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ePals is the social network optimized for K-12 learning. Over half a million classrooms in 200 countries and territories have joined the ePals Global Community to connect, collaborate and exchange ideas. ePals now translates in 35 languages!

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?"

Once here, select the link for Florida Teacher Community Today. Register and start perusing!

American Association of School Librarians website. Links to other useful websites for media sharing, digital storytelling, classroom management & organization, social networking & communication, content resources, and curriculum collaboration! Excellent FREE resources for the clasroom!

A great resource for teachers, parents and students via Shelly Terrell @ Ed Tech Crew on Diigo. Check out "Clean-up Your Digital Footprint" on the right sidebar, and "Facebook for Educators and Community Leaders" handbook in the blog section.

Calling all teacher-leaders -- you know who you are! This is a great article for any of us to read because as we learn more about integrating technology in our classes, we can help not only our students, but also other teachers, our schools, and communities stay relevant in the 21st century. 

Mind map for using Google. Links include classroom tools, google teacher academy, teacher community, NECC presentations, classroom activities, and classroom posters. I like the way the author used the web to map everything out. Kind of reminds me of a sports playoff bracket but in this case it's used to help you pinpoint exactly what you need.

A website to search for great power point type presentations that others have already made an uploaded. You can also upload your own to share online with as many people you want without them being able to edit them!

Discover, Share, and Present presentations and infographics with the world's largest professional content sharing community.

The Flagship program is a wonderful program that each school writes grants and also get community support in the topic they choose. Rymfire Elem. has a medical lab that Flagler Hospital is activity involved in.

Be creative, help people and make dreams come true with engineering. Play games, watch full episodes and video clips, design new inventions and share them in this social community. Try engineering and science activities or compete in contests on DESIGN SQUAD NATION's educational website for kids. Read a blog from real engineers.

While Twitter is touted as a venue for timely information and communications, there are situations in which it is desirable to search for tweets older than those listed within Twitter's native, two-week search window. This annotated list provides some options.

Create a Class Account in Storybird and your students can create their own storybird books.

Make, read, and share visual stories. A global community of readers, writers, and artists of all ages. We curate artwork from illustrators and animators around the world and inspire writers of any age to turn those images into fresh stories.

"Supporting the Adult Learner in an Online Environment." Research article regarding preparing adult learners to be successful in an online environment. Article written by Dr. Whiteman, UCF Department of Child, Family, and Community Sciences.

What Gutenberg did for writing, online video can do for face-to-face communication." - Chris Anderson, TED

The Florida Department of Education website provides information and resources for students, parents, educators, administrators and the community.  This site is a great resource for FCAT and teacher certification information.

Welcome to the Florida Department of Education's new website. Every day we work hand in hand with parents, teachers, educators and community members to improve Florida's education system for students of all backgrounds and abilities. Our new site reflects this cooperative relationship and the role that so many Floridians play in ensuring student success.

A free community for sharing instructional videos and content for teachers and students. We are an education focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners.

Social networking community of instructional videos with "teachers teaching teachers.

A free community for sharing instructional videos and content for teachers and students. We are an education focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners.

The Clayton Christensen Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank dedicated to improving the world through disruptive innovation. Founded on the theories of Harvard professor Clayton M. Christensen, the Institute offers a unique framework for understanding many of society's most pressing problems. Our mission is ambitious but clear: work to shape and elevate the conversation surrounding these issues through rigorous research and public outreach. With an initial focus on education and health care, the Christensen Institute is redefining the way policymakers, community leaders, and innovators address the problems of our day by distilling and promoting the transformational power of disruptive innovation. The Christensen Institute is based in the San Francisco Bay Area in California.

"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.

The STEM Network's purpose is to connect science, technology, engineering and math educators to discuss, explore and share best practices and research in STEM teaching and student learning through the use of technology.