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Interesting article discussing the integration of technology in science instruction. The importance of using TPACK, professional development for teachers in both science content and pedagogical methods for inquiry based instruction.

Discuss need for technology integration training during pre-service teacher training.

Article that emphasizes the need for inquiry-based science methods and change in pedagogy.

This helpful article discusses the pros and cons of peer teaching.

Informative article describing the benefits of peer teaching.

Discusses the benefits of multimedia use in the classroom and new ways to use multimedia within the classroom.The article offrsr suggestions of what types of materials can be used. There are many tools to explore on your own with the suggestions given by the author.

An article from TEACH Magazine about why Google Drive is a useful tool in the classroom.

This is another resource that walks through the important elements of a digital portfolio. This article talks about what to include in a portfolio and how the elements should be arranged to make them more aesthetically pleasing.

This article identifies 10 ways in which Google Docs can be used in the classroom to make your life as a teacher a little easier and to make lessons and assignments more engaging for your students.These ideas are useful, engaging, and purposeful.

This resource gives a brief introduction to what an acceptable use policy is. It would be great for someone who is unfamiliar with the concept. The article goes on to talk about what elements make up a good policy and why they are important.

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.

ISTE has compiled personalized learning tools for all students, particularly those students with diverse and adaptive learning styles. ISTE explains the highlighted tools and explains why they have included them in the article. Each tool has a link to take readers to the tool for use and/or purchase.

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.

Ms Brown describes Communities of Practice in her article citing Wenger (who coined the term) in her references. She goes on to describe what communities of practice are and how COP's have changed because of the digital world (Twitter named specifically). I appreciated her list of qualities of a "good" community of practice and her video link of John Amaechi's speech on COP's.

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.

This article focuses on helpful techniques anyone (including educators) can use with Google spreadsheets. Formulas, forms, chatting, and shortcuts are explained along with tutorials and resources.

This website allows ELL/ESL Learners to copy and paste text from online articles into the tool which then turns each word into a clickable button for instant translation. Helpful for students who just get stuck on a few words or do not understand the context of certain words.

2Lingual is a ELL/ESL Learner friendly search tool powered by Google. It allows learners to search for articles in both English and a language of their choice from a drop-down list of many languages.

This is an overview of connectivism but what is most useful is the GREAT infographic on connected learning.

Yes, the graphic stood out to me as well. Good article introducing connectivism.

This blog post provides an excellent overview of the eight core principles of connectivism, and how it relates to global collaboration throughout education. Check out the infographic in the middle of the post. It shows a clear illustration of how connectivism is associated with individuals interacting and collaborating to obtain new information through technological systems. I like how it displays that all learning is now connected.