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I chose this resource because it explains how teachers can use social media for professional development. It explains how Twitter can be a helpful resource for teachers, how social media can be used just for teachers, and list social sites teachers can use in specific situations.

Resource for different evaluation options for teachers to use in the classroom

Make simple popsicle stick catapults for fun play at home. Popsicle stick catapults are a great STEM activity and boredom buster on bad weather days!

Make simple popsicle stick catapults. Ideas that were used for our project based learning project.

The website, "Little Bins for Little Hands" is a website that has different STEM projects and Project Based Learning projects for teachers to use in the classroom. This website shows the project of building a catapult out of popsicle sticks and rubber bands. It provides pictures, videos, steps to build one. It then provides a like to different physic activities that can be taught in the classroom using project based learning.

Tineye is a free tool that helps you conduct reverse image searches. In a reverse image search you're searching for the places where an image has been posted online. Conducting a reverse can be a good way for students to discover information about an object or location featured in a picture. As demonstrated above, when the image is located through Tineye students can click through to the source to see how the image was used and what was written about the image. Performing a reverse image search can provide students with a good lesson on digital footprints. Have them conduct a reverse image search for images they have posted online and then count the number of places where that image has appeared.

StudentGuide is filled with several useful resources for new teachers. It gives examples for teachers from grades K-12. We felt this cite was relevant because we are all going to be new teachers and the examples that the cite gives are simple, yet useful and engaging.

This is a lesson plan sites where teachers can create a "classroom" for their students to access. Teachers can post quizzes, articles, virtual field trips, etc. for their students.

This is a lesson plan sites where teachers can create a "classroom" for their students to access. Teachers can post quizzes, articles, virtual field trips, etc. for their students.

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.

This YouTube channel can e used for ideas and inspiration for multimedia in the classroom. The creators of this channel make fun, attention-getting educational videos. Keep in mind that many of these videos are geared towards high schoolers but they can spark some ideas for videos and other grade levels.

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.

Weebly for educators is a free website generator for teachers with many options for building your website including polls, surveys, contact information forms, and many more build ins!

Has step-by-step instructions and storyboarding tips on how to make a storyboard for videos. A storyboard is a tool for sketching out how a video will unfold, shot by shot. It looks like a comic strip.

This infographic describes the steps for project based learning and how they are applied in a classroom. It also discusses why they are important for students.

This infographic describes the steps for project based learning and how they are applied in a classroom. It also discusses why they are important for students.

Where to find extra funding for your classroom!

Article in the NYTimes for Infographics Week. It describes the basics of infographics and the importance of their use in the classroom. During the course of Infographics Week by giving examples of different times infographics for every subject

Article in the NYTimes for Infographics Week. It describes the basics of infographics and the importance of their use in the classroom. During the course of Infographics Week by giving examples of different times infographics for every subject

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!

This is a free website for education blogs. What is cool about this is that it creates a "bubble" for your school district or university.

CARS. Checklist for evaluating websites: Look for the best evidence of Credibility, Accuracy, Reasonableness, and Support.

CARS. Checklist for evaluating websites: Look for the best evidence of Credibility, Accuracy, Reasonableness, and Support.

Common Sense Graphite is a site by teachers, for teachers that helps you find the best educational technology resources and learn the best practices for implementing them in your classroom. Brought to you by Common Sense Media: Empowering kids to thrive in a world of media and technology. I really liked this website because it organizes applications by subject, grades, and skills. This gives teachers the opportunity to strategically pick applications to engage their students based on where they are individually.

Common Sense Graphite is a site by teachers, for teachers that helps you find the best educational technology resources and learn the best practices for implementing them in your classroom. Brought to you by Common Sense Media: Empowering kids to thrive in a world of media and technology.

With this ed tech guide, teachers will find easy ways to use technology in the classroom.

This is a great article on 12 ways to use technology in the classroom

I like this article.