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I chose this resource because it briefly explains a PLN. Then it explains five reason why future teachers should start their PLN right now and goes into explicit detail.

How are teacher's performances assessed? This article breaks down the assessment of teachers and some of the challenges teachers face.

This is a good site for connecting education and technology. It has options for you to choose rather you are a teacher or a student; they also have a teachers guide column.

This is a direct link to create a custom search engine through Google.

A site that teachers can use to make custom search engines for their classrooms.  These search engines can be as broad or specific as the teacher chooses. The tutorial video is very helpful to get you started!

Blogger is a website where you can create your own blog. It is a great way for teachers to create their own teacher blog

Tells how teachers deal with the new technology in the classroom, and how they should not be afraid of it. Some teachers do not want to use new technology in the classroom because they do not understand it or do not want to learn. This gives encouragement to those teachers who struggle with technology. It also gives helpful suggestions such as have a phone that automatically connects a teacher to a tech agent, so they do not have to wait a half hour for help.

This is a free website for teachers who need resources for their lesson plans. its fast, easy to use, and thousands of resources at your fingertips.

This is a free website for teachers who need resources for their lesson plans. its fast, easy to use, and has thousands of resources at your fingertips.

This is an article on a website written by a teacher describing how she learned to teacher her students better about literature, specially American Literature. Se also discusses different books that are most helpful.

I liked this website because it was simple to use, and I felt like it would be a really useful tool for keeping me organized when I am a teacher! I especially liked that you could keep track of where you are using differentiated learning, and keep track of standards.

This website gives insight on what a PBL is. It gives ideas for teachers to use with their students.

A website tool for teachers to use. Has different articles about many topics. Shared ideas between teachers.

This is a good resource because it has ways for teachers to create videos for their classroom without having to download and pay for any software.

Cheating isn't something that a few bad apples do every now & then, it proliferates. In a 2010 survey of teenage students, 1 in 3 admitted to plagiarizing. Therefore, plagiarism is not a problem that teachers can ignore. Technology has brought ease to plagiarism with easy, quick access to information. This guide will help teachers find tools for detecting plagiarism.

Students need to know how to find and curate information from the web. Learning how to effectively search for information on the Internet is something that teachers are not teaching their students how to do because they assume their students know how to conduct an effective search. Provided in this link is searching skills and vocabulary that will help teachers teach their kids how to effectively search.

This is a Weebly website created by Laura. Bonham, an elementary/middle school teacher. This website is a great example of how a class website can be used to keep parents up to date and informed about what is going on in the classroom. It includes things like dates, school supply needs, and homework.

This example of a functional Weebly website was created by a teacher. All updates for students and parents are located in this colorful and fun theme. Many helpful resources for her students can also help those in need of extra practice and homework.

This is a website that elementary school teachers can go to and create a classroom website. It costs $29 for the year but the website literally becomes your own, URL and all. You can design the website anyway you would like and then you just share the URL with your students and teachers and they can access what you are learning from their home.

This website details the 10 best social bookmarking resources for teachers, including descriptions for each one. I felt that this would be useful for the class to use after we discuss social bookmarking tools in class.

This website details the 10 best social bookmarking resources for teachers, including descriptions for each one. I felt that this would be useful for the class to use after we discuss social bookmarking tools in class.