This is a paid site, however, it is so woarth the investment. I use it myself from time to time when I have a moment of fustration or a lack of knowledge in a certian area. I use it with my students and teachers who struggle with technology. It is a great site. I also suggest Youtube as well but advise to be carefull on selecting the right tutorial
cational technology experts agree, however, that technology should be integrated, not as a separate subject or as a once-in-a-while project, but as a tool to promote and extend student learning on a daily basis.
Today's students have grown up with many different forms of technology! Engaging them with different technological tools can help maintain student attention to learning.
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!
This blog is a GAME CHANGER! Rickard Byrne sends you to the best, most relevant resources and does a lot of the searching for me. I'm so grateful for his work! I follow him on FB too so his updates find me.
This website is one of my favorite go to places to learn about new technology tools. It is run by Richard Byrne, a former high school social studies teacher. There are resources for teachers in every content area and for any purpose. There is even a Facebook page you can like which features the same posts as the blog. Personally, I chose to like the Facebook page so the updates pop up in my feed. This allows me to see the posts throughout the year as they become available without any extra effort.
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 link will take you to a collaborative workspace that is intended to create a compilation of what technologies we should be monitoring today for creating instructional materials for tomorrow's students.
If you are looking for reading strategies for elementary students, this site is wonderful. There are strategies for each of the components of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension) as well as writing. For each strategy, there is also a chart that recommends whether to implement the strategy before, during, and/or after reading.
If you wanted to use a specific book in your classroom, but didn't have enough copies, this site could really help. It contains many complete children's books--both text and illustrations for younger children, older children, and young adults. In addition, there are activities in which students could engage.
This is the best online library I've come across. There are complete books online from 25 countries, in addition to the United States. Many of the books are in the original language, which would help tremendously if you had students who didn't speak English.