LPS Tech Mentors

" From teaching resources for the nature of science and authentic field journals to wacky videos about numbers, I am sure that you will find something in the following list the works for you!"

"Charts and graphs are effective tools to convey information in a simple and visual way. They're also a great way to track trends and help explain complex datasets."

"we've assembled a list of education "apps" for Apple devices that we think are noteworthy. Five are free,"

"Technology evangelist Colette Cassinelli demonstrates how to acquire, edit and use podcasts in the classroom."

"Through digital storytelling we motivate our learners to apply, contextualize, visualize, and personalize the language they learn."

"And now you're thinking, "should I jump on the wagon too? "...everything you need to know about Pinterest and a bunch of resources so you can decide if you or your business are ready to join the hottest trend online."

Learn how to use Skype on your iOS devices (iPad, iPod touch, etc). Even though Facetime is an easy app to use with iOS, sometimes you want to call someone who isn't on a Mac (or you might just be a Skype user).

"Learn tips and tricks to save time, increase your productivity, and manage your email efficiently."

Build your own bug - make decisions based on the different parts of the bug.

A blog with daily writing tips to try in classrooms.

"Pics4Learning is a safe, free image library for education. Teachers and students can use the copyright-friendly photos and images for classrooms, multimedia projects, web sites, videos, portfolios, or any other project in an educational setting."

" handy tips on improving search results and using popular Google products "

"At its heart, clever searching lies at the intersection of critical thinking, imagination, and the savvy use of technical tools.These searches are examples of a broader strategy called predictive search, in which you winnow down to your best results by anticipating their common factors.Google search allows you to specify common factors by color or terms, but also by characteristics like language, medium, or geographical or chronological features, in order to narrow down to exactly what you need."

"Here are five Facebook fundamentals that educators need to know."

From what is a Hashtag to the most popular Hashtags on Twitter, this is a good resources for navigating the Twitter world.

I just found this site and it seems to be pretty useful. There are resources like worksheets and games. The games are hit and miss but I like the fraction pizza game and the Symmetry game goes great with math lessons I used to do when I was in third grade. - Courtney A

Courtney found this great site and says... I belong to a teacher blog for primary grades and the owner just posted this site\. It's a public school site from Virginia. It has resources broken down by grade level, then subject, then GLE. Some of the sites are older but I've found some that have Ipad apps so it appears to be somewhat current. Enjoy!

Interesting way to use Google Calendar. You can share an appointment with a guest so they don't need access to Google, but to see the entire page of appointments available you have to have a Google account. This would be great for scheduling PT Conferences, but with the need to have a Google account, I'm not sure that is realistic to think all parents will have an account. I can see students signing up for study sessions, etc.

How technology has changed throughout the years in the classroom