Video of Pat Cunningham, professor at Wake Forest, discussing in detail how to teach letters, sounds, and words within a Four Blocks Literacy Framework.
Rich variety of resources for classroom teachers, or anyone interested in educating teachers and children. Spend some time exploring. Not a quick stop.
Pew Resesearch Center survey of almost 2,500 Advanced Placement and National Writing Project Teachers re: impact of digital technologies on middle school and high school student.
Tiki-Toki is free, web-based software for creating timelines on the internet. Great classroom activity for capturing highlights of the year, recounting a field trip, etc.
Remarkable resource for teachers. Online tools, lesson resources, activities referenced to standards. Various curricular areas and general tools that are useful across curriculum. Free.