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An excellent source on the teacher's role in taking charge of the internet in the classroom.

I chose this resource because how technology helps with classroom collaboration. How it flattens the walls of the classroom. It also talks about how students grow with classroom collaboration. Then it has a few videos describing specific case studies with teachers and classroom collaboration.

I love this website because it's like a huge, online how-to guide on how to implement the use of iPads in your classroom. It has ideas for every age level and games that follow Bloom's Taxonomy.

This website contains many things centered around iPad use in the classroom. It has a list of K-12 iPad apps. It also has several ways for teachers to evaluate apps based on different criteria to see if the app is classroom worthy.

This article is about how 21st century children learn, which is with technology. It says that it is important that teachers are up to date with the students in their classrooms so they can better reach them. It says technology can be used for creation and design, discovery and exploration, it shifts the roles from the teachers to the students, and it gives the students and authentic audience.

This website shows how in today's day and age students need educators to re-envision the role of technology in the classroom for them.

This website discusses the importance of storytelling when teaching new material to a class. We felt like when most people think of storytelling they only think of teaching in that method to younger kids but it can actually be beneficial to all ages. We thought this website had a lot of good reasons and facts as to why storytelling can be beneficial in the classroom.

This article is a good read because at the bottom it gives tips on how to get people engaged and do what you want them to do!  Highlighted in green is the important tips I took out of this read. 

A good story can make or break a presentation, article, or conversation. But why is that? When Buffer co-founder Leo Widrich started to market his product through stories instead of benefits and bullet points, sign-ups went through the roof. Here he shares the science of why storytelling is so uniquely powerful.

This resource is good for knowing which project based learning styles are good for certain ages and grades in the classroom.

I chose this webpage for personal instruction. I was concerned about how, as a pre-service elementary teacher, I could incorporate this into my future classroom. This page highlights how I could go about doing that.

This website shows teachers how to use Blendspace within the classroom, focusing specifically on elementary age teachers and lessons. Two different boards are taught: curriculum-based and recreational-based lesson boards

This was our first pick out of the resources. It's an education website that we used to find quality apps best for our students learning. Instead of it being just a general search engine we could put specifics in place to narrow our search.

This is a GREAT website for teachers of ALL ages. It provides lesson plans (PDF and online versions), interactive games, classroom posters, and numerous other teaching tools for teaching students about Digital Citizenship. It also has these tools for other topics like EdTech and Professional Development.

Hundreds of lessons are available, most of which include hands-on activities. This site has always been my favorite source of lesson ideas for this reason. I easily adapt the lessons to include technology and opportunities for the students to engage in research.

This is an app with e-books that can be used in the classroom or at home. It provides a large variety of genres and age levels.

This is a great source because it includes iPad apps for every situation you can imagine. There are apps for all ages, over countless subjects, and for the teacher.

This website provides a list of lesson plans you can use in your classroom for grades K-12.

Common Sense Media improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media. Useful information for all grade levels regarding digital citizenship

Check out our Scope & Sequence below to find the right resources for your classroom. The grade-differentiated units spiral to address a cross-curricular approach. Teachers can use the units either sequentially by grade or at any grade level within the band.

I think this site is perfect for chapter 8 because it is an excellent resource for finding iPad apps suitable for all age groups and subject areas. It even has apps for Bloom's Taxonomy!

This is a great website that talks about different apps for teachers and students, it is categorized into many groups for easy access.

Get recommended app lists, webcasts and resources selected by Apple Distinguished Educators. Our recommended apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels, instructional strategies and classroom settings. We are what we app! I chose this resource for chapter 8 because it has recommended apps for numerous grade levels and subjects along with apps for special education students and teachers. This is a reliable source that can be useful with searching for educational apps.

Easy way to inform all of the students what is going on in the class

Edmodo is an easy way to get your students connected so they can safely collaborate, get and stay organized, and access assignments, grades, and school messages.

Edmodo is an easy way to get your students connected so they can safely collaborate, get and stay organized, and access assignments, grades, and school messages. This final resource is a tool that you can create a page for parents and students to access with useful information related to the class. It works similar to a Facebook page, but is a more appropriate way to communicate.

These OWL resources helps to see if a source is credible or not.

Using research