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This is a short article giving a good description and good ideas for how to use a custom search in the classroom.

A thoroughly developed custom search engine. This is a great example of what a search engine can be if you invest in it.

This article is very helpful when looking at how to decide if a web source is credible.

This is a web page with a good list of search engines and their links.

This source is great for looking at how to teach children to do research in an elementary classroom setting.

These interactive, real-time collaboration tools make designers' work easier - wherever you are in the world.

This video walks you through adding a document to your portfolio. There are many different tutorials to view if you need a little help.

Common Sense Media improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media.

Tips for filming for students.

Half the battle of starting any new project is knowing where to begin. From helpful tips for shooting better video and recording great audio, to video production checklists and talent release forms, our videography tips will give you the jump start you need to begin your new video hobby or career.

Tools and tutorials for editing videos, pictures, multimedia in the classroom. 

You don't need expensive software to produce engaging course content for use inside and outside your classroom. Check out the following options -- many are free and work inside your web browser (no downloading necessary!)-- to enhance the quality and effectiveness of your presentations.

The University of Southern Florida's website offers helpful information on multimedia in the classroom, including what it is, how to implement it, and steps to use it in the classroom.

Wikispaces provides information on different curation tools, tutorials, examples of quality projects and much more.

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 site has many useful tips for how to maximize the use of your computer in a one computer classroom.

This is a great tool for ideas in teaching in a one computer classroom. It has many ideas on using it as a teacher, in groups, using as a learning station, etc. It helps give ideas on how to get the most out of a one computer classroom.

This is a great website for ideas when it come to one computer classrooms. There are described ways for it there is only a teacher computer or if there is a teacher computer and one computer for the students to use.

This is a website within classjump.com (collaboration tool) that one school created so teachers, faculty, students, and parents can collaborate and keep open lines of communication. From this site, you can view any teachers lesson plan for any particular class, as well as, get updated on upcoming events. Within this one site, there are many subpages that are easily organized so that any teacher, student, or parent can access the information they need. Assignments, payments, events, and many other things have been collaborated on this one website to make communication at any level much easier.