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For all of you struggling with filters, bans and restrictions regarding the internet at school, here is an article for you!

Although a lens to view the future is clouded, and must be filtered through the past and present, the ability to stand back and think about the impact of technologies on student learning will undergird research in technology for the education of children, youth, and adults with disabilities in the 21st century. We must view the coming changes, and they will be massive, from the perspective that technology provides access to learning but does not control it; that technologies are not the content of education鉹ather, they provide a cornucopia of tools for learning.

This is full of lessons that can be sorted by grade, subject, etc. You can even filter it to include lessons that include technology!

Open Educational Resources page provided by the California Learning Resource Network. Many resources for educators categorized by subject, standard, grade level, etc. Visitors can narrow searches by using the filter feature on the sidebar menu, or use the browse feature under the Open Resources Tab on the menu bar at the top of the screen to specify subject, grade, type of resource, etc.

Great site to get lesson plans pertaining to all subject areas.

Here is a great video on sorting data in Excel. This was the hardest part of this weeks assignment, to me, and I figured I would share this video because it helped me out!!!

Looking for a way to incorporate Facebook into the classroom but can't because of your filter? This website offers a way for students to create their own Facebook accounts not for themselves, but for historical figures. Take a look at some of the pages created for Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and many others! Students can browse or create their own! What a great way to get their imaginations going on an historical topic!

Ask Kids is a search engine designed exclusively for young people ages 6 to 12. It provides a safe and fun way for kids to research educational topics. While most search engine websites provide filters and safe mode searches, it is not guaranteed to be age appropriate. Ask Kids is an excellent web resource for educators and students.

This paper reports on the consequent audit of Internet Safety practices in Education Authorities (LEAs) across England.Additionally emerging concerns for Internet Safety practices in schools such as the technical and moral difficulties of filtering Internet access via mobile technologies will be highlighted.

Lessons based on a subject but integrates technology!