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ABCmouse.com is a subscription-based website that is currently offered FREE to U.S. and Canadian public schools. Public school teachers and librarians qualify for free public school classroom accounts.

Looking for educators to follow on Twitter? This Wiki has TONS of suggestions for people to follow (all broken into respective categories) Sample categories include: Math Teacher, Librarians, Elementary Teachers, Music Teachers, Psychologists, Special Ed

AccessIT promotes the use of electronic and information technology for students and employees with disabilities in educational institutions at all academic levels. This Web site features the AccessIT Knowledge Base, a searchable database of questions and answers regarding accessible electronic and information technology. It is designed for educators, policy makers, librarians, technical support staff, and students and employees with disabilities and their advocates.

Epic! For Educators Thousands of popular, high-quality books for K - 5 Epic! is 100% Free For Elementary School Teachers and Librarians in the U.S. and Canada

KidsClick! is a web search site designed for kids by librarians - with kid-friendly results Pictures, Sound, and video, too

Blog about using digital media in the library.

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) launched the first "Read Captions Across America" campaign in 2006 as a part of the National Education Association's (NEA) annual "Read Across America" initiative. This event is the nation's largest reading celebration, focusing our attention on motivating children to read in addition to their mastering basic skills. Bill Stark explains what captions are, how they act as an instant reading incentive, and what reading benefits can occur from the use of captioning. The DCMP's support to teachers, librarians, and others in making the activity a success is also overviewed.

Teachers, when you are watching a video at school...turn the captions on to increase reading abilities. Parents, when watching TV at home with your kids, turn the captions on to increase reading skills.