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A great website that rates media and helps parents and teachers know if books, movies, games etc. are age appropriate.

Resources for Common Core, text sets with links to digital media.and a lot of other links

Xtranormal makes your stories come to life. Create a story. Share a story. Watch a story. Xtranormal helps you create amazing interactive stories with a few clicks and a little imagination. You're instantly an animator, poet, pundit, educator or comic.

Learn360 is an interactive media-on-demand service for the K-12 education market, for teachers and students. Through streaming video, audio and accompanying support materials, Learn360 supports web-based learning by providing an online collaborative environment where users can share information and ideas. Content is correlated to State, Common Core and Provincial standards, as well as 21st century learning initiatives, and can be further adapted to meet the demands of local school districts and individual teacher curricula.

TodaysMeet helps you embrace the backchannel and connect with your audience in realtime. Encourage discussion to use the live stream to make comments, ask questions, and use that feedback to tailor your presentation, sharpen your points, and address audience needs.

Op Ed article about the role of educational games in the classroom.

NPR news article examines pros and cons of Common Core Standards in English.  (radio recording and transcript)