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Discovery Education Techbook™ is a digital textbook replacement that provides unrivaled content that helps teachers transition to the exciting world of digital resources. Techbook™ ignites curiosity and enhances learning via a powerful, simple-to-use program that substantially lowers district costs and can be used across any device or platform.

I saw this visual from Bill Ferriter and I just wanted to share it on my blog because I believe in a lot of what it says. To see the original image, you can find it here from Bill's awesome F...

One of the world's most popular video games has made significant inroads into K-12 classrooms, opening new doors for teaching everything from city planning to 1st graders to physics for high schoolers. The game, of course, is Minecraft, a 21st-century version of Legos in which players use simple 3-D digital blocks to build and explore almost anything they can imagine.

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.

PBS Learning Media Home Page has a number of multimedia activities and ideas for lessons. There are some great, short videos explaining definitions as well. The site can be searched by standard, subject or as a whole.

PBS Learning Media K-12 Videos

This is a great website for teachers to look up lesson plans, games, assessments, glyphs, worksheets, etc., for any subject. Some things can be accessed for free, some cannot. Annual membership is only $20, and allows you unlimited access. Teachers may search by subject, skill, or grade level. The site is very user friendly, and has a lot of great resources!

Learn how affinity diagrams, also known as the K-J Method or affinity charts, can help you organize ideas and information with common themes.

This website provides resources for teaching reading that are founded in research. Information about Common Core and other information can be used to inform reading instruction.

My favorite software bundle you can access from anywhere! (internet required ;)

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.

Research on mobile technology in education

Research on mobile technology in education

This is a site that I found on the FirstGov search. The site provides monthly math word problems for students. The site also provides an archives link so that past problems can be retrieved.

Google is often NOT the best choice for kids! Did you know that if you type "dogs" into Google, you get nearly 5 million hits? The Library Patch has put together a list of eight different search engines that you can use with elementary students. Your student search results will be SOO much better!

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.

Students will love this! They can get all their wiggles out!

Get your kids moving with GoNoodle activities. Perfect for your active students!

At The Stacks, students can post book reviews, get reading recommendations, play games based on the latest series, watch " Meet the Author" videos, and more. It's like Facebook for reading and it's safe for school, too. Use Book Wizard to level your classroom library, find resources for the books you teach, and create reading lists with the click of a button.

19 great ideas on how to incorporate technology in the classroom. There is a mixture of activities directed towards elementary, middle, and high school students. Many of the ideas seem to relate more to younger students; however, these ideas can be adapted for older students as well.

This article shares easy ways to incorporate technology into your curriculum.