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This blog post is great because she discusses different technological venues to receive feedback from students.

I choose this resource for this chapter because I wanted to provide people with an alternative way to conduct formative assessments. These type of assessments provide feedback right away and actively engage the students. Since these assessments are web based, they can be conducted with any type of smart device.

This website tool is excellent for students that use cell phone with data service or school's wifi. This is also good for getting feedback from students in your class, and Kahoot.it makes the learning fun too!

Buzzmath is the best way to practice your middle school math skills. It's fun, it has immediate detailed feedback and examples that allow you to progress at your own pace. This website helps students practice with math and gives them immediate feedback on their work.

Tracking progress of their entire class, this website ables teachers to create and assign formative assessments . Students study at their own pace to navigate learning while getting immediate feedback and personalized support.

This site has testimonials which gives great feedback for teachers to help them decide if PBL will be effective in their classroom. It has examples of different PBL's as well.

Padlet is another way to collaborate with students or parents who want to quickly and easily post something for anyone to access. There is an option to post anonymously. It's a great tool for feedback or questions/concerns or even a way for parents and students to talk to one another.

A great resource for teachers who are stumped on how to integrate technology into their existing classroom. Includes how to get started as well as ideas like, "if you have an interactive whiteboard", "if you have computers in your classroom", etc.

eduTopia, all ready bookmarked a link to this "how to integrate technology" but his is highlighted

Integrating Technology in the classroom with some examples on what to use for the technology available.

Thinking Blocks provides interactive templates in which students use brightly colored blocks to model and solve problems. As students work through the problems they are provided with feedback as to whether or not they are using the correct sequence to solve each problem. There are templates and problems for addition, multiplication, fractions, and ratios. You can also develop your own problems using the modeling tool.

Reviews of Blendspace by teachers who have actually used it and give honest feedback.

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.

Effective communication is essential for building school-family partnerships. It constitutes the foundation for all other forms of family involvement in education.

This article explains some benefits of good parent-teacher relationships and gives some examples of ways to build this type of relationship. This would be good to look at when creating my own classroom.

Get beyond ticket out the door and freshen up your formative assessment approaches with these strategies.

Get beyond ticket out the door and freshen up your formative assessment approaches with these strategies.

Get beyond ticket out the door and freshen up your formative assessment approaches with these strategies.

PE Central's LOG IT Program Log It invites students, teachers, schools, classes, and parents to record their physical activity steps, miles, or kilometers online! Features include a virtual hike across the United States; feedback about daily goals; compare your progress to others; and you can view your weekly and monthly progress.

Allows teachers to create surveys. Good for assessing what students already know, or evaluating feedback.

ClassDojo is a great website creator that specializes in behavioral management. Teachers can provide feedback on students to their parents and the student themselves as well as keep everyone up to date on class activities.