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Blackboard user group communities for Bb LMS classroom clients

Myths about technology usage in the classroom. Are you a frequent user, infrequent user, or somewhere in between? Find out in this report!

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...

A lifesaver for WordPress users.

User-friendly online resources that are created especially for busy teachers.

An intriguing beta release which allows you to log the Creative Commons-licensed images you've obtained from Flickr. While Creative Commons licenses are non-revocable, some have grown concerned that a copyright holder might change the CC status of images displayed on Flickr and fear that the burden of proof would then fall to themselves as the "user" of the image(s). This tool would seem to address that problem.

The Best Practice Web site provides information to help college leaders develop innovative solutions to challenges which face their institutions. The Web site may be utilized to learn about new techniques, improve processes, create new programs, make current programs more effective and enhance outreach. This site also offers an opportunity for users to access information on successful programs/strategies and share knowledge. Information regarding exemplary programs within Florida's College system may be submitted to the Division by following the link "Submit Best Practice" below.

This is a website for novice and experienced users. they provide the best resources that their researchers have researched. The site helps you save time with credible, high quality and trustworthy sites. The site has news headlines, feature stories, sites for learning and guide to websearching.

An alternative to MovieMaker and iMovie. Might be easier for students who don't have access to either programs at home. After playing with this for a bit, I find it to be more useful than Animoto because users can do more. Instead o just plugging things in, you actually get to play around a bit more.

TeachersFirst is a rich collection of lessons, units, and web resources designed to save teachers time by delivering just what they need in a practical, user-friendly, and ad-free format. Busy teachers, parents, and students can find resources using our robust search tools.

Edutopia is all about change and innovation in education. It is a great website to explore for new ideas, educational resources and discussion boards.

This is great website to reference to as an educator. It has a variety of information and perspective from various professional in the field of education. I love the fact that it has blogs broken down into categories that covers topics in certain grade level. Overall this website is very user friendly and truly utilizes the multimedia format.

Use your own technology

This is a great resource for teachers looking for fast assessments (exit slips, tally answers, etc). Free accounts are available and you can see real time results as students answer. It can be set to have one answer per computer/smart phone, or multiple answers per. Great to have parents leave anonymous comments to questions.

Instant audience feedback for use with mobile devices. Free for up to 40 users. Great way to use cell phones in the classroom for polling activities.

5 mistakes schools make with iPad.1) Focusing on content apps2) Lack of Teacher Preparation in Classroom Management of iPads3) Treating the iPad as a computer and expecting it to serve as a laptop.4) Treating iPads like multi-user devices5) Failure to communicate a compelling answer to "Why iPads?"

* User-Friendly Technology * Educational Benefits of Blogs * Using the Blog in the Classroom

* User-Friendly Technology * Educational Benefits of Blogs * Using the Blog in the Classroom

Using Blogs to Integrate Technology in the Classroom As the Internet becomes an increasingly pervasive and persistent influence in people's lives, the phenomenon of the blog stands out as a fine example of the way in which the Web enables individual participation in the marketplace of ideas.

Extensive collection of annotated links related to using Twitter effectively. There are numerous resources for general users, but there are many educator-specific articles as well.

This is a very well, designed and user friendly classroom blogging tool. I have been using it with my fifth graders and it is working very well. I can review all of the content before allowing it to be posted. I can make comments and mark errors and re-submit it to the student to be corrected. I can even pull up a blog as an example and edit it in front of the class without telling them whose blog it is. Pretty cool :-)

Subtweeting requires a level of facility with Twitter that is beyond some novice users, but the truly mean-spirited subtweet can be a destructive force. It should be understood by teachers and parents in order to protect students if for no other reason.

The introduction of the uses of digital storytelling in Education.

The Goals of this Website The primary goal of the Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling website is to serve as a useful resource for educators and students who are interested in how digital storytelling can be integrated into a variety of educational activities.

The Goals of this Website The primary goal of the Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling website is to serve as a useful resource for educators and students who are interested in how digital storytelling can be integrated into a variety of educational activities.

Orange County Public Schools ( OCPS ) is the 11th largest public school district in the United States. This Chanel provides the district's latest news and updates for teachers, students and parents.