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"Field trips get students out of the classroom and into the world, discovering new things, and learning in authentic environments. But for many schools and students, they're an unfortunate rarity. Thankfully there are tech tools that can bring places and experiences fostered by field trips to the classroom."

Keynote speaker from CUE Conference. Includes some great information on how CCS and technology go hand in hand.

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

"Flocabulary is Educational Hip-Hop Thousands of teachers, schools & districts use our songs & videos to engage students and raise scores."

This one costs a little but looks really good.

...documents some of the less embarrassing moments of an educator named Jac de Haan. Haan is self-described as a professional learner whose job is to model a willingness to explore, discover and sometimes fail. Haan's resources, which mostly include tech resources, are provided to support or challenge educational philosophy.

Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes. Book Adventure was created by and is maintained by Sylvan Learning.

A professional article (and resource) with information about PLC, including what they are how and tips for successful implementation.

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

Online games including math and word study.

These free math facts games should give your students a fun way to practice their math facts. These online math facts activities should be more fun, effective, and "green" than printed math fact worksheets.