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"I was approached by a teacher who had never redesigned her lessons to take advantage of edtech's potential to transform learning. She was still stuck in the $1,000 pencil phase of using new tools to do traditional work. When I showed examples of how teachers around the country were challenging students to design and find solutions to their own problems, she immediately saw the benefit of shifting her thinking. The good news was that she was reconsidering her beliefs and was now convinced that she had been underestimating her students. The bad news is, she was afraid of appearing vulnerable in front of her students if something went wrong." It is okay to not know everything about technology. Many times your students know more than you do...and that is okay!

Teaching Channel is a video showcase -- on the Internet and TV -- of innovative and effective teaching practices in America's schools.

Interesting website containing math & science lessons with activities and videos.

Resource with free courses in various disciplines, free movies, audiobooks, videos, YouTube resources, & language lessons.

"Between societal changes and technological breakthroughs, it's become abundantly clear that the human brain is transforming the way it processes and learns information. While there are many discussions about whether or not this is good or bad for us as a society, it's definitely a change. As educators, it's our job to make sure that students (and adults) are learning. Part of that process isn't only about making an engaging activity or lesson, but also realizing how the modern brain learns. Teachers all over America are faced with this challenge of keeping students engaged in the classroom when their world outside of school is one of constant engagement and stimulation. Knowing the world outside of our institutional walls is only one step in addressing modern learning styles. How to act and adjust schools today is the next step in making the classroom of today ready for tomorrow."

"The Maker Movement, a technological and creative learning revolution underway around the globe, has exciting and vast implications for the world of education. New tools and technology, such as 3D printing, robotics, microprocessors, wearable computing, e-textiles, "smart" materials, and programming languages are being invented at an unprecedented pace. The Maker Movement creates affordable or even free versions of these inventions, while sharing tools and ideas online to create a vibrant, collaborative community of global problem-solvers. Fortunately for teachers, the Maker Movement overlaps with the natural inclinations of children and the power of learning by doing. By embracing the lessons of the Maker Movement, educators can revamp the best student-centered teaching practices to engage learners of all ages."

"How To Add Rigor To Any Lesson, Unit, Or Assessment Rigor is a fundamental piece of any learning experience. It is also among the most troublesome due to its relativity. Rigorous for whom? And more importantly, how can you "cause" it?"

"Build better video lessons, together Find a video and make it yours" Crop YouTube, Khan Academy videos, explain the video with your voice including audio notes for clarification, introduction, etc., and add a quiz/check for understanding at the end.

Read Write Think is a wonderful collection of classroom resources, which includes tools for writing and interactive activities for students. They also have a collection of lesson plans, as well as activities for students to do.

"An infopic is a photo with text layered on top that is designed to communicate a message. The message might be a summary, quote, definition, notes, data, weblink, hashtag, or other informational tidbits. The information might come from a conference, workshop, activity, lesson, video, book, a conversation, etc. Your blog, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Google Plus are great places to share infopics. The process of creating an infopic forces you to listen or read information and decide what is most important to remember and share. Learners of any age can make an infopic!"

Set up your questions. Write your own questions, or customize any game from our extensive library. Invite the students to join. At the lesson, present your game on a large screen - just like running a presentation. Your students will see a short link (triv.in) over the screen. Using that link, they can join the game from their smartphones - no need to install any App! Start the game! That's it! Once the students are in, you start running the game. The game syncs across the main screen and the students smartphones, so that everybody enjoys a real time fun experience, while viewing the game results in real time over the large screen. YouTube video: https://youtu.be/F1Cp8JPTTYA

"This often overlooked app is quite possibly the most powerful Google app you've never used! This simple tool can help you annotate over content or create graphic organizers, posters, mind maps, flow charts, infographics, interactive personalized lessons and even memes! Students can use it to demonstrate their understanding, collaborate with others and showcase their creativity. Click on any of the tabs above to start learning about all this tool has to offer."

"Give your lessons a unique spin which leads to a different learning experience everytime you play! Make a set of questions and build your own themed revision game for students to race each other round whatever kind of track you can imagine. Students join the game on their own devices and have to answer questions to move their player on the game screen. "

"Carry out lessons with ease! Knowlounge goes beyond typical smart learning and teaching methods with its shared whiteboard tool. An interactive and easy-to-use interface makes it perfect for use in flipped learning and group studies."

"Rewordify.com is powerful, free, online software that improves reading, learning, and teaching. This site can: Intelligently simplify difficult English, for faster comprehension Effectively teach words, for building a better vocabulary Help teachers save time and produce engaging lessons Help improve learning outcomes"

Google Earth can help you bring a world of information alive for your students. It can be used with all grade levels, and the possibilities are endless with your imagination! Students can use Google Earth to explore topics like the progress of human civilization, the growth of cities, the impact of civilization on the natural environment, and the impact of natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina. Teachers can use Google Earth demos to get their students excited about geography beyond the static map, or use different Google Earth layers to study transportation, demographics, economics, and in specific local or exotic contexts.

FREE makes it easier to find teaching and learning resources from the federal government. More than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources are included from dozens of federal agencies. New sites are added regularly.

Need something to brighten your walls and engage your students? Scroll through our poster series to find free eye-catching and educational images that you can download, print, use and share. Browse our ever-growing collection of data-rich educational infographics, on topics including dyslexia, fluency, technology, and more. Through these infographics, you can absorb information at a glance and expand your knowledge about diverse topics relevant to education.