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"This collection provides a list of free educational resources for K-12 students (kindergarten through high school students) and their parents and teachers. It features free video lessons/tutorials; free mobile apps; free audiobooks, ebooks and textbooks; quality YouTube channels; free foreign language lessons; test prep materials; and free web resources in academic subjects like literature, history, science and computing. This newly-released list is a work in progress."

Tons of great FREE resources for teachers and students for all subject areas including video tutorials, Have fun exploring!

Webinars and resources from ADE/ESS Professional Learning & Sustainability (PLS) for Special Educators.

A perfect place to come together with other educators to share learning and ideas. EdCamp Phoenix is usually held on the last Saturday in February.

A great experience (totally free with free breakfast and lunch) for any AZ educators. Sometimes people even join us from out of state. No formal presentations, just conversations. Join us!

EdCamp Phoenix newsletter with great resources and information about our upcoming 2015 EdCamp on February 28. Mark the date on your calendar. Registration will be available soon.

EdCamp Phoenix is coming in February 2015! An awesome opportunity to learn together with other educators in AZ and you get to choose the topics you want to learn about. If you're interested in becoming a part of the volunteer planning group please contact us--lots of tasks from very small to big. We'd love your input!

"examples of some of our favorite Chrome Apps & Extensions. In order to take full advantage of everything Chrome has to offer, you will need a Google Apps for Education account or a personal Gmail account. If you have not done so already, please sign up for a Gmail account. Directions explaining the process of signing up for a Gmail account can be viewed by clicking here. One account is all your need. Once signed up for a Gmail account you will have access to Google's vast library of free online services."

Great resources and information about Chrome apps and extensions!

The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students. The TIM incorporates five interdependent characteristics of meaningful learning environments: active, collaborative, constructive, authentic, and goal directed (Jonassen, Howland, Moore, & Marra, 2003). The TIM associates five levels of technology integration (i.e., entry, adoption, adaptation, infusion, and transformation) with each of the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments. Together, the five levels of technology integration and the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments create a matrix of 25 cells. What is in each cell? Within each cell of the Matrix one will find two lessons plans with a short video of the lesson. Each lesson is designed to show the integration of technology in instruction and classrooms as well as the Arizona Educational Technology Standards.

Arizona's own Tech Integration Matrix modeled after the Florida Tech Integration Matrix that Chris Giles shared with our group. Excellent resources and support for technology integration.

"Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning: An Annual Review of Policy and Practice (2014) is the 11th in a series of annual reports that began in 2004 that examine the status of K-12 online education across the country." it can be downloaded

"I have created this Tackk as a Table of Contents of sorts for each of my educational technology Tackks. To view them, click, and you will be taken to each specific Tackk."

This is a goldmine of edtech resources being created by Avra Robinson on Tackk. Valuable step-by-step instructions for many tools and I'm excited to learn about Tackk as a way to share learning resources.

"At my keynote at the recent Midwest Google Summit, I challenged the educators to write their own manifesto associated with teaching and learning. In my opinion, a really good manifesto gets after it, puts ideas out there, and is on the edge. So, several asked: "Where is yours?" A great question, so here it is. I hope it challenges your thinking."

Do you have a learning manifesto? Great food for thought from David Jakes.

The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students. The TIM incorporates five interdependent characteristics of meaningful learning environments: active, constructive, goal directed (i.e., reflective), authentic, and collaborative (Jonassen, Howland, Moore, & Marra, 2003).

This is great site

Interactive activities about water topics including water cycle, ocean, fresh water, watersheds, water conservation and protection, indirect and direct water use and water and health for elementary and middle school students and their teachers.

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