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These 7 tips on how to use technology in the classroom encourage more creative class time and learning.

This website is just a simple way to see why and how technology is needed in the classroom.

I really like this website because its lets you see both the good and some of the bad when having technology in the classroom.

Common Sense Graphite is a site by teachers, for teachers that helps you find the best educational technology resources and learn the best practices for implementing them in your classroom. Brought to you by Common Sense Media: Empowering kids to thrive in a world of media and technology. I really liked this website because it organizes applications by subject, grades, and skills. This gives teachers the opportunity to strategically pick applications to engage their students based on where they are individually.

Common Sense Graphite is a site by teachers, for teachers that helps you find the best educational technology resources and learn the best practices for implementing them in your classroom. Brought to you by Common Sense Media: Empowering kids to thrive in a world of media and technology.

History of educational technology infographic.

History of educational technology infographic.

Teaching history with technology can be a great way to engage students while also building bridges between the history classroom and the technology department at your school. One good place to start is by exploring some of the technologies available to you in the classroom.

An interesting article about technology integration in the classroom according to ISTE standards.

An interesting article about technology integration in the classroom according to ISTE standards.

Using video games in the classroom to better integrate technology.

Using video games in the classroom to better integrate technology.

Here are 15 apps that work great with a one iPad setup AND help to keep kids on task and stay engaged with what you are learning. If you are having trouble figuring out how to use one iPad in a classroom then this website is perfect for you.

Apples* pdf giving questions to ask oneself while finding the correct app for your students in the classroom. Also, where to find apps and determine educational apps from game apps.

Description of using apps in the classroom. Learning to integrate apps in the classroom based on learning experience.

This video is made from a teacher who has "flipped" her classroom. She shows what it looks like to flip a classroom and how it is beneficial.

This article talks about 5 reasons you should use digital portfolios in your classroom.

5 Reasons To Use Digital Portfolios In Your Classroom

How teachers and students can use blogs in the classroom.

As iPads continue to invade classrooms all over the United States, the schools that have not already integrated them as learning tools are starting to feel an increasing pressure to allow iPads in the classroom. The first educational institutions to hop on the iPad bandwagon were higher education institutions and high schools.

This website gives examples of the various things that parents want out of a classroom website. It also provides more examples of classroom websites for a guideline of how successful ones operate. This is beneficial to this lesson because it is important to remember that parents are active components of the classroom and they deserve to be kept in the loop and involved in the day-to-day activities of the class. This website provides ideas and evidence to promote a classroom community involving all parties.

This website shows how a teacher can use an iPad for a flipped classroom. This website also lists different apps and websites that you can use on an iPad in order to find good content for the classroom.

This is an excellent and concise article on what teachers who are skilled at integrating iPads in their classroom do. The format is very simple, but it teaches ten very helpful tips on how to be the best educator you can be when incorporating this technology into the classroom.