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Offers lesson plans, printables, computer bases labs for students, whiteboard integration activities, even a teacher to teacher blog. The primary focus is on language arts curriculum for grades pre K-5. The teacher share section is similar to diigo!

The Khan Academy website offers a free online collection of more than 3,600 micro lectures via video tutorials stored on YouTube teaching mathematics, history, healthcare, medicine, finance, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, economics, cosmology, and organic chemistry, American civics, art history, macroeconomics, microeconomics, and computer science.

The role of administrators is critical to the successful acceptance, adoption, integration and implementation of technology by teachers. Technology leadership that models, supports and expects computer technology use results in more effective curriculum integration of the technology by teachers.

Technology Changing How Students Learn, Teachers Say

The online article about Educational Applications of Technology.

Pinterest linked 1:1 Chromebook guide for use in the classroom.

Interesting article with a focus on discipline styles (classroom management) in K-5 classrooms and how a computerized simulation affected discipline.

Evernote is a great tool for teachers and students to capture notes, save research, collaborate on projects, snap photos of whiteboards, record audio and more. Everything you add to your account is automatically synced and made available on all the computers, phones and tablets you use.

GCFLearnFree.org - The freedom to learn what you want, when you want, absolutely free! Check out our Everyday Life, Basic Math, and Computer Training today!

Wolfram|Alpha is more than a search engine. It gives you access to the world's facts and data and calculates answers across a range of topics, including science, nutrition, history, geography, engineering, mathematics, linguistics, sports, finance, music...

You can record what you do on your computer screen, add sound, choose the area you want to record from your screen and share it with the world. There is nothing to download and it works for PCs and MACs. Great for sharing tutorials.

Open Office is an open software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose.

I used open office before and was so grateful for it! Very comparable to Microsoft.

Resources to use for presentation projects for both teachers and students.

I have used this website in Kindergarten and am excited to see that there are plenty of resources I can use for second grade. The NCTE is composed off dedicated teachers who share their resources, strategies, and best practices with others. You can enjoy the benefits of being a NCTE member by enrolling in the membership. Many of the resources are free and can be used in the classroom. There are lesson plans and student interactives to use for any subject on a computer or smart board. The great thing about this website is that parents and children can access it at home for after school resources. There is community involvement and professional developments that one can attend.

For the ESOL teacher, or student...find ideas for LEP (any language) students. Teaching through technology has been proven to be effective in areas of language deficiency. I've used a few of the Webquests in the Reading section in my classes. If you have the computers in your room or media center, this is a MUST HAVE book mark!

In this webinar, you will learn: The key findings from Meru's IT survey on Wi-Fi Networks for K-12 Schools What is Uninterrupted Learning? How to build your own Uninterrupted Learning solution How easy it is to manage a computer-based classroom (LanSchool online demo) Presenters: Richard Nedwich, Director of Marketing, Education, Meru Networks Coby Gurr, Product Line Manager, Stoneware, Inc.

About This Site - This is a site with technology lesson plans for elementary school children. There are activities for word processing, spreadsheets and graphing, powerpoint presentations, graphic arts, multimedia, internet research and more. So simple to use!

"Love it! My students and my own children can't wait to get on the computer, and I then have a hard time stopping them from using the site!" Special education teacher, Elmhurst, Illinois, U.S.A. "Thanks to IXL, our students' performance has increased dramatically.

This is great! now my nephew will stop having a fit about doing extra work.

All grades, all skills, provides explanation when students are incorrect, rewards, goals, badges to earn! It isn't free, but get enough teachers on board and your school could purchase for everyone. Teachers are sent class reports: we print them out and hang them up outside our classrooms "Miss Sipe's class has answered 3,000 problems on IXL"

I use CNET every time I make a major electronic purchase. It has recommended the highest quality items for my limited budget. A go to for the latest on computers and technology.

This brief article is an early work by Dr. Ian Bogost related to what he would later refer to as "procedural rhetoric." In this piece Dr. Bogost draws parallels between various processes essential to being "literate" at different points in history. With what "processes" do we need to become literate as educators in the 21st century? How can we help others become literate?

This sounds a lot like learning by doing. If students can't experience battle re-enactments, or visit musuems and historical sites, or travel to parks, or act out a story, technology might afford those luxuries. Computers, iPads, even smart phones can provide virtual field trips and experiences. Students can further share these experiences through social networking. As an older generation, I feel it necessary to keep learning how today's youth are communicating so I will be able to connect with them and bridge that gap in their education.

Not a fan of Diamond, but I did like Guns, Germs, and Steel. As it relates to learning, I do agree that there is great benefit in constructing your learning. I imagine a day when we will be able to choose from a vast assortment of resources that will allow us to illustrate specific terms or concepts and from those resources we can build knowledge, sort of like a Lego model.