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Digital citizenship for elementary students through game-based learning.

A collection of videos and activities to practice digital citizenship for elementary and middle school students.

This site has information, trivia questions, games, and activities about our planet, air, weather, water, energy, plants, and animals.

This site is a fantastic resource for science and includes activities, apps, videos, books, and games.

Great example of a Simulation Software tool. Kids can learn conducting patterns and actually change the tempo of a piece of music while it plays by changing how fast they move their mouse.

What application springs to mind when you think of creating visual aids to accompany your business presentation? For most people, it's Microsoft's PowerPoint. But that's certainly not the only game in town. Plenty of other tools and services are cooler, faster, easier to use, and-in almost all cases-less expensive.

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.

Author's Note: This article has been edited to correct inaccuracies in Google Docs functionality in Firefox, and Google Apps support.] Game on. Microsoft holds a virtual monopoly on office productivity software, but Google is virtually synonymous with the Web.

Grammaropolis is where grammar lives! Songs, books, games, and videos make the parts of speech come alive. Now with fun grammar quizzes!

A website where adults can go to test and practice their mental math skills. No frills, but there is a leaderboard that provides a serious challenge.

Empower your classroom with the best games, apps, and maker kits, including engaging lesson plans aligned to core standards. Explore, connect, & create. Join today!

Gamification white paper from the consulting company Bunchball. It's the first paper to go over how motivation and fun could be used in engagement, brand loyalty and consumer psychology.

A journal article from 2010 that discusses a variety of online tools for information literacy, such as embedding resources into course management software and specific academic organizations' web sites and using podcasts, screencasts, blogs, Web-based board games, and virtual three-dimensional environments. This article also explores the influence these methods have on information literacy skills of undergraduate students.

This resource lists eight different specific gamification tools. Each tools is described and the gaming elements it provides are also listed. This is a great place to start for educators looking for some specific tools to use.

Lots of resources for teaching and the price is right. It won best blog and resource sharing site in 2009 from Edublog.

Blog with tons of great tech information for teachers.

I have a lot of technology blogs that I read through my Digg reader in order to stay up to date with emerging technologies and trends. One of the main blogs that I find great tips and resources from is Free Technology for Teachers. I have found that they are not as applicable for me now that I am working solely in higher ed, but I still enjoy reading the majority of the posts. Not sure why my post is timestamped 01 Feb 10, sorry!

This is a great resource created by the EPA to help educators teach their students about the environment. It provides lesson plans and resources, as well as videos, games and even project ideas that students will love. Great page for anyone teaching about human impact on the environment.

The Center for Teaching History with Technology, a resource created to help K-12 history and social studies teachers incorporate technology effectively into their courses. Find resources for history and social studies lesson plans, activities, projects, games, and quizzes that use technology. Explore inquiry-based lessons, activities, and projects. Learn about web technologies such as blogs, podcasts, wikis, social networks, Google Docs, eBooks, online maps, virtual field trips, screencasts, online posters, and more. Explore innovative ways of integrating these tools into the curriculum, watch instructional video tutorials, and learn how others are using technology in the classroom!