnLine is the leading website on learning disabilities, learning disorders and differences. Parents and teachers of learning disabled children will find authoritative guidance on attention deficit disorder, ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dysnomia, reading difficulties, speech and related disorders. LD OnLine works in association with Learning Disabilities Association of America, International Dyslexia Association, Council for Exceptional Children, Schwab Foundation for Learning, and the Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities.

Wonderful source for foreign language teachers! I am saving this one for my own use. The amount of technology resources for FL teachers out there is staggering!

Video Porduction is more than a new toy for students. It helps students create work in a new and exciting way. This is a place for serious fun. Kids'Vid is an instructional website to help teachers and students use video production in class to support project-based learning.

You tube videos that have been compiled in different subject areas from history, science, social studies etc. A great resource for teachers seeking other ideas in these areas!

This educational podcast allows both educators and parents to find ideas for teaching and learning activities for children. It has a wide variety of podcast channels to support the teaching and learning process.

I discovered this site from the ICE conference and started clicking on several of the sites with my son (age 6). Most of them have been successful, engaging experiences for him. A few are are intended for elementary instructors.

This site has everything from songs, to games to lesson plans for ESL and EFL instruction. It also has a blog for teachers and students.

This is an excellent blog on incorporating Web 2.0 tools in the language classroom. The author says: "Over the past year, Google has stretched their search capabilities to include an abundance of open source web applications tailor-made for teachers. In fact, they've called this new suite of tools Google for Educators."

The Education Podcast Network is a network that looks at all the ways that teachers can use podcast as a tool in education. It lists all the subject areas where educators can get podcasts for. This could really be good for new teachers who are trying to utilize podcasts in their teachings.

Hundreds of educational games, actiivities, quizzes, articles, and more! My students love this site and it is free!!

Hundreds of educational games, activites, articles and more, for kids and everyone to use online and free! Great for use with an interactive whiteboard.

This is a website that promotes Educational Blogging. It has definitions and support for blogging along with a list of education related blogs, including many on educational technology. It also has a search engine for the blogs.

"Our goal at TeacherTube.com is to provide an online community for sharing instructional teacher videos. Upload your lesson plan videos or watch student video lessons at our website. For additional information contact info@teachertube.com." If Youtube is blocked at a school, this might not be or you may be able to convince them to unblock it easier.

A library for the world's children -- encouraging children to become a member of the global community. Teaches values such as tolerance and respect for diverse cultures through literature.

The mission of the International Children's Digital Library Foundation is to excite and inspire the world's children to become members of the global community - children who understand the value of tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online.

Freeware: free educational programs for parents and teachers for use at home and in the classroom.

This free registration site has videos and clips from mostly public television (like NOVA) for all K-Adult/Professional Development. Clips are divided by categories, videos for all subjects and there is a search method.

English news lessons: Free EFL/ESL lesson plans, handouts and podcast for teaching current events and current affairs lessons, and business English. It combines reading, writing, listening and speaking - excellent for DI/UDL teaching.This is an interesting novel approach to teaching a language through current events. It is sort of a crossover between English and Social Studies, which is great. We want to move toward interdisciplinary curriculum, as opposed to isolates and disjointed content areas.

Decent blog from author of "Grown Up Digital". You have to search some for posts related to education, learning, and ed tech, but lots here for gaining a global, macro perspective on Web 2.0 / online collaborative tools.