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Maps, Lesson plans, timelines, interactive maps and illustrations, National Geographic Videos for the K-12 classroom. Covers multiple subjects including Earth Science, History, geography, Spanish Languages. Free Trials Available.

Do you struggle to keep track of all your favorite Web sites and other online resources? Would you like to share the links to your favorite online resources with your colleagues or students? Using Diigo, you can both easily bookmark your favorite online resources in the cloud and annotate, share, and collaborate in new ways! This hands-on session will introduce the Diigo collaborative research tool and explore several practical applications for implementing collaborative resource sharing in the classroom.

Michael Godsey, a Morro Bay High School English teacher, brought "Serial" into his California classroom. Podcasts used for lessons is part of a growing trend.

Web-based chat platforms offer a collaboration tool. Several suggestions on educational chat sites.

SignUpGenius is a FREE online tool for creating and managing group sign up lists. "Teachers, Parents and Coaches... organize activities in a snap! Whether you need a classroom volunteer sign up sheet, a school potluck invitation, or if you're organizing a school supply list, snack schedule form or class holiday party sign up -- SignUpGenius is the best way to create super-easy online sign up forms. With great-looking templates and features like email reminders, you'll save time and manage your school activities without the pain of phonecalls, lots of emails, or pen and paper scheduling. SignUpGenius is a great way to increase your parent participation and keep your staff and volunteers connected. "

Backchannel in Education - Nine Uses 1. Notetaking:2. Sharing Resources: 3. Commenting: 4. Amplifying: 5. Asking Questions: 6. Helping One Another: 7. Offering Suggestions: 8. Building Community: 9. Opening the Classroom

Great use of wikispaces with student-created book trailers! Interesting idea to implement in classroom.

Use Oregon Trail in the Classroom

Great beginning of the school year ideas for use in your classroom.

"This site was created to serve as a collaborative, objective resource for educators and administrators who are committed to enhancing student achievement. We invite you to share your knowledge, ask questions, and get expert insight into the issues teachers face each day in the classroom."

Google Docs is an easy-to-use online word processor that enables you to create, store, share, and collaborate on documents with your science and math students. You can even import any existing document from Word and Simple Text. You can work from anywhere and with any computer platform to access your documents.