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This is a really interesting site that is like traveling all over the world, but staying at home. You can use the internet to learn about destinations, remember goals, play games, write a diary and so on. It seems like a strange site for teachers, but I actually think it would be really cool to use in a history class, a social studies class, or a foreign language class. Its like traveling the world, but staying in the same room. They can learn about the countries we're studying about and write some ideas or questions about it on their blog.

A wealth of "engaging digital resources to schools and homes with the goal of making educators more effective, increasing student achievement, and connecting classrooms and families to a world of learning."

Great site for a general guideline to writing a lesson plan. Awesome for beginners

This is a site that you can use as a teacher to create a a site where you can connect with the students and you can post assignments on the site and the due dates. It is similar to moodle

Twiducate is a free resource for educators, similar to Twitter but for education. The goal is to create a medium for teachers and students to continue their learning outside the classroom. You can post assignment dates, manage students and groups, and have a place for quesions.

This is another good article that addresses a very real issue. Students need guidance. They need to be taught that the decisions they make today affect their future.

This website is also a good guide for students to plan ahead. They can look at different career opportunities and what it will take to reach certain goals.