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Explores how Project Based Learning is a dynamic classroom approach in which students explore real world problems through hands-on, engaging activities. This website provides evidence of PBL through videos. The video portion of this website is very helpful and connects to this chapter because it shows different activities that teacher's can use to engage their students. Not only are there videos, but there is also topics that organize the different types of lessons and activities making it organized and efficient to use. Lastly there is a blog where teachers can communicate with each other, exploring new ideas and topics.

This article talks about the difference in making projects and project based learning.

This article talks about the difference in making projects and project based learning.

This website explores the difference between projects and project based learning. Projects can represent a range of tasks that can be done at home or in the classroom that, quickly or over time. Project Based Learning according to this website features project and focuses on how learning and the product itself. This website contains a tab for information, but it also has a tab for parents which is different compared to other websites explored. It also features a tab for teacher development talking about a conference for teachers to help with PBL.

In Domino Effect, students find out how much Domino's is really charging for pizza and explore this even further in three project tasks, Chain Gang, Cover Me and Top It Like It's Hot. Great activity for middle school math!

In Domino Effect, students find out how much Domino's is really charging for pizza and explore this even further in three project tasks, Chain Gang, Cover Me and Top It Like It's Hot. Great activity for middle school math!

aptures what teachers do, what it looks like in the classroom, and explores important instructional strategies that promote student-centered learning autonomy

Explore the tools in Windows Movie Maker and learn about how to get started making a movie.

Explore the tools in Windows Movie Maker and learn about how to get started making a movie.

Welcome to the Carnegie Cyber Academy, the most prestigious cyber defense training facility in the world. At the Academy, we train our cadets in online safety so that they can protect themselves and others from the attacks of malicious Cyber Villains. The Internet is a growing part of our daily lives. It is my hope that future generations will be able to continue exploring Cyberspace in a safe and secure way.

This activity allows the user to measure angles and explore the concept of "scale" as it pertains to maps, images, and drawings. The scale feature allows the user to define a scale and then using that scale, measure distances or areas on a selected image.

This website gives pros and cons of electronic note taking vs. hard copy note taking. It also gives generalized tips on taking notes.

This article lists the top 10 content curation tools for teachers. It includes valuable resources for organizing and utilizing resources that supports this week's lessons. This article is valuable for exploring other curation tools.

This video is extremely helpful because it walks a person through using a search engine. The article on this same site also relates useful information. One part of the article reads: "This little crash course will teach you how to explore the Net more efficiently."

You read that correctly: Zombie-Based Learning. This website is awesome because it gives you ways how to connect your lessons to Zombies. It makes the classroom environment much more fun!

This is a great website because it shows different ways to incorporate creative curriculum in the classroom to help engage students. There are a lot of different curriculum options to explore throughout the website.

This is a great website because it shows different ways to incorporate creative curriculum in the classroom to help engage students. There are a lot of different curriculum options to explore throughout the website.

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

This is another cite to explore, that also enables users to create info-graphs.

Create posters with information that can be neatly presented to the class after being printed off. Instead of worrying about whether or not the glue is going to hold the pictures on you can easily create a custom poster online now.

The Smithsonian Science Education Center presents: Good Thinking! a new original series and professional development resource for science educators. Join dedicated science teacher Isabella Reyes as she explores the inner workings of her students' minds, identifies common pitfalls in the teaching of complex scientific topics, and learns new techniques for effective classroom practices grounded in the latest education research. "

Take a virtual tour with students to allow them to connect with the outside world.

This resource is great to explore apps and websites to use to integrate technology in the classrooms.

A creative Infographic that explores the question of how technology integration is beneficial to the classroom. It provides statistics on the importance of technology in the 21st century, and list how integrating technology is a good idea.

I chose this resource because it lists various apps and websites that teachers could use for student collaboration in the classroom. The website is a credible site that many of educators like to use. You can explore each of the websites or apps in more detail by just clicking on them.