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Great website to get writing lessons, ideas, prompts and activities for the classroom.

This is a great site for language arts writing resouces. It's based on the 6 + 1 Traits of writing. There are interactive lesson plans, interactive writing prompts, student samples which help struggling writers with the brainstorming and organizing writing at many different levels. This website is FANTASTIC! I've used it a number of times with my 1st Graders!!

I could not have said this any better!! "... In the past, online learning has tended to be isolating and less participatory and has been distinct from using technology in the classroom. But going forward, interactions will be key. Just as people engage in online interactions-around virtual sports teams, cooking, or whatever-students will be able to engage in participatory learning experiences online in and out of the classroom" My previous online classes I felt really alone. There was no collaboration except for group assignment. We all had a name but no identity. However, in today's learning environment, online learning is anything but boring and lonely. There are endless ways to connect. Being able to connect with classmates/peers and share information can be very rewarding. .

Interactive desktop that is individualized for you

"From engaging, standards-aligned rich media to interactive digital textbooks, our world-class content takes students beyond the classroom. Extensive professional development opportunities and a passionate educator network support teachers in transforming the classroom experience. Measure results and accelerate student achievement with digital curriculum that engages today's students."

Discovery Education has terrific resources that is linked to the current textbook that your county may be using for it's curriculum. User friendly and the United streaming is also helpful when planning lessons with the library of video segments. 

Problems Worth Solving Discovery Education accelerates school districts' digital transition through comprehensive standards-based content, professional development, formative assessment, and community engagement proven to positively impact student achievement. A digital textbook series, built from scratch for today's learners and current standards, engages students with dynamic, multimodal content and an inquiry approach.

This website has a lot of information and ideas on digital story telling.

Story Center surface authentic voices around the world through group process and participatory media creation. Our programs support people in sharing and bearing witness to stories that lead to learning, action, and positive change.

BrainPop offers online subscription for students and teachers. It provides countless short videos on a variety of topics and provides a quiz at the end.

Great teacher resource that is FREE for teachers with a current BrainPOP username and Password! This can be used in conjunction with your current subscription.

Schoology is an online learning management system. It offers many free features to teachers, such as: Personalized Homepage, Course Profiles, Calendar, Online Homework Dropboxes, Create Assignments and Events, Create Tests and Quizzes, Online Gradebook and Attendance, Track Student Usage and Course Analytics, User Connections (Professional Networks), Messaging, Customizable Notifications, Announcements, Discussions, Group Workspaces (Collaboration), and more...

Good parent resource for those who may as for additional materials outside of school! Includes math and science for grades 3 and up.

Educational software and online games with these goals: 1) To add sound and visual effects to make learning fun and more memorable. 2) To design games with many difficulty levels so that players will continue to be challenged no matter how far they progress. 3) To provide games that will exercise players' brains.

MathActive lessons are Flash animated math modules designed for grades K-12. Each module features content that touches a geometry performance objective from the Arizona Academic Standards for mathematics.

This is a brief, interesting article that highlights some of the components we have been learning in EME5050.  The author discusses and evaluates the increasing openness of education, particularly through online environments.  

As blended learning's popularity continues to grow in high schools and middle schools, KIPP Empower Academy (KEA) in South Los Angeles has taken the model a step further by introducing it to kindergarten students. 

Teachers are using intuitive programs & websites that are easy to learn. These web tool can save you the hassles that you may not realize you've tolerated.

Avatar site with great options

Excellent source for images to enhance lessons.

Transform your doc, pdf, word, movie in an interactive flipbook. It's very easy: upload your file and you will receive an email with the url to your creation. You can share this with your friend, family... by email, on your blog, on facebook or twitter It's free and without inscription!

User friendly way to make your own toy character. Can extend in other curriculum and allows students a chance to interact with simple software.

Social media, which has become an essential for kids and techno-savvy adults, is now entering the realm of public education as well. Schools and districts across the country are leaping aboard the Facebook bandwagon, creating pages that allow students and staff to interact during and after school hours.