EDTECH at Boise State University

NPR aired an interesting piece this morning about how teacher expectations impact student performance.

This is a tutorial based webiste that provides students preparation for the SAT.

From the archaeological areas of Pompeii to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, Google's World Wonders Project aims to bring to life the wonders of the modern and ancient world.

TopTen for Young LearnersThis is a featured page

TopTen for Young LearnersThis is a featured page

Breakthrough Learning in a Digital Age

Breakthrough Learning in a Digital Age

It is a website dedicated to the topic of bring 1 to 1 laptops to schools. It has information and discussion around this specific topic.

This site is a source for web 2.0 sites for educators. It has a very nice sorting feature a ton of web 2.0 websites. The vast majority of them are free.

A free online application that allows you to create mindmaps to share.

This is a website that allows students and teachers to create a graphic organizer for writing activities. When an account is created, the graphic organizer can be stored online to work with at a later time or at home.

This website gives teachers free access to lesson plans and videos that connect to different content areas. The lessons vary from online or offline work and they often provide way to integrate current events into any classroom.

An article about how technology, when used effectively, can enhance academic achievement.

This article lists several benefits of integrating technology into the classroom.

EDUTOPIA-The George Lucas Educational Foundation What Works in Public Education The benefits of integrating technology into the classroom A great source where you can join the Edutopia group, add comments and read other's replies.

Gives a great justification for technology integration into the classroom.

This site is a great blog with up to date websites for educational technology integration and current trends and issues.

I use this site often in my class. There are wonderful lessons which are ready to use and great technology articles and resources.

This cartoon demonstrates the irony in learning from an anti-technology article presented as an e-book.

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

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.