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"A growing criticism of the American education system is that teachers spend too much of their time distanced from their colleagues (a recent survey found that teachers spend just 3% of their school day collaborating with other teachers), encouraging competition rather than collaboration, and making it difficult for teachers to work together to solve educational and institutional issues." #teachers

"Welcome to the Teachers Without Borders social network, a global community of teachers working to connect education and human welfare. This is a place to connect, share experiences and resources, and support colleagues from around the world. Membership is FREE and will give you access to colleagues, information and resources you can use for your professional needs and goals, ad to support education initiatives in your schools and communities." #teachers

"By using a new website for much of the last year to help manage his middle school charges, California teacher Ricardo Higuera said, "I found myself doing a lot less yelling." The free website ClassDojo, the brainchild of a former teacher and a computer game developer, launched quietly about a year ago, and today the education startup announced it has more than 3.5 million teacher and student users in 30 countries, most of them in the United States. It officially shed its beta label, too."

The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF) is a nonprofit operating foundation dedicated to promoting a vision of inspired learning and teaching - where students are challenged and engaged, have access to interactive technologies, and are supported by inspired teachers and involved parents and communities. Edutopia spotlights classrooms where innovations are taking place. This organization has a plethora of materials/resources for all teachers in all content areas, and I refer to it a lot in my own practice for suggestions.

Resources for teachers taking their classrooms into the 21st century with project-based learning ideas, inquiry based activities, and tools for flipping the classroom. #PBL

"For the uninitiated, the flipped concept suggests that we can now use technology to offload many of the more mundane classroom tasks - lectures primarily. It's not hard to see the appeal, with the advent of Khan Academy and easy screencast-recording technology that allows any of us to give a lecture for homework and free up time for in-class problem-solving and discussion. But here's the thing: flipping is nothing new, and as it stands, most flipping that I see doesn't flip the most important switch that I've been discussing here - moving ownership of learning away from the teacher and more toward the student."

A professional learning community for teachers using vodcasting in the classroom

Digital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology appropriately. Digital Citizenship is more than just a teaching tool; it is a way to prepare students/technology users for a society full of technology. Too often we are seeing students as well as adults misusing and abusing technology but not sure what to do. The issue is more than what the users do not know but what is considered appropriate technology usage.

Teacher explains why she flipped her math classroom - not enough time for effective differentiation.

A teacher of low-income students finds success in her Flipped Classroom.

Distance Learning Resource Network (DLRN) - This is the dissemination project for the Star Schools Program, a federally funded distance education program that helps small or isolated schools in rural areas use new technologies to offer courses to students, and professional development to teachers, that they could not otherwise provide. This Web site includes general information about distance education; instructional modules, enrichment activities and courses; summaries of current research; and online course-design tools....

An internet safety site for parents and teachers.  Has ideas for teaching internet safety to your students/children.

A great study tool that can be developed by both students and teachers. It can be used for any subject imaginable.

When schools and districts put in place top down policies they fall short exactly because they are top down. Effective policies are developed with stakeholders, not just lawyers and policymakers. Parents, students, teachers, and school leaders should be brought together to discuss and create such policies. Additionally, district policies should allow room for school-by-school customization that works best for the students in each community

Free Resources and Lesson Plans for Teaching with Technology

Instructions for getting started with a Diigo educator account

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