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This certain blog page describes the use of Picasa in the classroom. Check out the rest of the blog because it's a great resource on how to integrate technology into the classroom. Others have made comments that are useful too.

This blog is written by an early childhood teacher out of Florida. She uses this to update her parents and communicate with them about what is going on in the classroom. She posts entries here and there and also uploads pictures to share, which offers a balanced view of the classroom. She has it organized by recent posts, where parents can click on the title and also by categories. Additionally she has a bar on the side of her page which offers great websites and resources that parents can access.

Scholastic website is well-organized and has good resources available. One can sort online learning activities by age level, including Pre K-K activities. The blog appears to be the same as Christina's Classroom (Christian Germano).

Thousands of articles, videos, slide shows, expert interviews, blog entries, and other resources highlight success stories in K-12 education. Core concepts include integrated studies, project learning, technology integration, teacher development, social and emotional learning, and assessment.

excellent source for resources including lesson plans

The Fred Rogers Center was established at Saint Vincent College in September 2003 to serve as a national and international resource for addressing emerging issues affecting children and families. The Center continues Fred Rogers' commitment to building br

Free site that allows for collaborative learning as well as shared resources. I really enjoy the rubrics.

Yonkly is a resource very similar to Twitter. To quote from its website it "allows you to create a white-label microblog community that is fully customizable". This resource would allow someone to keep up with the user of Yonkly. It's extremely easy to navigate, and while complicated when you read into all the technical aspects of it (like I did), it really is a good alternative tool for social networking.

This is a great for future teachers to explore difference ideas, resources to help with lesson plans and curriculum planning. I think is perfect for the future teacher! I really got a lot of this blog!

Wired.com's GeekDad column resource for technology related parenting issues

Great resource to help parents see technology's role in children's lives

Panel discussion- many questions and concerns often raised by parents of young children and early educators about using tech with young children were discussed, as well as what the research shows, policy connections and resource recommendations.

Amazing curriculum tool for teachers of all content and grade levels with technology integration. Addressed in the book for the STI 2012.

Great resources on lessons to use to teach digital citizenship

PBS TeacherLine's high quality, standards-based graduate-level courses offer teachers the professional development opportunities they need in an accessible online format that makes learning fun, flexible and collaborative. You can earn graduate credit, PD

Early Education and Technology for Children (EETC) is an annual conference that brings researchers, policy makers, administrators, and educators together to present and discuss research and applications in the areas of preschool through elementary education.

I'll be presenting there along with Fran Simon and several others from this group!

I wish I could go. It looks like a great conference! Feel free to share all your resources when it's over!