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While technology integration is obviously very beneficial, it is important to make sure that you aren't falling into the challenges associated with it. Here is a great resource with some of the challenges associated with technology integration. Looking at the challenges outlined in the PDF will help you brainstorm ways to overcome them!

Answers common questions about teachers using resources such as; What can educators use? How can they use it? Has some engaging videos to help teachers and students understand the subject

In K-12 education, it's a challenge to navigate the copyright and fair use waters. What can educators use? How can they use it? VideoAmy has collected some fun, engaging videos to help teachers and students understand the confusing subject. This website talks about copyright and fair use when you are using someone elses work.

In K-12 education, it's a challenge to navigate the copyright and fair use waters. What can educators use? How can they use it? VideoAmy has collected some fun, engaging videos to help teachers and students understand the confusing subject. This website talks about copyright and fair use when you are using someone elses work.

Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge. In Gold Standard PBL, Essential Project Design Elements include:

This website goes into detail about what Project Based Learning is. This is a great tool other than the textbook to get a complete grasp on the concept. Not only does it describe PBL as "a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge", but it also provides steps to follow when creating an engaging PBL assignment lesson plan. These steps include: Key Knowledge, Challenging Problem, Sustained Inquiry, Authenticity, Student Voice & Choice, Reflection, Critique & Revision, and Public Product. Following this list of steps and making sure the lesson plan provides all of these points will make for an engaging class. Another component this website contains is a blog for educators to post about the Project Based lessons they implemented in the classroom. I believe sharing ideas with other teachers is one of the most helpful ways to improve your own teaching because you receive feedback and encouragement to what you are doing well, and what can be changed for the benefit of the class.

This video series goes inside the classrooms of educators who use technology tools in their lessons every day. Learn from their challenges, celebrate their successes, and share their resources in every episode.

This video series goes inside the classrooms of educators who use technology tools in their lessons every day. Learn from their challenges, celebrate their successes, and share their resources in every episode.

As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there's a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a "filter bubble" and don't get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview. Eli Pariser argues powerfully that this will ultimately prove to be bad for us and bad for democracy. Our filter bubble causes Google and other search engines to limit our searches by personalizing them. Personalized filters look at what you click on first which will throw off the balance of the information you receive. This filter bubble is important to understand so you know when search engines are personlizing your searches so that you can learn how to balance your searches.

Welcome to our professional learning series on building a PLN. This series guides you step by step through the process of setting up your own PLN. The aim of this first step is to: Explain what is a PLN. Help you understand why educators create their own PLN.

Welcome to our professional learning series on building a PLN. This series guides you step by step through the process of setting up your own PLN. It's great for people who still need to delve deeper into what a PLN actually is.

This is a very information-rich site that further introduces the PLN and delves into several different avenues a teacher can take in developing their PLN, with one avenue explored being Twitter. I particularly found the Step 6: Curation page to be intriguing. This page introduces curation, the strategic collection and compilation of knowledge and media found online, and demonstrates how it can be a valuable tool for educators engaged in expanding and sharing their constant learning and teaching journeys (See the video towards the middle of the page where a teacher shows his netvibes and scoopit accounts, and the very complex ways in which teachers can organize and share knowledge from these information collection/filtering tools. VERY valuable for our fast-paced and information-heavy time.)

By having students create their own classroom floor plans it helps them consider some the challenges involved in the set up of their rooms. Teachers have to consider each and everyone of their students physical/emotional needs.

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

This article details the challenges learned by a teacher attempting to incorporate PBL into their classroom. This article also gives tips for teachers wanting to use PBL in their classrooms.

Guide to creating a PLN. Comprised of 10 sections linked to the main page. Each section includes images and videos that help to illustrate the process.

Know it or not, you already have some sort of Personal Learning Network or PLN! It could be your colleagues, family, students, friends - whoever! But with the power of the web and online collaborat...

10 Great Steps to Grow Your Own PLN

PBL Explained

This site provides a great summary of PBL, as well as informing the teacher why they should use PBL in the classroom. It is very thorough, and it provides external resources.

A website that breaks down the basics of project based learning into simple, and easy to understand ideas.

Explains powerful key word components such as proper nouns, numbers, and important ideas. Instructs how to derive key words and form them into a query. Tests capability by conducting flash card quizzes for search queries.

Explains powerful key word components such as proper nouns, numbers, and important ideas. Instructs how to derive key words and form them into a query. Tests capability by conducting flash card quizzes for search queries.

Here's our list of the must have apps for Kindergarten. Educational games that will keep your kindergarten aged child challenged and engaged as well as fun reading apps to help them learn without even trying.

Education Nation is a nationally broadcast, in-depth conversation about improving education in America. During an interactive summit on Rockefeller Plaza, parents, teachers and students will meet with leaders in politics, business and technology to explore the challenges and opportunities in education today.

Coolmath Games is a brain-training site, for everyone, where logic & thinking & math meets fun & games. This would be a great way to let students play with technology and continue learning about math!

Coolmath Games is a brain-training site, for everyone, where logic & thinking & math meets fun & games. These games have no violence, no empty action, just a lot of challenges that will make you forget you're getting a mental workout! This website is full of math games for anything that a student may need practice with!