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Game Classroom is a one-stop web destination for accessing high-quality educational games, and homework help for K-6 students: * We scoured the web for the best and most trustworthy games, and conveniently sorted them according to skill, topic and grade level. * We spent thousands of hours creating an abundance of interactive content for parents to better understand the building blocks behind their child's development. * We created a comprehensive, free homework help section for parents/teachers to provide to children including learning tips, online resources and sample problems. All of Game Classroom's educational content has been created by professional educators with over 200 years of teaching experience, and has been outlined using state educational standards. We hope you (and your kids) enjoy Game Classroom and find it a fun place to learn and play games!

Classroom Web Tools is a collection of nine years research into Internet resources to assist in the learning process, not only in the classroom but also at home. Sites have been selected on the basis of quality, reliability, interactivity, ease of use and, of course, free of charge.

The Starter Sheets are resources for the classroom teacher. The intention of each sheet is to introduce a tool, technology or activity that could be easily adapted for use in the classroom.

Wiki dedicated to helping iPod Touch using teachers find successful ways to integrate the iPod, App Store, and other web resources into the classroom using Apple's iPod Touch.

Marylin Western's Technology Tips for Classroom Teachers.

Are you using BigHugeLabs in the classroom? Sign up for a free Educator account and get the following benefits: * Pre-register your students so they can sign in without requiring an email address. * View and download content created by your students. * Use the site advertising-free. * Ready to print ID cards for your students

Are you using BigHugeLabs in the classroom? Sign up for a free Educator account.

Follow animals in the wild with crittercams - cameras strapped to the animal - to get a better feel for what their life is like. Great way to bring up close and personal video of animals in the wild into your classroom. Includes interactive missions for assembling your own "virtual" critter cams, and other resources to explore animals in the native habitats.

Great example of a Kindergarten teacher using a blog to facilitate communication between the classroom and home. Each student has their own blog page that they use to share examples of work, drawings, writing, and what's going on in class.

eThemes is an extensive database of content-rich, age-appropriate resources organized around specific themes. These resources are created for educators to use in their classrooms.

Our goal is to provide the finest quality paper-based teaching materials to teachers and parents around the world. We aim to make all of our worksheet modules useful, valuable and effective in everyday classroom and homeschooling situations.

Are you looking for practical ways to improve student achievement? Strengthen teaching and learning processes with research-based instructional strategies combined with effective technology use. Twelve core strategies link to 30 classroom examples that show how to apply key research, using technology to engage learners and improve achievement.

Like all edcamps, attending this amazing conference on Saturday May 7th at Wayne State University is free! Click here to go directly to the registration page! We are very excited about bringing #edcamp to Detroit because we know there are many educators in the area that are dying to get together and share the wonderful things they are doing in the classroom.

View selected featured speaker presentations on REMC MI Streamnet. REMC MI Streamnet (www.MIstreamnet.org) is a collaboration of the REMC Association of Michigan and the Michigan Department of Education. Its purpose is to provide a clearinghouse of video resources for Michigan educators, including professional development, policy information, and classroom resources. The project aims to make its resources available in an easy-to-use website that is safe for school networks.

Network dedicated to connecting teachers with creative projects, and individuals or groups with the resource to make those projects possible. Has a location filter, so donors can specifically give to schools or classrooms in their area.

A simple site that allows you to view common everyday objects at their actual size. Simply input the size of your monitor in inches in the upper right hand corner, and the site will do its best to display objects that you search for at actual size. Great for use in classrooms to compare objects that aren't allowed in schools (video games, cell phones, etc.), or larger objects like pizzas, steering wheels, or money.

Flubaroo is a free tool that helps you quickly grade multiple-choice or fill-in-blank assignments. I designed it for my own classroom, and want to share it with other teachers... for free!

You made the script for Flubaroo? That's awesome!

How to videos for using technology in the classroom