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Dr. Snelson has this site and it is very useful.  Some of you may have her as an adivor so already use it.  Otherwise chick it out.

This is a great site to share with students while teaching internet safety. It is filled with lessons and great ideas to keep kids safe.

A nicely organized set of tutorials on internet safety

A guide from UC Berkeley - Teaching Library Internet Workshops on how to skillfully evaluate web pages

another great resource!

This is a great website for basic math fact fluency. It's free, easy and kids love it. What is so great is that the practice they do at school can also be done at home (if they have access to a computer with internet). The pros at Xtra math have completely automated the system of fact fluency in the classroom!

This site provides a list of current Internet projects going on between schools around the world. Search by grade level and topic to find an existing project to join or post your own to find partner schools. (Week 3, Link 2 for EdTech541)

This article is a guest post by a student who describes her PLN. It is an interesting self reflection about how this student realized she had a PLN without ever actively creating it. The article goes on to discuss how she developed her PLN and the major pieces that are in it.

I love that you included a student's perspective on PLN. I particularly liked her perspective on Internet Safety. My favorite quote is one we should all remember, "Common sense is a valuable thing".

Bryan, I really appreciate this article. Maybe because I can identify with Conner Wood's journey into blogging and PLNs. His revelation of a group of people he can trust thousands of miles apart connected by the Internet and his desire to meet them resonates with me. Many times I have wanted to meet my own cohorts. Wood's reflection on the quality of his selection of progressive educators is not lost on me either. His desire to opening your PLN to a variety of fields mirrors my own. "One can have a network of the top people in one's own field, but if one cannot talk to those people about anything else, what is the point?" Pinging your PLN for the "personal" as well as "learning" seems a recurring theme.

In this short blog post, Walker discusses the changing technology requires us to revisit classic learning theories. He continues to describe Connectivism with references from Siemans and Downes. He touches on the idea that learning is not just inside the learner, it now occurs among learners.

This website breaks down the learning theory of connectivism and how this learning theory came about. It describes how connectivism was created due to the Internet and the need for different strategies.

From this article I understand that connectivism is a way of learning through the internet, media and social networks. It discussed how learning can be formal and also informal, to which informal learning seems to be outweighing the formal learning now a days. Informal learning comes from communities of practice and personal networks which are very popular and common today.

This article cites the US Department of Education and explains what is true and what is myth when it comes to Internet filtering at schools.

I like the discussion of empowered use. Someday our students will be using the Internet without our filters and without someone policing their movements. Will they know how to maximize technology for learning and productivity? Will they know what to do when they encounter a site that makes them uncomfortable? Not if we don't empower them now.

A great resource for presenting the importance of Internet safety to kids of all ages. Slide presentations and learning guides are available for younger kids, tweens, and teens.

A collection of FAQ by grades for parents and students. Also access to other CommonSense Media tools. I recommend the iTunes ebooks that are free and interactive for students and teachers.

A breakdown of the components of a thorough Acceptable Use Policy, including examples.

The Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) for Internet use is one of the most important documents a school will produce. Creating a workable AUP requires thoughtful research and planning. Education World offers food-for-thought and a few useful tools for educato...

Downloadable templates for Excel, aimed at elementary language arts and social studies

This has great information for parents and students with regard to safety while using the internet.

The United States Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology has published a resource, Building Technology Infrastructure for Learning, that offers practical and actionable guidelines for educators and school leaders to help them provide Internet access to learners and make decisions regarding technology services. The guidebook is an excellent resource for anyone needing to understand or to create an acceptable use policy (AUP).