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Connectivism vimeo that seems to sum up connectivism into it's major points and areas of application as they pertain to education. Seems to be an excellent culmination... putting a cherry on top if you will of my Connectivism materials search.

Inspiring and awesome. I have been in a classroom for 16 years and feel such new energy in this connected world. Bringing it to my day to day teaching is challenging, but I am trying. With learning becoming 'personal' as it says, where do things that are deemed universally needed (language use, basic math skills) fit into the puzzle? Bigger question- is there any need for a Biology teacher (that's me)? I suppose there is, just not for every student. Exciting to think of how a class of passionate Biology learners would run.

This article, which was written for The Electronic Journal for English as a Second Language, discusses the value of teachers being a part of many communities of practice. This enable them to see social media modeled and be more likely to use it in the classroom.

Fun, student-friendly interactive literacy tools "from organizing their thoughts to learning about language".

This is the best online library I've come across. There are complete books online from 25 countries, in addition to the United States. Many of the books are in the original language, which would help tremendously if you had students who didn't speak English.

I adore Rita Pierson! I can't decide if I wish she was my teacher, my colleague or my administrator...one thing I know for sure, I wish she were my friend! This is my go to video when I need a reminder about why I do what I do. I hope you enjoy her as much as I do.

I have used this with my staff before. She is amazing, inspirational. She is talking directly about my students at my school. She is so right about how students don't learn from people they don't like. When you empower a student they will soar. School is all about building relationships, not just lessons and standards.

Every teach should start their day with this. What a great video. I liked the comment..."We know why kids drop out". Thank you for sharing this great resource!

Just a couple of ways to use Social Media to connect your classroom to the world!

Provides ideas on how to inspire students in classrooms to become engaged in their learning. Lots of ideas on how to implement social media in the classroom.

How and why use social media in the classroom. I'm looking at this especially for Language Arts.

Fun and free educational games for kids in K-8. Featuring multiplayer learning games, math games, language arts games, and much more!

A free study site for English as a Second Language (ESL) students with games, quizzes, puzzles, MP3 files with transcripts, listening practice, pronunciation practive, etc.