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Great information for all types of character education or values education. Many activities and book lists for character education for kids.

"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.

Research on mobile technology in education

Research on mobile technology in education

Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education

Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education

A resource of educational iPad and Android apps for teachers, educators, and students

TIELab "Technology in Education Laboratory" homepage. Serves to integrate technology into learning as mentioned in Best Practice. They have a History Lab link, templates for student based inquiry activities, and a link to network with other educators and share good uses of technology in education.

"30 Posts About Free Education Technology Tools & Resources"

The Office of Educational Technology is involved in a variety of projects and initiatives that leverage technology to improve teaching and learning and create opportunities for innovation.

Great link to research, report, and grants through the Office of Educational Technology

Educate, engage, and inspire your students with video! Sign up for YouTube for Schools to bring the power of video to your classrooms for free. Access thousands of free high quality educational videos on YouTube in a controlled environment.

In the old days, it really mattered what went on your résumé or what degrees you had. But increasingly, people are measured by the footprint they leave on the Internet.That whole notion of portfolio-based credentialing - you're showing your actual work - is a big part of how social media affects education. Schools need to say, "Our output isn't just the transcripts; it's a body of work."

Peer reviewed online teaching and learning materials. Share advice and expertise about education with expert colleagues. Be recognized for your contributions to quality education.

This website offers a wealth of scholarly papers addressing theories and  issues in educational technology.

This is the section of the Minnesota Dept. of Education's website called "Educator Excellence," furnished with resourses to help educators succeed such as Early Learning Resources, Professional Development and Teacher Programs. Worth taking a look at to compare with FL Dept. of Ed's website.

Online education games site which could help kids keep school skills sharp during vacation. 

"Pics4Learning is a safe, free image library for education." Images can be searched for by topic or most popular.

This is a free, copyright-friendly site for images to use in the educational process. My students use this site all the time for projects and desktop images. It's great!

Great website if you like to use photographs in your classroom. It is "copyright friendly" as long as images are used for education.

The Encyclopaedia of Informal Education contains 133 articles and has a "call for contributors" link. Offerings interesting alternatives from past to present to the formal educational processes."

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.

Great resource for learning more about research studies and findings. The National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. Can learn about research studies in progress or look at specific categories such as ELL, teacher quality, Math, etc... This bookmark links to "Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Educational Technology Interventions"

National Science Teachers Association's Position Statement regarding E-Learning in Science Education. How does e-learning fit with the goals and standards for science education?

Research Article written by the following authors: Lisa A. Dieker (lisa.dieker@ucf.edu) is Pegasus Professor and Lockheed Martin Eminent Scholar Chair; Carrie L. Straub is director of research for TLE TeachLivE; Charles E. Hughes is Pegasus Professor of Computer Science and codirector of the Synthetic Reality Laboratory; Michael C. Hynes is Pegasus Professor of Education and director of the School of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership; and Stacey Hardin is a doctoral candidate in exceptional education. All authors are at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

Research Article written by the following authors: Lisa A. Dieker (lisa.dieker@ucf.edu) is Pegasus Professor and Lockheed Martin Eminent Scholar Chair; Carrie L. Straub is director of research for TLE TeachLivE; Charles E. Hughes is Pegasus Professor of Computer Science and codirector of the Synthetic Reality Laboratory; Michael C. Hynes is Pegasus Professor of Education and director of the School of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership; and Stacey Hardin is a doctoral candidate in exceptional education. All authors are at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

This website provides a great deal of valuable information for both educators and students pertaining to NASA and Space in general. Lesson plans for K-12, free supplemental teaching materials, educational TV schedules and professional development workshop information is all available for educators on this site. For students, this website has interactive games, videos and printable activities for grades kindergarten through 12th grade. I have used materials and ideas from this cite many times, and find it very useful and easy to incorporate into any lesson.

Free STEM curriculum for educators