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Great website offering information on how to teach social studies using technology. I will be taking this information into my lesson plans!

The National Science Foundation website detailing different sources of information for future STEM teachers. The site includes awards, scholarships, and information for teachers who want to use technology and science in their classroom.

Site that offers articles written by teachers for teachers. Includes latest information about technology in the classroom. This website is in a news/blog form that I browsed around and found some great information!

This webpage is sponsered by the University of Kanas and offers a wide variety of information including free webinars, professional development, on-line educational games, video portals, information about technology in the classroom, assessments, special needs, and much more.

Helping teachers to manage a technology rich classroom

Advantages of Online Professional Development

This website contains educational resources in information technology." It has lessons on terminology, creating web pages, and learning how to search the web. This information can be found in subject area located on the left of the website.

A site describing why webquests are useful in the classroom. Along with webquests, it also includes information on cooperative learning, technology in the classroom, and authentic assessments to teach.

This website offers a vast amount of information on ways to incorporate technology in the classroom.

This website offers educational games, updated information for teachers, and ideas that educators can use in their classroom.

Find teaching resources and program information such as episode descriptions and educational learning goals for PBS KIDS shows. A national PBS survey of pre-K-12 teachers sheds light on the rising role of technology in America's classrooms, as well as barriers teachers face to accessing the "right" digital resources.

There are a lot of links in this website about continuing education for teachers along with Lesson Plans, TV program and web content and Digital Service. I like PBS because it always has a lot of fun ideas to make teaching fun for the student.

This site is an online free newsletter that has information on what is going on with educational technology.

Information on WebQuests and many links to other sites with effective WebQuests

Reality 101: Changing her luddite ways Jessica's ready to become a 21st century learner and is making room in her classroom for technology. Registration and Housing Now Open for the CEC 2012 Convention & Expo CEC and the CEC 2012 Convention Program Chair, Dr. Douglas Cheney, invite you to join us for the premier professional development event dedicated to special and gifted education: the CEC 2012 Convention & Expo, April 11-14 in Denver. This site is great for those exceptional children in the classrooms. There are many links in this website for information materials, including books, blogs, and articles.

Information on cooperative learning; how to use it, what it is, techniques, and examples.

Lessons that teach students how to use the computer and the internet. Lessons include such topics as cyber bullying, research and information fluency and online safety. There are also many more lessons to choose from.

http://www.desktoprating.com/wallpapers/movies-wallpapers-pictures/dinosaur-wallpaper-thumb.jpg Dinosaur Web Quest Introduction Students will begin a dinosaur hunt. This very easy web quest will introduce students to the concept of using various links to find information. They will also develop skills for opening and closing various windows in Internet Explorer. Using the various links, they will discover facts about dinosaurs.

Educators are introduced to PowerPoint, as they create a presentation that contains text, pictures, tables, and a graphic organizer. This Web-Site can help you put a presentation together to inform your parents about curriculam, classes, and events using a range of slide layouts and formatting skilles.

Everything I need to know-about Education is a great Web-Site to use if you want more information on using I-Pads in your classroom. The goal of this Web-Site it to promote innovation in education through the use of technology.

This webpage guides to different context area for professional development. It also gives information about lessons plans, themes, technology, and class management.

Educator's Professional Development Online database of conferences and workshops around the world. Professional Development for Educators Library of Congress The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program provides primary source-based staff development to teachers across the country. LeaningForward.org Networking and Professional Development Resource for educators.

This site has different professional development links including professional development courses, networking sites, and workshops for professional development.

This is the Library of Congress's site. I find this to appropriate because it is from the government and it gives your mulitple choices on how to grow. You just decide on what exactly you want to do and search for it on the page.

The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program provides primary source-based staff development to teachers across the country. I included the site because it is both a government ran website and allows teachers the opportunity to expand what they know with their own decisions.

Cyberbullying is a growing problem. This website offers videos, tools and information for kids who may be struggling with these issues.