This website is a great internet safety resource for students, parents and educators. There are videos and lesson ideas available. There is also information about cyberbullying. This website is a great classroom tool because it offers engaging activities for students, including virtual games, to teach them about internet safety.
Links to help students effectively use technology to conduct research and write papers. Includes information on copyright, fair use, creative commons licenses, alternate search terms, and mind mapping
Article from Edudemic on how teachers can create apps. Includes various sites for beginners and pros, prices, and advice. The article is 2 years old, so I would use it as starting point.
This report provides national data on the availability and use of educational technology among teachers in public elementary and secondary schools during the winter and spring of 2009. The data are the results of a national teacher-level survey that is one of a set that includes district, school, and teacher surveys on educational technology.
An article by NEA President Dennis Van Roekel covering areas including:
"How Are They Developed?"
"What do the Common Core State Standards Cover?"
"What Is Special About These Standards?"
"What Can The Standards Accomplish?"
"What Happens After the Standards Are Adopted in States?"
"What Else is Needed to Improve Education?"
Activities for Students Centers Grades K-5. Activities compiled by the Florida Center for Reading Research include objectives, materials list, and step-by-step instructions.
Inspiring and enlightening narrative about a high school teacher's experience integrating digital tools and storytelling into his classes (including lots of lessons learned!) and a "how to" guide for aspiring technology integrators.
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.
Free Online Math Games. Cool Math Games for Kids of All Ages. Now includes iPad Math Games also works on Kindle and Android - HTML5 Games at HoodaMath.com.
A plainspoken, non-technical overview of basic HTML tags bloggers may find useful for making tweaks to their content and why they might want to do so. Also includes links to additional HTML resources for those who want more.
This is a great resource! I have an interactive whiteboard and the students love listening/viewing the online stories. I think it also shows a positive message from famous actors that reading is important. Thanks for sharing!
This web site features actors from TV and film reading popular picture books, including Stellaluna and Rainbow Fish. It can be a listening center for your students, especially if you have an interactive board.
Storyline is a free online streaming video program that features actors reading various books. Each book includes activities and lessons. This website is sponsored by the Screen Actors Guild foundation
This website is provided through the Screen Actors Guild foundation. Stories are read by actors. There are about 25 stories geared more for younger children. They provide options to comment on the stories or buy the books.