eInstruction - This site provides information on the eInstruction software that my school system uses. I create many activities that utalize the Schoolpad or Mobi, and CPS responders. This software allows the activities to be concducted in conjunction with 21st century equipment.

Rubi Star - This site allows teachers to create rubrics for various types of assignments (writing, performatnce assessments, projects for groups or individuals). This site easy very simple to use. The user can choose from premade rubrics or create ones of their own. What make this site even better is that is has an on site tutorial for new users.

authorSTREAM - authorSTREAM is a wonderful site that converts power points to share giving each presentation a unique URL that can be accessed via the internet. These presentations can be sent via email, or embedded in websites or blogs. After the presentation has been converted to video it can then be upload to sites such as You Tube. This site also allows presentations to be viewed live with the ability to discuss it live also. Most importantly to me, it is free.

Slideshare - Slideshare is a website that allows users to upload various types of presentations: documents, presentations, and professional videos. I like this site because it attempts to keep non-professional data off , unlike sites such as You Tube that is for general use. Setting up an account is easy and the basic membership is free, which is always nice.

Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers This site has pre-made graphic organizers that students can fill in. There are different organizers for different types of brainstorming. This site would be best for lower elementary school students or for students who need more assistance (EIP or Sp. Ed.) The PDF document is easy to download and add text to the sections of the organizer. This site also allows for printing a hard copy or the ability to save the filled in GO to be shared later.

Bubbl.us - This website allows the user to create graphic organizers that can be saved on the site. The user can have up to three different GOs at t time for free. It is very simple to use and I have used it with my gifted second graders before and they picked up on it quickly. It has the option to change to colors of the "bubbles"and change the font of the text. The completed mind map can be printed or exported to another site to share with others.

Trackstar - This site allows the instructor of a course to bookmark sites where participants can browse prior to the beginning of the course. These sites can require participants to complete pre-training activities to lay the foundation to what will be learned in the course.

You Tube- This website allows a presenter to create a video or power point and upload it to the Internet for anyone to view. Most videos are simple to upload though uploading power points are a bit more tricky. This video sharing site allows the presentor to share information that is necessary for the course participants to know before the course begins. I like this as a pretraining site because it is easy to access in most locations. However most K-12 educational facilities block this site due to some inappropraite submissions. Course participants must make sure that they are able to access You Tube prior to the beginning of the course.

YouTube can be used to show me teaching the students how to make their own Photostory. Sometimes educators want to see how new technology can be taught to students. Seeing, for some, is believing. Youtube used in this way is student centered because the technology is used to dual code information that is being taught. (Mayer, 2008)

This site provides the devices that I have access to that I would use to make a multimedia presentation to instruct how to use Photostory 3. The Interwrite hardware and software allows instructors to create lessons similar to Power Point but with the added ability to use the Interwrite School Pad to advance the presentation from anywhere in the room. The School Pad also allows for the instructor to annotate over the sides to highlight prominent features of Photostory. Interwrite is technology centered because the technology is driving the flow of instruction.

This website provides a way to create creative graphic organizers to make connections with prior and new learning. Students are then able to "see" connections with the color coding of information. The organizer can be completed prior to the lesson and broken down into pieces and archived into the slides using Interwrite. Bubbl.us is technology centered because content is entered into the text boxed. Then the students print out their mind map. The mind map helps students to choose what is important to remember because of the limited capacity of working memory. (Mayer, 2008)