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Atomic Learning features a guided, step-by-step path for tech integration through online teacher workshops, classroom-ready projects, assessments, and just-in-time training and support on over 205 applications and over 50 assistive technology programs relevant to district and individual technology needs.

Educational Technology Guy is a great blog written by a physics teacher.  His blog relies on the fact that teachers want new ideas about technology and how to use it.  Davids blog has great resources that connect teacher to websites that will help them grow in their technology skills. 

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This site has a video on the home page about technology and education. The top of the page offers options. Choose the teacher's option. This page offers resources for teachers on ways to incorporate teaching technology in the classroom.

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

This site has links for Technology, teaching, and learning, Internet resources , and technology tools.

Fun site that has several tabs/links to help the teacher plan and learn ways to intergrate technology in a social studies lesson/ lesson plan.

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

Engaging students in experiential (hands on) learning activities that will promote social skills with teamwork, critical thinking skills, problem-based learning, and technological skills is a great resource for students. There is also a video that you will be able to view on this website

This site is full of premade WebQuest aimed at third grade. It contains a number of activities and lessons from jobs, phases of the moon, map adventures, and so many more. It also incorporates many different types of technology to complete some of the activities.

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.

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.

Great site that includes workshops as well as an online store for history and social studies teachers. As well as some tips on how to use technology in the classroom to fit social stuides needs.

This website contains technology tools, resources, and projects for teachers.

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

Six years ago, the internet was limited both in what it could do and in who used it. Many people had heard the word but did not have a clue what it was. Today, most teachers have not only been exposed to the internet but also have access at home or at school.

Where have we come from and where are we headed? Get some ideas from this timeline created by University of Illinois students who have traced the evolution of educational technology. This could be a great project for your students to research.

Read about current technologies available for your classroom. Get ideas for classroom projects and grants. Additional tabs on this site provide tools and templates, a subject data base of class projects and activities, free worksheets on a variety of topics, holiday ideas, standards and a section called School Notes that provides a free webpage tool for teachers.

Advantages of Online Professional Development

This website has a significant amount of tools to create curriculum for all grade levels. This site also has many links to technology curriculum.