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Great resources including lesson plans, pdf handouts, etc. to go with broadcast/ videos.

Learn that natural forces carved out the Grand Canyon over thousands of years. Observe the magnificence of the canyon with Wilson and Ditch as they gaze at it from the skywalk. Details " Visit the town of Sleepy Hollow, New York on Halloween with Wilson and Ditch for trick-or-treating and fun scares.

Free movie clips you can insert into lessons, presentations, etc.

Great online tool for students to check spelling and use a thesaurus feature. Reads words out loud if needed, and will find words that are spelling "close enough".

Under the curriculum link, I found "Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum for Grades 9-12" This FREE, pioneering curriculum is designed to empower students to be smart about how they create, communicate, and treat others in our 24/7 digital world. Browse the units to find the right lessons for your students.

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!

I use this site for ideas on how to intergrate technology into my curriculum. I do not use this site only, however, it is a great place to start.

This is a great article with a bunch of ideas for how to integrate technology into our daily lessons with our students. This made me realize just recently in my own browsing that I came across a great resource I should share back with you. It's http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/index.html and it can help students read the news of the day, has video clips to watch as well as questions and topics for discussion. Another useful "daily" that can be done in the class. Thank you for sharing these great ways to integrate more tech into what we do!

Great ideas (and websites) to integrate technology in the classroom.

Networking in easy terms!

Tutorials, Lesson Plans, and lots of ideas for using Excel in the classroom.

Teachers who use instructional video report that their students retain more information, understand concepts more rapidly and are more enthusiastic about what they are learning. With video as one component in a thoughtful lesson plan, students often make new connections between curriculum topics, and discover links between these topics and the world outside the classroom.

Presidential campaigns implement extensive efforts to capture the youth vote by posting huge amounts of information on the Internet. This lessons combines students, social media, and politics.

Google is usually one of the first places students turn to when tasked with an assignment. Whether it's for research, real-time results, or just a little digital exploration ... it's important they know how to properly Google.

Excellent resources for teaching music

The Music Tech Teacher site includes quizzes, games, lessons, worksheets and other resources for teachers interested in using technology to enhance music education.

A crowd-sourced, peer-reviewed gallery of lesson plans and tools that can be sorted and saved as collections.

Check out hundreds of exemplary online resources, as identified by an editorial panel.

Excellent source for teaching math with lessons and simulations

Contains tons of activities, lessons and handouts for practicing communication skills with students and groups of all ages.

Website for teachers looking to integrate more technology into their classroom.

Home of Rubistar and Quizstar

Mathematics spreadsheets break up the monotony of a drill-based math class. Case study based on Kelly McMahon's classroom in Libertyville, Illinois.

Incorporate art activities into your English language arts lessons, and your students will have so much fun! Use these resources to introduce new concepts or reinforce ELA topics your students have already learned.