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University of Houston: A storyboard is a written or graphical representation of the all of the elements that will be included in a digital story. The storyboard is usually created before actual work on creating the digital story begins and a written description and graphical depiction of the elements of the story, such as images, text, narration, music, transitions, etc. are added to the storyboard. The elements of the story are arranged in the storyboard in the chronological order in which they will appear in the story and this allows the developer to organize and re-arrange the content for maximum effect.

A research article written by a UCF faculty Teaching with Technology: A Case Study of Online Faculty Development at the University of Central Florida

Menu of some well written webquests.

Menu of some well written webquests.

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 is an article written by Rita Buchoff which details how teaching reading can not only be fun, but through the use of riddles, it actually increases students problem-solving and higher level thinking skills.

In an attempt to examine dialogue within a second grade classroom, students were encouraged to participate in whole-class mathematics discussions without raising their hands before speaking. Beneficial social and sociomathematical norms developed in place of this traditional social norm. Effects of this change on the dialogue and written mathematical explanations of a class of second grade students are described. Focus was placed on student participation in whole-class discussions. The study helped to determine the effects of student-centered dialogue on students' mathematical explanations and justifications as demonstrated in the students' discussions, participation, and written expression related to their mathematics learning.

Article about the use of digital media (e.g. digital booktalks) to reach reluctant readers and teach literacy skills to 21st century learners.

Article written by Dr. Glenda Gunter and Robert Kenny of UCF.

This is an article written by a UCF faculty member about Zoo biology.

This blog is written by a former teacher living in Oakland, California...interesting resources.

Remarkably open-and-honest but nonetheless chilling tale of personal online identity hacking and potential reputation spoiling. A well-written, engaging read!

Comparison and study on hand written notes vs typed

Book reviews of children's literature. Book reviews are written for children by children. Your students could be book reviewers!

"Supporting the Adult Learner in an Online Environment." Research article regarding preparing adult learners to be successful in an online environment. Article written by Dr. Whiteman, UCF Department of Child, Family, and Community Sciences.

Rollicking homework help, teacher resources, and online test prep. Homework help lovingly written by PhD students from Stanford, Harvard, Berkeley

Bibliotherapy refers to using written material to help individuals process difficult situations or changes in their lives. Bibliotherapy has roots back to the 1930s when librarians created lists of written material to assist individuals to cope with life's situations. The assumption of bibliotherapy is that during reading, the individual will identify with the characters and their situations.

This article is written by Dr. Campbell, it talks about the importance of integrating Technology into the classroom. She talks about how students love social media and using their phone. Therefore, it is important for a teacher to continuously utilize these tools to further interest and engage the students in the classroom. She also talks about various tools the teachers can use in the classroom to further interest the students in the curriculum. Such tools may include Prezi, Voicethread, Tagxedo, and Museum Box.

Abstract: One of the goals of teacher education is to develop each preservice teacher into a reflective educator. A reflective educator is a lifelong learner who perceives every experience as an opportunity for growth, change, and development of understanding. Written by one of my former professors at UCF, Dr. Kay Allen.