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Amazing video on creating a personalized letter to students each week, via a mail merge letter. One of the best tools for teachers to update parents quickly each week.

Tool-based software, including web-based tools, can make a substantial contribution to the success of Personalized Learning Environments in today's learning environments. The Tools section of DTL contains information on tools that educators have found to be effective. The Resources section of DTL includes all kinds of digital content, including Open Educational Resources, that educators have found to be effective.

This seems like a great resource to use in the classroom or even for your personal use. You are able to create digital stories with narration- you scan in your own photos. I haven't used it but will keep you posted.

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!

Have your students listen to a story being read by a famous person.

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.

Extensive collection of annotated links related to using Twitter effectively. There are numerous resources for general users, but there are many educator-specific articles as well.

Your personal or professional learning network (PLN) is alive and seemingly awake 24-7 when it comes to Twitter. You've probably faced a few scenarios where your real-world obligations got in the way of a hashtag chat, your vacation meant you weren't able to connect as often, etc.

Jan 30 - 31 , 2015 ! Register Early and support your peers UCF College of Education and Human Performance Professional Learning for Teacher Candidates initiative that supplements the teacher preparation provided by coursework and field experiences. It enhances the quality of UCF's initial teacher certification program, contributing to the development of highly credentialed teacher education graduates, and increasing their marketability in today's competitive job market. HAPPY Hour underscores the importance of life-long learning and professional and personal growth in becoming a highly effective educator.

The first keynotes of FETC 2015 were led by personalities working at ground zero for the innovation happening in 3D printing and human-gaming relationships in the classroom. Jane McGonigal, director of games and research development at nonprofit Institute for the Future, led the conference's opening keynote speech Wednesday. McGonigal has a Ph.D.

Another good resource for supplemental material. Hundereds of topics from The Inquisition to Praire Dogs. Provides links to webistes that can be used as interactive lessons as well as links where educator's can find information and printable activities.

This site offers a wide collection of topic-based online education resources, clip art, and free lesson plans that meet state and national standards.

Educational website for teachers and students

Everyone you must check out this site. If you want to create and sell your products for education or buy them, this is the perfect site. I am in the process of creating some things now. Cool stuff check it out!

Because no one likes reinventing the wheel. This is a great resource to find free and reasonably priced resources for the classroom made by current teachers. A personal favorite that should be looked up is The Science Penguin!

TeachersPayTeachers.com -- 1,000,000+ free and priced teaching resources created by teachers for instant download including lesson plans, unit plans, novel

"I took the huge leap of flipping my library classroom today with Office Mix. I recorded videos on the weekend after deciding being the person on stage wasn't working. My videos aren't perfect and we enjoyed some laughs, but it didn't matter. Office Mix engaged my students and put the shift of learning back on them.

4. Buildings with phone numbers Yes, you really did have to call a building to ask whether the person you wanted to speak to was there or not. Buildings had phone numbers, not people. Now, almost everyone has a mobile phone and the concept of trying to guess where someone might be before you call them is almost entirely redundant.

Explicit Teacher Modeling Purpose The purpose of explicit teacher modeling is to provide students with a clear, multi-sensory model of a skill or concept. The teacher is the person best equipped to provide such a model. What is it? Teacher both describes and models the math skill/concept.

How to Leverage the Potential of Mathematical Errors Author(s): Wendy S. Bray Source: Teaching Children Mathematics, Vol. 19, No. 7 (March 2013), pp. 424-431 Published by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5951/teacchilmath.19.7.0424 Accessed: 29-01-2016 05:23 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/ info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. This content do 3 on Fri, 29 Jan 2016 05:23:09 UTC 3 on Fri, 29 Jan 201 ll use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions 424 March 2013 * teaching children mathematics | Vol. 19, No. 7 Copyright © 2013 The National CounTcilhoisf TceoanchteenrstodfoMwanthleomadateicds,fIrnocm. w1w3w2..n1c7tm0..1or9g3. .A7ll3rigohntsFrreis,e2rv9edJ.an 2016 05:23:09 UTC This material may not be copied or distributed electronicaAllylloruisneasnuy bojtehecrt ftoormJSatTwOithRouTt ewrrmittsenapnedrmCisosniodnitfiroomnsNCTM. x www.nctm.org to Leverage the Potential of Mathematical EIncorporrating arfocus oon students'rmistakses into your instruction can advance their understanding. By Wendy S. Bray elling children that they can learn from their mistakes is common practice. Yet research indicates that many teachers in the United States limit public attention to errors during math- ematics lessons (Bray 2011; Santagata 2005). Some believe that drawing attention to errors publicly may embarrass error m