Discussion and resources for developing a Makerspace.

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FCIT (the Florida Center for Instructional Technology) and ETC (the Educational Technology Clearinghouse) provide digital content, professional development, and technical services supporting the appropriate integration of technology into K-12 and preservice education. ©2011 Florida Center for Instructional Technology, College of Education, University of South Florida

Soundzabound Music Library offers a wide variety of music, audio themes and sound effects for grades K -12 and universities that ensures your copyright safety. Perfect for podcasts, PowerPoint™, videos, news shows, video yearbooks, digital storytelling, presentations, TV broadcasts, web design and more!

Formerly called Science News for Kids, this is a great resource for elementary and middle school students. In my classes I assign a monthly "science current events article" and this is one of the recommended sources.

Science Lesson Plans and Resources for Middle School

Research on best practices of technology use in gifted education by Sita Periathiruvadi and Anne N. Rinn

A study on the use of Social Media for teaching and learning by Baiyun Chen and Thomas Bryer of UCF

"The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning is a refereed, open access e-journal that disseminates original research, theory, and best practice in open and distance learning worldwide."

"Best Evidence Encyclopedia is a free web site created by the Johns Hopkins University School of Education's Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education to give educators and researchers fair and useful information about the strength of the evidence supporting a variety of programs available for students in grades K-12."

Create interactive lessons for mobile devices or use free or paid content. Great way to push out a lesson to iPads or other tablets. I have been using this for over a year with great success. Excellent reporting and metrics features.

Interactive periodic table with dynamic layouts showing names, electrons, oxidation, trend visualization, orbitals, isotopes, search. Full descriptions. Very appealing and engaging.