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This is a free video editing software designed for students and teachers.

Information on different types of computer usage in the classroom and through computer labs. Information on budgeting, space, layout, etc.

This website is a great source for teachers when they are thinking about creating a class website. It presents the benefits of a class website, along with suggestions of what the website should include. There are also links to various services that provide interactivity to the site.

Want to get a sense of how students will perform on upcoming state tests? Front Row Assessments are designed with the SBAC and PARCC tests in mind. Familiarize students with testing formats by practicing on Front Row. Assessments can test anywhere from a single standard or all grade-level domains to easily adapt to teachers' needs!

Facebook may be perceived as a distraction for online learning audiences. However, there are ways that instructional designers can actually use it to their advantage to create immersive and engaging eLearning experiences. In this article, they share a Facebook guide for eLearning professionals explaining why Facebook is such a powerful eLearning tool.

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.

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 PDF entails a checklist for students to use when evaluating a web page.

A pre-designed form to evaluate information to use in your classrooms!

Google Scholar is a search engine designed to search scholarly journals, Supreme Court records, and patent records.

A safe and reliable search engine for students

A safe, more reliable search engine for students to conduct research on a wide variety of subjects.

Wix is another online website creator for the classroom. This one is really cool because it does have a format that can be used from a mobile device. This website is a for more tech savvy teachers who have the time to figure out it's many different features.

This is a great website to build your own website

Create a free website with Wix.com. Customize with Wix' free website builder, no coding skills needed. Choose a design, begin customizing and be online today! This can be used to make a teacher website for parents and students to access for information that will be helpful for the class as well as to get to know you as a teacher.

This offers many resources you can use when teaching about digital citizenship.

This offers many resources you can use when teaching about digital citizenship.

InCtrl offers a series of free standards-based lessons that teach key digital citizenship concepts. These lessons, for students in grades 4-8, are designed to engage students through inquiry-based activities, and collaborative and creative opportunities.

This video will help me teach my students about primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. This will be a great aid, as well as a resource for my students to refer back to.