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"RIF offers scores of activities for readers of every age group and every skill level. Our activities provide solid learning opportunities through interaction with peers and siblings, and promote literacy through structured learning opportunities with parents. Best of all, they're fun. "

Great site for finding activities to do with the kids. NO all technology. But gives you great paper and glue ideas.

Virtual Environments Enable New Models of Learning Hundreds of leading universities and school systems around the world use Second Life as a vibrant part of their educational programs. Linden Lab works enthusiastically with education organizations to familiarize them with the benefits of virtual worlds, connect them with educational peers active in Second Life, and showcase their inworld projects and communities. A large, active education community-with hundreds of K-12 and higher education members-are engaged in Second Life. The Open University, Harvard, Texas State, and Stanford are just a few of the many universities that have set up virtual campuses where students can meet, attend classes, and create content together. Second Life has also proven a valuable professional development medium for educators. Organizations such as the NMC have fostered shared learning among educators and are networking, running inworld seminars, conferences and symposia on learning and creativity related to virtual worlds. Visit the NMC website to learn about the range of Second Life related information and activity on offer or learn about the programs produced by their diverse international membership.

" What amazed me most about Classtools.net was not the valuable tools provided, but the ability for teachers to easily customize these tools and use them in any subject area. If that is not enough, how about the ability to embed your newly made instructional resource on your own classroom website, wiki, or blog? Any educator will also like the fact that students have no need to log in or sign up for an account… and neither do teachers! Need tutorials… they are provided! Do samples help you understand better… you will find plenty! Is budget a problem… then free should be affordable! Classtools.net is the work of educator, Russel Tarr, Head of History at the International School of Toulouse, France. Upon entering the site, educators will see the listing of tools. Clicking on a tool allows teachers to individualize that specific tool for their own classroom needs. Teachers then have the option of copying a generated link to place on their own web site or of copying a generated code to embed as a tool (widget) on their classroom site. Also, on the front page, are some video links that will provide further information. Two videos that provide excellent information are the 1 Minute Overview and How to Create Games. The Listing Of Over 20 Digital Tools For Your Classroom The tools that you can even customize are included below. Along with this tool listing you will find descriptions of each tool, an overview of and samples of specific tools (if provided), and any related video (if provided). * Arcade Game Generator - Allows teachers to create concept builders, practice exercises, and reviews. Best of all, one set up feeds into five different game possibilities at the same time The teacher can choose which game, or allow students a choice. Make sure you check out all the examples and pre-made games in (overview and samples). Also watch the How to Create Games . * Random Name Picker - Can be used as an activity management tool or skip the names.

Sign up today to receive a FREE Financial Literacy Kit including posters, teacher's guides, reproducible activities, and parent guides. * The Learn and Earn Program with the Secret Millionaires Club and Warren Buffett inspires and enables your students to learn good financial behavior in a fun and engaging way. * The program includes nationally aligned educational extensions of Warren Buffett's animated series teaching financial and entrepreneurial lessons. * In the animated web series on AOL Kids and in an all new prime time special on The Hub Network, the SMC Kids get financial and business advice from one of the most successful investors of all time, Warren Buffett. * Program materials are aligned to HMH's Go Math curriculum. Sign up today for a free sample activity.

Filamentality provides fill-in-the-blank templates that allow teachers to use Web resources to create interactive classroom activities. A variety of activity templates are available, including Hotlists, Subject Samplers, Treasure Hunts, and WebQuests.

The Learning Network is a blog-style website that features New York Times news content for teacher use. Great features include a word of the day, a fill-in-the-blanks news story activity, a visual thinking activity that poses an image with questions of inference and comprehension, and even the Six Questions, which regularly use embedded video and audio.

"Wikispaces makes managing your class a breeze, with tools to handle day-to-day work and features to tackle the special activities you've only dreamed of."

"August 6, 2011 Social Networking's Good and Bad Impacts on Kids Psychologists explore myths, realities and offer guidance for parents WASHINGTON-Social media present risks and benefits to children but parents who try to secretly monitor their kids' activities online are wasting their time, according to a presentation at the 119th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. "While nobody can deny that Facebook has altered the landscape of social interaction, particularly among young people, we are just now starting to see solid psychological research demonstrating both the positives and the negatives," said Larry D. Rosen, PhD, professor of psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills."

"I got sent this PowerPoint which is from the Victorian Department of Education and it contains a great little activity using PowerPoint to create a choose your own adventure story based around Halloween."

Considering the heavy female demographic happening on Pinterest, we were surprised to find the U.S. Army had a well-stocked profile, until we checked out the rest of their online goings-on. The Army is all up on the Internet. And, in a very active way -- it doesn't just have social media profiles to have its hand in the future. It has robust profiles on various sites, ranging from the big social media players like Twitter to newbs like Pinterest, each appropriately using the platform as a PR tool. It's really quite impressive for such an established, bureaucratic organization that one would assume would stink at the Web.

"K12 Digital Citizenship This site provides k12 curriculum on digital citizenship and professional development for adults working with K12 students on digital citizenship. What is digital citizenship? Using technology Safely Responsibly Critically Pro-actively to contribute to the digital society For a six-module online tutorial on using this wiki, go to http://ecitizenship.csla.net/ "

Math test activities for students and teachers of all grade levels

"Designed with your busy schedule in mind, DEN Connects builds thematic units around four different activities that allow you to select which components meet your needs. Mini Lessons: Try our quick 20-30 minute lessons that have media and effective integration strategies embedded. Student Digital Dives: Take a scavenger hunt through Discovery Education for resources on this month's topic. Content Creation Challenge: Try our content creation tool-of-the-month. We'll provide you simple instructions and a platform to showcase your students' work. Class-to-Class Connections: Have your students connect with other students around the world through video chats. We'll provide you a list of educators interested in making connections."

"Find and use thousands of FREE games, videos, and interactives in all major K-12 subjects and aligned to the Common Core"

IXL has a whopping 2,000 math-practice modules that meet nearly all the Common Core math standards. You'll find Pre-K games covering the fundamentals through high school lessons and learning activities on geometry, how to graph equations, or the Pythagorean theorem, for example.

NRICH is a website featuring activities to challenge and engage kids with math problems, games, and projects set in relevant contexts. The site is divided into four student homepages representing the "5 Key Stages," or grade bands within the British education system, and corresponding U.S. K-12 grade level info is available.

The Design Squad Nation website complements the PBS Kids television show "Design Squad," in which teenagers compete to create the most novel solutions to engineering challenges. The competitive aspect of activities, along with video demonstration of the brainstorming and prototyping that go into design, make the website a great learning tool for kids.

"NGAkids Art Zone interactives offer an entertaining and informative introduction to art and art history. Featuring a variety of art-making tools that encourage exploration and creativity, these activities are suitable for all ages. Simply select a thumbnail image at the left or click one of the colorful banners above to learn more about each program."

It seems like there isn't much you can't do on an iPhone. This makes it the perfect gadget for students and web workers alike who need the convenience and ease of having schedules, finance tools, reference materials and more at their fingertips. Here are 100 apps that are well worth trying out as they can save you time, streamline your daily activities and make keeping up with schoolwork or real work much easier.