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The 12 Best Children's Educational iPad Apps Released In 2012

This site is great for parents and teachers who want to keep their kids entertained at home while stimulating their minds

This site is great for parents and teachers who want to keep their kids entertained at home while stimulating their minds

"Keep up-to-date with what's movin' and shakin' on the App Store with this list of the Top 50 most downloaded completely FREE apps (with no in-app purchases) available on iTunes as of May 19, 2014. You will find apps for babies, preschoolers, toddlers, students, educators and therapists - that covers 99.9% of our readers, so what are you waiting for?"

Interesting and inspiring news website for educators. Focused mainly on K-12 but offers good insights into the overall U.S. education system from an educator's standpoint. Includes links to blogs and browsable by grade.

A great site to keep up to date on the latest in education news and events.

Teachers blog for all education related topics!

A site that has articles pertaining to technology in education. Great reads!

"This article discusses 8 ways in which technology is improving education. The article discusses things that cannot be achieved easily within the classroom without the use of technology as well as ways to improve topics/units using technology."

Promotes and supports innovations in learning, education, and technology. Great resource for teachers and children, K-12.

Technology and Apps geared towards children with special needs, also useful for typically developing children

Excellent resource for early childhood educators, especially for preschool.

Learn about the Project Approach, a kind of project-based teaching and learning (PBL) that represents best practices in 21st-century education. Resources help teachers design and implement their own projects.

I've recently become very interested in the work of Lilian Katz and the Project Approach, especially when considering ways to incorporate STEM learning in early childhood...

"Author Richard Byrne provides near-daily blog posts (available via e-mail or RSS subscription) that keep teachers up-to-date on the latest news in educational technology. This teacher blog also contains links to Google Tutorials, free downloads, lists of essential educator resources, guides to creating educational videos, and information about Android as an asset in schools."

Fantastic blog/tumblr based on Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education.

This blog is created by a teacher at my school! It's a great site, she will love to hear that it's been added here.

Interactive, (fairly) educational website aimed at preschool and elementary students. Includes online storybooks, online activities, printable worksheets and book recommendations. Topics include music, shapes, colors, animals, etc.

Site that builds many different educational apps and games, like Money BINGO (counting money) and Letter Bubble (alphabetical order)

"Aurasma is one of the most popular and cutting-edge technologies being used in schools around the world today. Enabling teachers to connect digital content such as video to images in books and classroom walls, Aurasma offers a uniquely inventive, fun, and holistic way of engaging students of all ages.  This post is designed for school teachers and covers all the relevant issues around using Aurasma in your school."