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This is a site I use all of the time where I tutor. It is geared mostly towards elementary and lower middle school students. I go straight to: http://bedtimemath.org/category/daily-math/ and use any of the problems posted daily as a warm-up for students. The problems are creative, real-world and entertaining. Read about the world's fastest-moving hot tub: http://bedtimemath.org/fun-math-carpool/

This is an excellent learning website for Early Childhood students.

Starfall.com opened in September of 2002 as a free public service and has been teaching children to read with phonics ever since. Our systematic approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice, is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL).

Interactive math manipulatives that make math concepts come alive. Thinking Blocks teaches students how to model and solve math word problems. There is even a Thinking Blocks, Jr. which caters to 1st and 2nd grade students. Admittedly, Kathy recommended this website to me when I asked her for suggestions that might help my 4th grade daughter who was struggling with fractions. My daughter loves it! Thanks, Kathy!

The Raspberry Pi is a tiny and affordable computer that you can use to learn programming through fun, practical projects. Join the global Raspberry Pi Community.

Not necessarily appropriate for students, but very entertaining.

Okay--this is not necessarily appropriate for students, but is valuable for educators who need to handle the demands of the work by acknowledging that sometimes, there is nothing you can do but just laugh. If you run across something worthy of notice among your own classes, you can immortalize your students' writing gems by submitting them to the blog. Educational applications? Well, there are some fine and entertaining mistakes which could provide fodder for exercises in editing, revision, etc. as well as discussion on the importance of choosing the right word. If you check out the site, you'll see what I mean. Enjoy!

This article gives me a new perspective on Project Based Learning, and one teacher incorporates a lot of interesting technology to expand her anatomy class.

Maybe some incentive for creating a good teaching blog. 

Edublog Awards. Lists of many fantastic, award winning, educational blogs.

This site provides links to the best educational blogs of 2011. Blogs are categorized so you can browse by your topic of choice. Free Technology for Teachers is one of the award winners.

This website encourages membership at a fee but does have some free resources. There are good overviews of different diagnoses and how to assist students in the classroom.

thoughts on how to equip students to be independent

This website uses sports such as basketball, baseball, and soccer to help students learn mathematics in elementary and middle school. In addition, there are logic and jeopardy games.

I think someone mentioned this in class. The third grade teacher I work with is using Class Dojo and the students love it. I think she has it as a free app on her phone, so as she is walking around the classroom she can give either the whole class, or an individual student some positive reinforcement. She uses just the positive reinforcement buttons, but there are negative behaviors that you can identify as well. You can type in any positive or negative behavior you wish. I think this looks very motivating for students. I would use it on my phone, too, rather than project it because I think it can be very distracting for students to see the avatars and hear the bell ringing when the teacher reinforces a student's behavior.

iPads are in more and more classrooms... This link includes a link to great math apps as well as some good discussion from math teachers using Khan Academy and others.

Scientists seamlessly integrate technology into their work. Gathering and analyzing data and sharing findings with others can be accomplished more efficiently using technology. The potential benefits for students and teachers who utilize technological resources in science are enormous.