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Nearpod is a must-have platform that enables teachers, schools, and districts to create engaging learning experiences by providing interactive presentations, collaboration, and real-time assessment tools into one integrated solution.

This is a LibGuide developed by Napa Valley College that explains a number of key information literacy concepts that apply specifically to the sciences, including the scientific information cycle, peer review, how to find and read scientific articles, and the research process.

A new (in 2013) study finds that the proportion of professors using social media in the classroom is steadily increasing.

Provides tips for engaging college students on social media, including creating hashtags for individual courses and collecting course feedback in real time.

This article examines practices that educators should be using such as examining prior-knowledge, creating personalized experiences, and complex problem simulation. These techniques can be used to a greater effect when free web 2.0 tools are utilized.

CalQlata's technical support for our vessel motions calculator, which calculates displacements, velocities and accelerations of a vessel at sea

I use this site to create an online textbook for my students. I also use many of the simulations and other resources the site has to offer. Great resource especially if you teach math or science.

The Tech and Learning magazine has always been on my reading list, though, I admit that I don't read the articles as much as I would like. I tend to find at least one article that is relevant to my current situations each time I read it.

This article is valuable in that it talks about Communities of Practice as a new term. I discusses the definition, the characteristics, its inception and the benefits to the different organizations who may use CoPs.

This resources was created in Google Docs and focuses on how educators can integrate Drive into their classroom. The article looks as creating documents, folders, and comments, as well as the sharing and collaboration features within Drive.