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Really interesting study from Pepperdine on the effectiveness of iPads in a school setting.  There are some awesome nuggets of information to pull out here for everyone involved with the 1:1 movement.

A great study that actually looked at the realistic results of putting iPads in a college setting. This was a scientific study that yielded some interesting results.

Study Jams is a great site to visit for find fun, informative videos for your kids. I often have the student watch a "study jam" as one of their stations. It is a quick way to reinforce skills were are learning.

wow, this is a great resource! I like how you had the idea of having this as one of your stations. This seems like it may be rather motivating for students.

This is a web 2.0 tool helps students be able study in teams, play games, take quizzes and show intellectual prowess. teachers can make flashcards and have students take quizzes. check this awesome tool out

This blog cites a new survey study showing positive effects of technology in the classroom. Example - 75% of students report that technology helped them achieve their academic goals. Students are overwhelming saying they like technology.

Google Earth is an instructional tool that I use often as a social studies teacher.  However, it can be used across content areas.  For example, it can be used to highlight the geographic connections to the settings of novels, or to take students on virtual field trips to science museums.

I agree with you that this is a great tool that is something that can really enrich student learning. I can definitely see myself at most grade levels using this tool one way or another. I would be interested in experimenting more with the program and finding creative ways to implement it into lessons.

I really enjoy using Google Earth in the classroom. The capabilities of Google Earth and Google Maps (especially with the most recent update) give my students a chance to see places they may never get to see in their lives. I think we are going to spend more time focusing on the use of Google Earth or Maps in my upcoming Global Studies classes.

On this wiki you will find a collection of various topics and various shared lesson plans. Feel free to add your own lesson plans and see what other teachers are up to in their social studies classroom.

Edutech Wiki with a lot of quality information pertinent to our studies.  A nice 'go-to' place for information. 

This blog lists top documentary films for teachers or students to watch. Teachers can use these documentaries as a means of providing more information to students. The documentaries may not be suitable for all ages.

This site could have great potential, especially for high school science and social studies classes, based on the topics of the movies listed. It is great that you can watch the documentaries immediately and for free. Students might find this a useful resource for another type of research materials for projects. In my subject areas, I wouldn't use most of these, because we usually need to watch things in the target language, but some of the cultural topics might be relevant, such as some French speaking African countries, art, etc. I haven't ever thought to look for free documentaries online, I suppose there are more sites to check out!

Wow, what a great site. This is something that I think can really come in handy. There are often times when I or my fellow teachers are looking for something to help expand understanding or make connections with something they are learning. There is a large variety of categories to pick from and not just science and social studies. I think this definitely is a site for teachers, but I could see students using this site too for school projects. I'm going to be passing this one onto my fellow teachers. Thanks Kelsey for a useful resource.

This would be a great resource for teachers to use with students. So many possibilities! It would be a perfect fit when learning about landforms in social studies.

Andi, Way cool site! I hadn't heard of this before. I can see where it would be of good use in the classroom. Lots of multimedia activity going on. Thanks for sharing.

Hello, Andi, and thanks for sharing. This is a great website, and I'm somewhat ashamed as a geography teacher that I didn't already know about it. I use Google Earth all of the time, and this website will supplement that well. I'll present this as well to our world history teachers in 6th grade as a potential resources as well. Thanks again.

Lots of tools specific to UDL and special education, including text-to-speech apps, graphic organizer generators, literacy skill building, study strategies, etc.

Another resource shared in Dr. Curran's "Issues" course. This wiki has tools specific to special educators including some great free apps for text-to-speech and other accessibility tools.

"Blogs every teacher should read" is probably the best thing I have ever Googled. I found the website onlineschools.org and a page called "100 Blogs Every New Teacher Should Read." I can really see this being useful now and in the future!

I am always looking for new blogs. I am trying to really pick blogs that really interest me and help me do my job! I will definitely check out this site.

I use this site when I am exploring books. Sometimes when I am planning a guided reading group, read aloud or just need an anchor text, I wil visit this site. It has some great resources.

This is a nice resource. I am working hard to incorporate the common core into my classroom, and there is a lot of useful info here, including benchmark assessments, charts, and lesson ideas. There is also a good link to social studies online free resources.

Educational Resource for teachers and students alike

Wow, what a cool resource. I definitely think that I could use this in my middle school social studies classes. The articles are very accessible in terms of the reading level. Thanks for the great resource, and I'll definitely be sure to link my students to this website.