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A good alternative to MyWebspiration.com with many of the same features. In MyWebspiration I did not uncover how to save my work as an image, something that would facilitate photo editing. Bubble.us.com enables this function.

Authentic AssessmentFile Format: Microsoft Powerpoint - It discusses how one can use PBL and authentic assessments to meet the needs of learners. It's a essential learning tool as well as an assessment tool. This website was one of the most effective and easy to identify with. http://www.tcet.unt.edu/weblibrary/ppt/rubric2.ppt - Similar

This online tutorial uses text to instruct learners on how to create a presentation using Windows Movie Maker.

This website was chosen to demonstrate how collaboration among students can be easily facilitated using free online sites. Using a blogging site is as easy as creating one. This site should also be considered learner-centered, blogging can "aid human cognition."(p.15) Blogging can be used to further develop ideas through collaboration. Having teachers create their own blogs during the workshop is another example of a hands-on behavioral activity.

Inhabitat.com is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.

Wow! how interesting. I have an HP Tablet I really like the "slate"mode. Cannot wait to see this actualize!

Learn Teacher Tube in 5 minutes. Video gives you steps for learning about teacher tube in your classroom. This is accomplishing both learner and technology centered approach. The potential for using teacher tube in the classroom to engage students is enormous. This can be used as learner centered when students are learning to use teacher tube. This would be technology centered as it. Mayer states that, "Technology centered approaches begin with the functional capacities of multimedia and ask, "How can we use these capabilities of multimedia presentations? (2009, p. 19)" References Mayer, R. E. (2009). Multimedia learning (2nd ed.). Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press.

This presentation provides information for instructors wishing to incorporate presentations into their course material and still provide ADA compliance. The video provided instructions for checking presentations created in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 for accessibility and how to correct those issues. This again is an example of Mayer's dual channel learning.

This site provides support for users to create or edit various apps available for the educator. It includes templates, how-to guides and suggestions for implementing an app.

The website gives a very good overview of the basics to understanding the parts of a computer and how they work.

Tutorial on how to use prezi.

Great explanation of a flipped classroom. This website provides lots of information on using a flipped classroom and how your can intergrate Edmodo. The resources on the website help accomplish a learner centered classroom using technolgoy.

Teacher blogs are a great resource for creating a learner centered classroom. This article explains why we need to prepare students for the technology shift. In other words how import using technology is in a learner centered classroom.

Edudemic is a website that provides the latest education technology tips for students, teachers, and administrators using tools, trends, how to videos, online learning and social media.

This site provides the teacher with examples of how to create authentic assessment tasks. It is a site which has everything well organized, highlighted and focuses on the important points of an authentic assessment. Helps the teacher create better assessment activities in terms of standards, tasks, rubrics, portfolios, and tests.

This learning centered, website from "YouTube" provides a tutorial covering the very basics of using Promethean Boards. It begins with the simple task of turning on the equipment. The many tools Promethean Boards have are covered and illustrations are given on how to utilize each of these.

Teachers is a site which supports the learning and teaching process and is directed towards the teachers. It is directly oriented towards Differentiating Instruction and provides some ideas and strategies on how to start differentiating instruction in the classroom.

This YouTube video is a complete demonstration of how to use a whiteboard for the novice user.

This website provided a wide range of information on portfolios, such as the benefits of portfolios as assessment tools; how to create a portfolio along with the types of student work it should include that will provide an authentic assessment.