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Could you become an American Citizen?  Take the US Citizenship practice test.

"How to Get Started Make sure you already have a Google+ account (and optionally a company page), then follow these steps. Install (or make sure you have installed) the Google Talk plugin. Follow all of the instructions to install the plugin. Then login to your Google+ account (see image for placement of steps): Click the link to "Start your own hangout" in the right column. Check in the top right corner and select the personal account or company page you want to use to host this hangout. If you have multiple cameras and microphones connected to your computer, make sure you select the one you prefer to use first. Invite an entire circle, individuals or select Public. The interface to start a hangout has a clean, simple design. Here some tips for successful hangouts: Give yourself time to practice. I'm part of a group of women on Google+ who routinely test out new features privately before we open up public hangouts. Create the list of people you want to invite by putting them all in a circle. Then just invite the circle. Create any documents you are going to share ahead of time in Google Docs to easily add them to the hangout."

Math test activities for students and teachers of all grade levels

Create, test, publish, and learn how to create your own mobile apps. 

Since 2001 we have provided a free, very unique and user-friendly learning method proven to help each and every person learn, practice, and improve your typing speed and accuracy. The site has been adopted by many schools worldwide as a leading learning method for their students. We can help teachers » Design a typing program specifically for your students » Grade students' tests » Track students' progress

Differentiating instruction is a time-tested way of thinking about meeting students' needs as they make progress toward achievement or learning targets.  Differentiation is an elegant mindset that suggests to teachers a framework that permits them to engage students while focusing on learning results, and digital technologies offer many opportunities to differentiate instruction in meaningful ways.  However, differentiating instruction takes a concerted planning effort on our parts as teachers and teacher educators. This is especially so as we develop a mindset that differentiation can be effective. In this post, I propose a three-phase approach to planning differentiated instruction: Where do we start planning for differentiated instruction with technology, What are considerations for who we teach, what we teach, and how we plan? How do I put it all together?

APPitic is a directory of apps for education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) to help you transform teaching and learning. These apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels, instructional strategies and classroom settings.

Creating self-grading Google forms/quizzes/tests

Test your students knowledge of a computer keyboard by using this interactive website on your IWB. Students have to arrange keyboard in proper order.

Check if your website is down or up? Great tool for checking to see if that website is really down or if it has something to do with your network.

Via Larry Ferlazzo provided via Twitter. Jeopardy like games hosted online. Images, video, and audio can be added to each question. Developed by Michigan States' Center for Language Edudcation and Research.

Build automatically graded quizzes that can be published online, then view the results in easy-to-read reports.

Multiple Intelligences are tested and elements to enhance learning are provided.

Virtual reality simulation of a tornado. users can adjust options to test item out. Web program made available by The Weather Channel.