Rubistar is an online tool that allows you to create rubrics for any purpose. There are a number of good themes and template examples created by others that you can search for. The site gives you assess to these templates and allows you to save your rubrics online and even print them. I can use this site to create a rubric for assessments and a guide for students. Rubistar is user-friendly and gives you a tutorial on how to use the site. This would be very effective for first time users.

Google DOCS is an online site that allows you to edit information online. Documents may include Word, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings and forms. Users have to have a Google Account to use this service. Google Docs allows users to work individually or collaboratively in a group. This is a good benefit to have in education with the use of cooperative learning and project based learning.

Prezi is an online presentation software tool that allows you to create wonderful presentations that will capture your audience's attention. It can be used in the classroom as a teaching tool or with the students. I think this site was good because Prezi gives you basic setup options and lessons to assist you in creating your presentation and learning how to use it.

Youtube is a site that gives the user the opportunities to post videos about almost anything online. It is a video sharing website where users can upload and share videos. I chose this as a resource because it has a large resource of information that can be used for teaching purposes. Youtube makes posting and searching for videos simply because it is very easy to use.

Mind42 is a mindmapping tool that allows you to create mind maps with shapes, pictures, text, and links. It gives the user the opportunity to be creative and to use their higher thinking skills to manage their ideas. Mind42 can be used individually or as a group. Mind42 has easy publishing features and a variety of different formats. It also search for already created Mind maps.

Webspiration allows the user to create various forms of mindmaps with unlimited design features. The website allows users to work individually or collaboratively online. It also gives you the opportunity to visualize your ideas creatively. All work can also be downloaded and printed if needed. I chose this site because it is very user friendly and can keep the learners interested with its hands-on capabilities.

Smart Technologies gives several tutorials in various forms, written, videos and interactive on how to use the Smartboard in the classroom including the actual setup methods. I chose this site because this is the creator of the Smartboard which would make them very knowledgable and trustworthy as to how their product works. The tutorials are written where any person can understand and easily accessible.

This website is a hosting service that allows you to create pages, edit pages and collaborate with people. It provides a wonderful opportunity for students to create projects and get feedback from others. Documents, pictures, graphics and videos can be upload to the site. I chose this site because it was very user friendly with some Office features.

This is the my workshop for EDUC 8847 on Smartboards in the classroom. Work in progress!!!!

This websites has a variety of resources and information on using Smartboards in the classroom. It uses different methods of multimedia to present information.

The Smart Technologies website provides an abundant amount of information about Smartboards but the writer paid close attention to the Education link. The site gave basic information about different Smartboard models and how they are used in classrooms. There were videos, links and graphics used to deliver information.

This website had a variety of multimedia artifacts like graphics, hyperlinks, and streaming videos that presented valid information.