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I came across this online magazine that covers eLearning while looking for information about YouTube as a learning tool. I think it's a good general resource about eLearning and is probably geared more towards the adult/corporate training side of Learning Technologies as opposed to the K-12 education side but could be used either way. I believe it fits well under the Social Cognitive Theory but each individual article may reach into other theories.

"The combination of Social and Personalized Learning makes Pear Deck an incredibly effective learning tool in any learning situation."

In this free classroom resource guide, you'll get practical tips across the K-12 spectrum, as well as a reading list and a variety of resources to help you learn more about this fascinating field. To help your students explore their own brain power, we've also included a bonus project that will get students thinking critically about how they learn.

"Digital Writing for Classrooms A community where students engage in high-interest writing for an authentic audience and teachers help students grow through the entire writing process"

What a great resource. My students are terrified of writing and this website can help them overcome that. We are using Book Creator in our class and students love the digital aspect. Maria Tovo

If we know what works to motivate students, why are so many students still unmotivated? These five questions will help you determine if your practice is really

Found a video on YouTube which is 5:50 and it is about Brain Based Learning by Eric Jensen. I am putting the link as a book mark. The link is:

One thing that stuck with me throughout this video is to make sure as an educator you know how to get the attention of a student's brain and keep it. Another thing about brain based learning that intrigued me was that you need not get the kids to care or to "buy in" what you are teaching. If they do not buy into what you are doing they won't learn.

Glynda Lee Hoffman mentioned the importance of the brain development in children's visual, auditory and motor processing. What I consonant the most with her work as a classroom teacher is that teacher might not able to understand the underlying reason for students' struggling. If we as a teacher could better understand the reason, we might be able to provide more personalized teaching to cater for students' need.