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An article describing some applications of social networking tools in the classroom.

this site has many different methods and theories discussed in the learning environment that would be great for beginners to review and learn from

Spanish and Art at Alta High School

Create stories using social media. Turn what people post on social media into compelling stories. Collect the best photos, video, tweets and more to publish them as simple, beautiful stories that can be embedded anywhere.

The Center for Courage & Renewal helps foster personal and professional renewal through retreats that offer the time and space to reflect on life and work. These retreats, called Courage to Teach, circles of trust or Courage to Lead, are led by skilled facilitators and make use of poetry and stories, solitude, reflection, and deep listening.

Voicethread uses in the classroom

Here are some nice applications for Voice thread in the classroom

Voicethread for Educators group. Place to share ideas and get questions asked for using Voicethread in the classroom.

Fascinating video for two reasons, 1- it describes motivation in an easy to understand way; 2- the presentation technique is amazing.

I really enjoyed that! Great presentation method. It had me engaged for the entire 10 minutes. Shows the power of combining visual and auditory stimuli to teach a given topic.

I received this webpage in an ASTD certification course and enjoy receiving the free newsletter monthly with new ways to engage learners.

This is the MBTI test that was originally created by Carl Jung but then adopted and taken further by his daughter. It's not the true personality test but gave me the same type indicator as the one that cost money. This is a great practice for teachers and leaders to understand others styles in learning

National Geographic's resource page for teachers. It has information and games that can be used in lesson plans.

This web site contains links and helpful information for teachers.

This web site has free webinars for teachers. "PBS Teachers offers a series of FREE webinars featuring leading education technology experts and PBS producers sharing resources and strategies to help teachers use digital media to engage students in rich learning experiences."

Interesting forecasting on the field.