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a few ideas on how to use Wordle for instruction

powerpoint tutorial and good examples of how to use in the classroom

Excellent resource for educators using technology

Thie commercial Apple, Inc. website provides its viewers valuable information about the latest Apple, Inc. apps for educators and students. It will keep you up to date on the technology out there for us and allow you to see demonstrations of the use of certain apps. Commercial, but very informative

This Science Magazine Site reviews the many ways students can use video games, cell phones, computers, online learning programs, and distance learning programs to enhance their education.

this is a link to accessibility tools for use in the classroom

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.

Great games for kids covering topics such as: animals, math, US geography, chemistry, health, history, art, science, language arts, etc.

A site I use for interactive math and LA games

 At this site, teachers have recorded short videos/screencasts demonstrating how to use various web 2.0 applications with students.  Each video is 5 minutes or less.

Links to professional association that hosts conferences about using technology in the classroom.

This website is great for beginning readers! The songs and videos are beautiful and easy to follow along with. I use this site in my classroom a lot!

Visual use of technology in education

Another great RSS feed I am following for first grade collaboration and ideas.  I especially like this because this teacher uses the same curriculum as I do.

Copyright friendly cartoons

Teaching using technology supports

Different ways ThingLink can be used for educational purposes.

This website has some fun games for teaching/refreshing basic math facts. There are also some more complicated games for things like fractals and calculator use, so the site could be used with a variety of classes.

Some of these are common sense ways to keep kids engaged with tech in the classroom. I liked #7.