This site is an awesome asset to use for personal development and as a teaching tool. You can watch videos on different topics, from education to technology.
Cute site for teachers that will help them bring technology to their students within the classroom. Fun games that can be played like Who Wants to be Millionaire and etc.
This website offers a fun way for middle school students to explore history while using technology. It also allows teachers to explore activities and even create exhibits of their own, to guide learning.
This site provides teachers with information about the variety of interactive whiteboards used in the classroom. Tutorials and templates are listed so instructors can become more familiar with the technology and how to effectively use them in the classroom.
This teacher provides you with technology tips and resources that you will need in your classroom. She also provides powerpoint templates and ideas, as well as how to design your own classroom website!
PowerPoint by Joy Zabala and Diana Carl to accompany Webinar found at: http://www.cited.org/webinarsarchive.html
NOTE: Joy knows her stuff and does a great overview of NIMAS and AIM and all of the issues of accessible materials. By the way, I sitll use her SETT process for matching students to assistive technology. I am a big Joy Zabala fan.
Integrates technology with students learning and teacher assessment. Allows for assessment to be done anywhere, anytime a student has access to a computer.
Make quizzing fun with this "make your own" jeopardy designer! Allows you to plug in information, make teams, and keep score. Can be used on SMARTboard technology or downloaded to your computer.
An informative site regarding National Standards and Initiatives, professional development, tools and templates, technology, worksheets, holidays, staffing and training to name a few.
iPads4Kids supports the use of iPads in special education classrooms by providing information and links for apps--both free and for purchase. The apps are categorized into groups: reading skills, writing, social skills, reading text, fine motor skills, communication, behavior, and miscellaneous.
This is a wonderful site to help teachers incorporate technology into the classroom. There has been a lot of research lately regarding special needs children and ipads. As a special education teacher, I think it is important to have a lot of sources to pull from when teaching.
Education World provides free resources such as lesson plans, practical information for educators, articles written by experts, web site reviews, and employment listings. There are many different pages you can navigate to for both teachers and administrators, and even for professional development. Some other features include a glossary of school issues, technology products, tips, and tools, a work sheet library, and information about school improvement, just to name a few of several.
This website lists the 100 best youtube videos for teachers to use. It has different subject areas, as well as classroom management ones. It is a great resource for teachers to use for whatever their needs are.
I think this website is especially useful because not only does it show resources for different subjects, it also has information for Spanish, and RTI resources for special education teachers.
Such a great blog that talks a lot about the great outcomes from using Ipads in the elementary school classroom. For those of us who don't own an Ipad it is definitely an interesting read!
This website not only offers tutorials on how to use one of these interactive white boards but also suggests games and activities that the teacher can introduce to their classroom. No matter what grade level, whether it is elementary, middle, or high school this website has ideas for the teacher.
When I was browsing this website I found that it offered many unique ways to introduce colors to the classroom. This site has an art exhibit which allows students to explore various artwork. Also, another link allows teachers to create certificates for awards when good behavior is shown.