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Blendspace is a visually appealing way to present material while also keeping it organized. With the built in search engine it is easy to find images, resources, videos, and much more. Inserting it into your Blendspace is easy, just drag and drop it where you want it. Blendspace also has an option to insert a quiz and the teacher can view the results. This makes it easy for a lesson to be all-in-one.

This is one of the websites from week 7's Blendspace stations.

Although I have used computers and web based technology and resources with students for many years now, this was the first year I had access to a class set of netbooks on a daily basis. In the past, students shared the computers and laptops available in the classroom, used the Promethean board for interactive learning, or visited the computer lab whenever the timetable permitted. Katie Blumenshine, DeAnna Allen, Maci Majors, Lee Ann Sturm

This is a good resource because it provides basic rules for making digital presentations more effective.

Our topic for the week focuses on the presentation of the material you present to the classroom. This website contained information on how to create an engaging and interesting way to present the material in a classroom.

This page talks about the types of portfolios and the process in how they are created.

Chose this resource because it gives insight into what time students should be creating these portfolios.

Common Sense Media improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media. This site lets you choose which age group you want to learn about

Common Sense Media improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media. This site lets you choose which age group you want to learn about

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

This is a great video on cyber bullying. It provides students with clear steps to follow if they ever are a victim of this. I have used it for the third through fifth grades.

This internet safety video shows the consequences of sharing personal information with strangers. It is a little dated and gets mildly intense, but it gets students' attention and gets them talking about internet safety issues. You'll be surprised how many of your students have had personal experiences with being solicited for information online. This is appropriate for grades 3 through 5.

This video clearly shows kids what personal information is and why they should keep it safe. It is promoted for grades 4 through 6, but it is appropriate for 3rd grade as well.

It's so important for even young students to understand that they should protect their personal information. This video does an excellent job of defining personal information and explaining who it is okay and not okay to share it with. Appropriate for PK though 2.

I love this video for teaching internet safety to young students. It does a good job of defining what the internet is so little ones can understand. It explains how the internet can be fun and helpful but also scary without rules and an adult helper. I have used this for PK through 2nd grade.

This website discusses what exactly is technology integration and gives examples as well.

Technology integration is the use of technology resources -- computers, mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, digital cameras, social media platforms and networks, software applications, the Internet, etc. -- in daily classroom practices, and in the management of a school.

A wonderful website for examples, activities to help you learn to integrate tech into the classroom!

This government site provides information on the CIPA law and its applications to schools. "The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was enacted by Congress in 2000 to address concerns about children's access to obscene or harmful content over the Internet."

This is the chapter of the book we taught to the class.

S.O.S. for Information Literacy is a dynamic web-based multimedia resource for educators that promises to make a significant contribution to enhancing the teaching of information literacy skills to students in K-16. The project is currently in its final stage of development in which S.O.S. is being expanded for use by high school and college level educators.S.O.S. for Information Literacy will link lesson plans and teaching ideas to related real-world multimedia examples of excellence in teaching, especially focusing on collaborative efforts between classroom teachers and library media specialists in K-12. There are useful lesson plans, powerpoint, handouts, web pages, and activities for your students to learn about information literacy, plagiarism, and digital citizenship.

S.O.S is a site for helping to teach literacy in the classroom.