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This is an example of how a teacher uses Google Docs in her classroom. Although, these students are in high school, Google Docs can be used with younger students too -- Google docs fosters collaboration and provides opportunities for you to give students frequent feedback.

"With VoiceThread group conversations are collected and shared in one place from anywhere in the world...A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). " Endless possibilities...

"Professional Development is a life-long learning process that involves different activities including individual progress, continuing education, inservice education, peer collaboration, study groups, and peer coaching or mentoring. The importance of professional development lays in the fact that it is closely related to the overall quality of education and students achievements. Teachers who stop learning and suffice themselves with the curriculum content soon turn into hard working students only a step above their actual students."

"What it is: 300 free, teacher-developed Common Core-aligned lessons for Basal reading series in grades 3-5. Why it matters: These lessons can be used immediately in the classroom and for professional development Who creates these materials? Hundreds of teachers worked collaboratively to develop these replacement materials, following deep training on the Common Core by Student Achievement Partners. Each lesson has been authored, edited, and reviewed by a team of teachers."

"Integrating technology with classroom practice can be a great way to strengthen engagement by linking students to a global audience, turning them into creators of digital media, and helping them practice collaboration skills that will prepare them for the future"

Glogster EDU Premium is a collaborative online learning platform for teachers and students to express their creativity, knowledge, ideas and skills in the classroom. Perhaps, a great alternative to traditional book reports or any kind of report. Some things you can do with Glogster are: * Glog - interactive poster * Collaborative class projects * School-level teacher management of students and classes * Engage students in fun and creative activities

Amazing possibilities for math I think with the apps discussed in this blog. Love the idea of students recording how they solved math problem on an iPad and then sharing with the class via the interactive white board. Wow!

Can't wait to check this out.

Edmodo provides a safe and easy way for your class to connect and collaborate, share content, and access homework, grades and school notices. Our goal is to help educators harness the power of social media to customize the classroom for each and every learner

"Timelines have become an indispensable part of the learning experience as they enable students to participate more actively in learning and acquire knowledge the easy way. In other words, timelines help students easily understand and memorize events and dates. But how easy it is to create them? Which are the best - and free- tools that you can use? In the following list you will find the TOP 10 FREE Timeline Creation Tools for Teachers that are very effective, free and easy to use. "