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Opening up lines of communication via Twitter, Facebook, and other social networking tools also helps students check on their peers’ safety.

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part of their preparation for the new school year teachers try to look for new web resources and materials they can use to help them with their teaching

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We have already published lists of free websites for teachers of ; Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies , Music Education , Economics, and Physical Education and Health, ESOL and today we are going to provide you with another list of great websites where teachers can find lesson plans, teaching tips and many more.

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Students don't need to know about social media at this point -- it isn't age appropriate.

we were all taught the "social media" of our time in early elementary school.

effective social behavior could be modeled at a young age.

I've seen their Padlet wall of questions, witnessed the delivery of tadpoles, and watched a young boy read to his amphibian friend -- all through Twitter.

provides an amazingly detailed view of life in a connected classroom.

to engage in the cultivation of their own Personal Learning Networks (PLNs). Her students not only learn, but also share their learning with a broader community. Whether through whole-group Twitter activities and Skype, calls or individual KidBlogs, these students recognize that there are connections to be made beyond their Ontario classroom -- all while working on their reading, writing, communication and collaboration.

Social media enables the creation of meaningful connections.

By empowering her students with the use of social media, Kristin Ziemke connects them to a global audience and introduces them to the complex communication required to be effective digital citizens.

paper could be the best teaching tool.

To teach the concept of posting and commenting, the students created physical blogs on bulletin boards in the hallway of the school.

focus on the writing process within a familiar context,

Students gained experience with posting, tagging and commenting without any of the concerns often associated with "being online."

what's important is that we introduce all children to social media in appropriate and meaningful ways, regardless of their age, such that they can connect to a global audience and develop as empowered, networked learners.

ducation portfolios to evaluate students. Educators have known about the benefits of paper based portfolios for generations. Portfolios allow students to express creativity for difficult to assess subjects. Teachers can choose from a variety of online portfolio providers tailored to the needs of their classroom. They also serve as a platform for students to demonstrate growth. Online portfolios have many advantages over paper based options because they cost less and allow for more robust outreach. Online portfolios are also amenable to a wider variety of formats including video, music or other interactive features.

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To overcome these obstacles, we must persuade teachers that technology will empower them and help their students learn.

Many businesses use open-source servers for their efficiency and costs savings. They often have large communities that provide high quality customer support. Best of all, open-source technologies often cost less than proprietary products.

use Facebook or Twitter to post a topic for discussion and get all students involved and interacting with one another

Having students post their work in blogs is a great way to allow student to showcase all their hard work or works-in-progress. Students can help each other out by posting comments and suggestions for each other.

You can easily create and post podcasts for students who want to review or were absent so every student has the opportunity to soak it all in.

peak with virtual guest lecturers, and make friends and interact with others in different countries.

A great way to optimize collaboration is to use mobile devices in the classroom by letting students use them in group work.

Quick, easy Polling Applications

are two of many applications that make it quick and easy to create simple polls that can let you gather feedback from students – determine if they are struggling with a topic, if they know the correct answers to questions you ask, and so on. They can often participate in these polls using a smartphone.

You can also gather feedback by creating a “back channel” using Twitter.

2. Gamify It

Leveraging gaming mechanics can make learning more fun is probably easier than you think. For example, any time you bring competition or levels of achievement to a classroom exercise, you’re gamifying your classroom.

Here’s a variety of resources and ideas for using gaming in the classroom:

3. Let Students Create

4. Get Interactive

Here’s a few tools and ideas to consider.

Online Interactive White Boards

Bounceapp

Interactive apps that work with Smartphones

5. Have Students Collaborate

Here are a number of tools and techniques for classroom collaborations.

6. Project Based Learning

7. Simulations

Economics

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8. Bring in a Guest or Two

With the power of video conferencing apps like Skype, Google Hangout, Facetime, and others, our ability to connect with people all across the world has never been better or less costly. Teachers have been using Skype and similar tools to being guest lecturers, experts, students, and others into the classroom for years

SchoolTube: A moderated video sharing site designed for K-12 students and teachers Twiducate: A secure microblogging site similar to Twitter, but aimed at elementary and secondary school students Collaborize Classroom: An app that allows teachers to create a password-protected website to post and update classroom curriculums, and add multimedia, documents and charts. Gaggle Apps: Social learning tools designed for K-12 students that include discussion boards, blogs, email, and even a “learning wall” that can all be customized by a teacher.

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