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This webist gives individuals the right to donate money to a school in need of device for their school or as a teacher, you could create a donation for your school. Use this website to get more_better technology for your students and school

The CLRN (California Learning Resource Network) evaluates and reviews electronic resources used in the classroom (like videos, apps, software, etc). It evaluates the resources based on individual states' content standards.

Great benefits and ways to use multimedia in the classroom. The use of multimedia allows improvement of individual attention and group collaboration. The many different types of multimedia outlets and multimedia projects are represented.

A running record is a tool that helps teachers to identify patterns in student reading behaviors. These patterns allow a teacher to see the strategies a student uses to make meaning of individual words and texts as a whole. Running records, when paired with comprehension inquiry, can be used to identify an instructional reading level for individual students.

This website allows individuals to create a blog page and communicate with others using technology.

This video quickly discusses what the surface web, deep web, and dark web are and how they are individually used.

This article breaks down the difference between assessments and evaluations in the classroom, and further breaks down assessments into the two categories: formative and summative. Together the concepts of assessments and evaluations couple to correctly assess the class for individual identification and group trends.

I chose this resource because it is an actual community of professional learning networks. It lists various different communities where you can see discussions between other teachers. It list communities by subject. Each individual community has discussions, libraries, etc. You do have to become a member to join this communities, but it gives you a variety of resources.

Rather than assessing students by traditional tests, a portfolio offers a more creative expression of student skills.It shows the strengths of a student, regardless of if they are strong test takers, and is more adaptable to the individual.

DreamBox combines a highly personalized math learning experience with a rigorous curriculum for deep understanding of math concepts, so students learn to solve real-world math problems. Results are driven by: Intelligent Adaptive Learning™ technology that differentiates content, pace, and lesson sequence in real-time A rigorous K-8 math curriculum aligned to CCSS, TEKS, SOL, WNCP, and Ontario Curriculum A highly motivating learning environment that encourages students to persist and progress Take a look at our K-8 math curriculum

This is a really good resource over the importance of Digital Rights and Responsibilities. It gives insight on how many individuals value technology so much that it becomes an addiction. There is also a really good Ted Talk over Digital Rights and Responsibilities. However, it is about 19 minutes long, so we won't be watching it in class.

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.

Using technology in the K-12 classroom has benefits for students and teachers alike. Find out how it engages active learners, facilitates collaboration, and helps teachers succeed.

This article gives 5 good reasons why technology should be used in a classroom, not only by teachers, but also by students. The 5 things are: engages students and creates active learners, encourages individual learning and active growth, facilitates peer evaluation, prepares students for the real world, and creates more engaged and successful teachers.

Think that integrating technology into the classroom will only distract students and marginalize educators? Think again. Since students are already interested and engaged in technology, teachers can harness that attention for educational purposes. Incorporating the internet, laptops, tablets and even smartphones into the curriculum has many benefits for teachers and students alike.

LiveText Inc. is a team of education professionals dedicated to using technology to improve learning for individuals and organizations. This is where you will post your work for your portfolio.

LiveText offers the most comprehensive and easy-to-use learning outcomes assessment solution with the most robust data collection and analytics features.

Importance of Tech Edu for teachers

An excellent source on the teacher's role in taking charge of the internet in the classroom.

Using Blogs to Integrate Technology in the Classroom As the Internet becomes an increasingly pervasive and persistent influence in people's lives, the phenomenon of the blog stands out as a fine example of the way in which the Web enables individual participation in the marketplace of ideas.

This website includes details about how each individual in the classroom can benefit by using Diigo, and it also includes a video located at the bottom of the page.

Beyond extended student learning, Diigo can be used as a form of professional development. Diigo has several educator groups that are active in sharing and collaborating on bookmarks relevant to education. This group has almost 10,000 members. You can find over 200 other Diigo K-12 education groups here.

This website is great for those teachers newly using Diigo as a technology resource for their classroom. Exploring this website really helped give me the basics and help me brain storm ideas for my classroom.