There is no doubt about it.  We LOVE to read and we want to cultivate that same love of reading in our students.  One way we can do this is by talking about the books we love and involving our kids…

Two classroom inforgraphic posters to help students answer their own questions.

If you're using Facebook, you're giving the company a ton of information about yourself that it is selling to advertisers in one form or another.

National Gallery collection of free images and sounds

National Gallery collection of free images and sounds

using group structures in MOOCs to encourage completion - co-workers, book club 2.0 or virtual collaborators - success higher when teams can meet in person, teams average size is 4.2; start working with people you know; be creative with virtual collaboration; customizable design for personal projects

California based resources but rich site full of lesson plans related to copyright. mostly high school level but interesting for all educators

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) - free, short courses made available to everybody online - were expected to herald the end of higher education as we knew it when they began. But the hype soon died away and critics bemoaned the fact that learners quickly lost enthusiasm and dropped out in large numbers.

The Top 100 Influencers and Brands in Edtech and Elearning.

Origami, the ancient art of paper folding, has applications in the modern-day classroom for teaching geometry, thinking skills, fractions, problem solving, and fun science.

The Inside-Out School: A 21st Century Learning Model includes 9 domains with subsidiary skill sets

Posters relevant to active listening and modelling sharing thinking, disagreeing respectfully and asking clarifying questions - shareable resource from Jeromie Heath

Here are lots of graphic images created by Toronto teacher to share - a large collection worth a look. Since these are creative commons licensed, you can use them in your teaching/lecture notes with attribution or links back to Sylvia's Flickr site.

"Giving students their own digital domain is a radical act. It gives them the ability to work on the Web and with the We…

Infographic and insights into using Periscope for educators from Tony Vincent

12 tips and processes for creating a democratic classroom environment - sit in a circle is one of them

In honor of the 30th anniversary of School Library Month, VideoAmy has produced a list of interesting and insightful videos and resources that explore the future of the school library.

guide, helpful for parents and educators, easy to read and use, contact, content, conduct

Excellent teaching requires that teachers possess a particular way of being-not merely own a repertoire of recipes and protocols like the three-part lesson or inquiry lesson plans!

To assess your students' ongoing awareness of what and how they're learning, consider using cameras, screenshots, video, and screencasting as everyday classroom tools.

63 Things Every Student Should Know In A Digital World