FPS Integrating Technology into Your Classroom

Services like CK-12 make it easy for teachers to assemble their own textbooks. Content is mapped to a variety of levels and standards including common core. You can start from scratch or build from anything the the FlexBooks library.

"Sophia was created with a vision of transforming education through a vibrant online community of teachers and learners. Our goal is to provide self­-paced, inspirational and relevant curriculum to learners of all stages and ages."

"So what if you could make your own infographics? What would you make it of? It's actually easier than you think… even if you have zero design skills whatsoever."

"Some of you are still probably not sure about the difference between what constitutes a copyright infringement and fair use. Well the post I have for you today might help illuminate the key differences between the two concepts. This post is based on  a two days work reading a wide variety of resources pertaining to copyright and . Please check the references below to learn more about my sources."

"Doctopus is truly the educator's virtual personal assistant. This script is so many things: a virtual copy machine for your Google Drive, a customizable feedback tool and a great way to digitize differentiation. Newly upgraded with easier user interface."

"Using TED Talks to convey an important message or spark creativity might be more effective in teaching students than an individual agenda or preconceived notion of what should be said. Furthermore, TED Talks challenges educators everywhere to think differently and encourage the same in their students. These are the best TED Talks for any educator because they make us laugh, warm our hearts, break down barriers, and always inspire us to dig a little deeper and push a little harder, challenging your educator perspective."

This website will help you get started using OneNote and integrating it into your classroom with your students...very powerful tool. "With Microsoft OneNote, educators can create digital notebooks that support academic standards and outcomes across disciplines. Students may use OneNote across content areas and grade levels. OneNote also supports research, collaboration, information management, communication, note taking, journaling, and other academic requirements."

A Thinglink example demonstrating Google Apps for teaching & learning.

47+ Interesting Ways to Use ThingLink in the Classroom; A collaborative slideshow

Whether for business, education or individual use, Knovio adds your personality and improves the effectiveness of any presentation. Create: bring "flat" PowerPoint® slides to life with your webcam, microphone Edit: make changes, without the need for video editing software or skills Share: publish instantly to private spaces or your social networks"

"The Trading Card tool gives students an alternative way to demonstrate their literacy knowledge and skill when writing about popular culture texts or real world examples. This interactive allows students to create their own trading card about a real or fictional person, place, object, event, or abstract concept."

WikiMindMap is a tool to browse easily and efficiently in Wiki content, inspired by the mindmap technique. Wiki pages in large public wiki's, such as wikipedia, have become rich and complex documents. Thus, it is not always straight forward to find the information you are really looking for. This tool aims to support users to get a good structured and easy understandable overview of the topic you are looking for.

WikiBrains is a growing community of creative people from all walks of life who embrace associative thinking to get inspired and out of the box. You may associate "Freud" to "Psychology", then someone across the globe links it to "Libido", another one to "Subconscious", and another one to "Dreams" and so on ad infinitum with ever-expanding branches and related content. It is a social, fun and smart space where ideas roam free and multiply.

Slide.ly looks good and is very similar to Animoto. You can search for photos online or use your own, and easily combine them with music to create musical video-like slideshows.

"Google Form Templates If you are logged into your Google Account, these form templates will automatically copy into your Google Docs Dashboard.  Many of the forms are designed to work with devices."

"Some of the problems with students turning in their Google Docs to the instructor is they Do not put a correct header on the document They do not name the file according to the class nomenclature They forget to share the document with the teacher They forget to turn the assignment in I have a workflow that will solve this issue.  The autocrat script allows a user to fill out a Google Form and have the form fields be merged into a document and shared with the person who filled out the form."

"People love to learn by examining visual representations of data. That's been proven time and time again by the popularity of both infographics and Pinterest. So what if you could make your own infographics? What would you make it of? It's actually easier than you think…"