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This Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) resource was meant for business, but it think it would work for 6-12 as well.

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.

4Teachers.org works to help you integrate technology into your classroom by offering online tools and resources.

4Teachers.org: Helping Teachers Integrate Technology into the Classroom. Has links to websites such as RubiStar and QuizStar

4Teachers.org: Helping Teachers Integrate Technology into the Classroom.

TEACHERS PLAY A VITAL ROLE in leading sustained efforts to improve learning in our schools. NWP teacher-leaders study and share effective practices that enhance student writing and learning, work collaboratively with other educators, design resources, and take on new roles in effecting positive change.

Free music downloads, free games, children's books, children's music, children's songs, sing-along songs, and animated cartoons help teach kids to read. Free teacher lessson plans, work sheets, teaching aids, daily quizzes help classroom teachers teach and test.

LDC "teaching tasks" are the meaningful reading and writing assignments that teachers "teach" and students "do" to demonstrate they have learned college and career skills. LDC teaching tasks define what students will be asked to do and know: the challenging content and CCRS-aligned literacy skills that become the heart of the LDC module.

The Florida Department of Education website provides information and resources for students, parents, educators, administrators and the community.  This site is a great resource for FCAT and teacher certification information.

Welcome to the Florida Department of Education's new website. Every day we work hand in hand with parents, teachers, educators and community members to improve Florida's education system for students of all backgrounds and abilities. Our new site reflects this cooperative relationship and the role that so many Floridians play in ensuring student success.

STEM stands for the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. The elementary schools in Lake County participate in an annual STEM Bowl Competition. During the competition students from each team work collaboratively to answer Mathematics and Science questions. These questions culminate in a final STEM problem based performance activity.

Create, share and collaboratively work on mind maps with MindMeister, the leading online mind mapping software. Includes apps for iPhone, iPad and Android.

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) affect the muscles, nerves and tendons. Work related MSDs (including those of the neck, upper extremities and low back) are one of the leading causes of lost workday injury and illness. This website provides you with all the information you need to know about Ergonomics and how to prevent computer-related injuries!

Kahoot! is a classroom response system which creates an engaging learning space, through a game-based digital pedagogy. Kahoot! is an easy-to-use blended learning platform which works on any device, making the classroom interactive, encouraging both educators and learners to ask great questions.

Interactive, great for a computer lab! Easy enough for primary grades.

"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.

Universal design for learning (UDL) is a framework that guides curriculum redesign to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all students based on scientific insights into how humans learn. It provides strategies of implementation, as well as examples.

As I move in to a role where I will be working with other colleagues on a more formal basis when it comes to e-learning, I have been reflecting upon different Apps. I was thinking about SAMR and which Apps can have transformative learning linked to them, if used properly.

CPALMS is an online toolbox of information, vetted resources, and interactive tools that helps educators effectively implement teaching standards.

FREE resource that contains FL standards' information and course descriptions. Maintained by the Florida State University.

FL Standards for reference

Investor and philanthropist George Soros established the Open Society Foundations to help countries make the transition from communism. Read more The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people. Read more How do foundations decide when a grantee can survive without them?

August 18, 2014 I love rubrics and I find them particularly helpful in lesson plan designing as well as in assessing students work. I know some teachers and educators think of them as "so yesterday" but we need to view them as roadmaps that can guide you towards achieving your teaching/learning goals.

Let's be honest...technology can be a pain in the "you-know-what" sometimes! It always seems to stop working the minute you are about to start an important lesson, or even worse, about to get an observation...Yikes! I have had these experiences in the past, yet I strongly believe technology has an important place in the classroom.

Creative ideas with digital storytelling

Digital storytelling is one way for students and teachers to share their knowledge. This page includes links to support the use of digital storytelling for both teaching and learning. If you find a link that is not working, please let me know the title and I will fix it.And, if you have another great digital storytelling site to share, let me know as well!

A support page for the presentation Digital Storytelling