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A blog that discusses five different Personal Learning Networks specifically designed for educators

The internet makes many everyday tasks faster and more convenient, like shopping, researching products, banking, searching for health information, and communicating on the go. Get tips for being safe and making the most of your time online

This site is a good digital citizen site because it shows different ways to show good internet etiquette. This site is more of a secure your computer site. It can help you keep your computer from getting a virus and it can also get a virus off of your computer. It shows how you can be more smart online and also shows ways to protect your kids.

The internet makes many everyday tasks faster and more convenient, like shopping, researching products, banking, searching for health information, and communicating on the go. Get tips for being safe and making the most of your time online.

This is a good source because it can help everyone plan out their video through a storyboard! 

Storyboard Layout Add Cells Cell Size Move Cells Save & Continue Save & Exit Why Limit Yourself to the Basic Version? Upgrade for Privacy, Advanced Storyboard Types, Uploads and Much More! View Premium Plans great app for students to map out their brainstorming through visuals for a video project

This is a storyboard creator that makes amazing graphic organizers for digital storytelling! The software is perfect as a comic strip maker too!

Free Technology lesson plan for grades K to 5. This is a great website to find free lesson plans that you can find grade specific content. I choose to use a lesson that was for K-5 and explained how technology works.

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.

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This webpage provides a picture tutorial for creating a Google custom search engine.

This webpage provides a picture tutorial for creating a Google custom search engine.

I chose this resource because has a list iPad apps that teachers can use in Middle School.

This website gives a variety of apps a teacher or student can use for educational purposes. This website is very easy to navigate as it classifies the apps in different categories.

This website gives resources for teachers to assess their students' content knowledge in a technological way. Assessment of the instruction of content is essential for a teacher. These resources make assessment interesting and show results in a very visual way. This instruction benefits teachers as they get to realize what their students have actually learned. Often students do not want to show that they do not understand the content, these resources give students a chance to share their voice.

This is a great article that gives information about: what project based learning is, why you should use it in your classroom, and how students benefit from it. This would be a great read for new teachers looking to gain a better understanding of project based learning, and it can also help teachers generate creative ideas to use in the classroom.

This is a great article that gives information about: what project based learning is, why you should use it in your classroom, and how students benefit from it. This would be a great read for new teachers looking to gain a better understanding of project based learning, and it can also help teachers generate creative ideas to use in the classroom.

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I found this was a great website for computer labs. If you are working with children in a computer lab, these games are great!

ABCya is the leader in free educational computer games and mobile apps for kids. The innovation of a grade school teacher, ABCya is an award-winning destination for elementary students that offers hundreds of fun, engaging learning activities. Millions of kids, parents, and teachers visit ABCya.com each month, playing over 1 billion games last year.

Creating compelling home videos takes practice, and we've put some tips together to get you started. They'll help you record more watchable movies that you and your family can enjoy for years to come. Our shooting tips fall into two categories - honing your technique for engaging movies and general suggestions for improving your shots.

ISTE Standards for Students (2016) and for Teachers (2008)

When writing a paper, or performing research, it is important that your information be reliable. By using an appropriate database, you can find reliable information. This website lists the top 10 online databases that can be used for general research.

For an avid paper note taker, note taking software can be a tough sell. CM Smith offers up some ways to make the transition to digital notes.

This site is awesome because it is recommended by teachers. It is extremely organized and user friendly. I like that it is simple, but useful.

This site has some of the top apps for educational purposes of 2015. It also does a good job of summarizing each app.

This is the most descriptive site I have found. I like the amount of detail it gives for every single app! There is also other great resources on this website. Super helpful

This prezi shows how one can use twitter for a professional development.