This is a great blog on activating prior knowledge, so important when expecting full comprehension and engagement from students! It is amazing that the simplest things can make the biggest difference in the classroom, each student has something unique and valid to offer, we as teachers need to make sure we give them the opportunity to share what they know and discuss what they are learning.
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.
free online resources engage elementary kids:
awesome, short video about a fifth grade class using technology tools on the web to create multimedia presentations.
Blog that integrates information about using technology in the educational setting with ways to better teach special needs students. Written by an CCC-SLP, this blog both gets down to the basics of using technologies such as ipads to using specific applications with a targeted population in schools.