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This page helps explain what "good information" actually is. It tells you what big things to look for to help you decide what is worth using.

Common Sense Media improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media. This site lets you choose which age group you want to learn about

Common Sense Media improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media. This site lets you choose which age group you want to learn about

This site provides information on how to evaluate resources as reliable from the web

I like this page because it has a lot of information about activities to do with kids.

The top resource for World World 2 information on the Internet. We offer information on World War 2 History, World War 2 Facts, World War 2 Weapons, World War 2 Quotes, and more

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.

4Cs, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, communication, information, media literacy, technology literacy, life and career skills, 3Rs, learning skills, grit, innovation skills, P21, Partnership for 21st Century Skills, Partnership for 21st Century Learning

4Cs, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, communication, information, media literacy, technology literacy, life and career skills, 3Rs, learning skills, grit, innovation skills, P21, Partnership for 21st Century Skills, Partnership for 21st Century Learning

Here is a great resource for teachers. It gives ample amounts of information about how to teach students who are older to avoid scams online.

Great way to learn how to use a PLN in education !

This is a ning site dedicated to the support of a Personal Learning Network for Educators. This website creates connections between professionals and provides many available resources.

This site is actually a PLN for educators to communicate information and includes numerous types of discussion.

A great website that contains many informational videos about digital citizenship. One of the videos is about our digital footprint. There are many more videos that can teach us about what to not do on the internet, online talk: what is safe and risky, etc.

This professional development program provides fresh and new information and curriculum for teachers who are wanting to take a progressive approach to teaching.

This article shares a history of technology in the classroom and paints a picture for what the future might hold. When discussing different types of classrooms, this article can provide insight on where we have been, where we are now, and where we are going. This information can be helpful so that we can be visionaries for the future.

Cheating isn't something that a few bad apples do every now & then, it proliferates. In a 2010 survey of teenage students, 1 in 3 admitted to plagiarizing. Therefore, plagiarism is not a problem that teachers can ignore. Technology has brought ease to plagiarism with easy, quick access to information. This guide will help teachers find tools for detecting plagiarism.

This is a Weebly website created by Laura. Bonham, an elementary/middle school teacher. This website is a great example of how a class website can be used to keep parents up to date and informed about what is going on in the classroom. It includes things like dates, school supply needs, and homework.

This example of a functional Weebly website was created by a teacher. All updates for students and parents are located in this colorful and fun theme. Many helpful resources for her students can also help those in need of extra practice and homework.

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.

Separated into 2 lists of 10 items each that detail how to use PLNs and how to build them, respectively.

This is a blog by Sarah Hagan, an Oklahoma math teacher. In it, you can find activities she does in her classroom, information about her, free math downloads, pictures of the class "textbook" and more.

This website explains what wikis and blogs are and why they are important to use in a classroom.