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This webpage has multiple links for different media projects teachers can assign to their students such as narrated art or a digital story. Within each link, a definition, workflow, and appropriate tools are provided for teachers. Also included are videos & tutorials and examples for students.

By having students create their own classroom floor plans it helps them consider some the challenges involved in the set up of their rooms. Teachers have to consider each and everyone of their students physical/emotional needs.

This website helps teacher and students learn more about different areas. It allows students to get the help they need by providing step-by-step videos that give further explanation.

A great list of resources specifically for student teaching.

A place to have P12 students create free, student centered portfolios

This website contains different kinds of professional online databases such as ProQuest and EBSCO. It provides students search engine for different level of students. The elementary school teacher and student could use it as a portal to access the skill of information literacy and conducting online research.

This social bookmarking website is great for teachers because it has numerous different ways for parents and educators to find the most educational tools for your student. They have iPad apps, learning websites, and activities for students to participate in to make learning more focused on that child.

This is a website that allows teachers, parents, and students to communicate with the teacher.

Article by a teacher who spent two days as a student

Wiggio is a website is similar to facebook and twitter and you can work in groups easily, and it is a single website that brings many different aspects together in one simple website. My big campus is a website that makes it easy for teachers to collaborate with other teachers, students, as well as parents. On top of these, my big campus is also great at helping to create lesson plans, and track your students success. Goorulearning is a website that allows teachers and students to learn in new and fun ways. You can gear the quizzes and study guides for the specific grade you are teaching. Mrs. Cornejos blog is a great example of a blog that each person in our group could see using and even gearing our own blogs around. This blog is a great way to keep parents involved in what is happening in the classroom. Mrs. Anderson's website is an example of a wiki website and is similar to a blog and students can get involved as well.

This link is a great guide to IEP's for people who have never dealt with one before. This is aimed toward the perspective of a student who wants to be a part of their IEP.

Chose this source because it shows students how these portfolios can benefit them and why they actually need these.

Again, this source provide insight into why students should have a digital portfolio.

I chose this article to help me understand what PBL actually is and how it contributes to student's learning in the classroom. Project-Based Learning (PBL) shifts classroom activity away from teacher-centered instruction and emphasizes student-centered projects where the teacher can build relationships with students by acting as their coach, facilitator, and co-learner.

This is a website within classjump.com (collaboration tool) that one school created so teachers, faculty, students, and parents can collaborate and keep open lines of communication. From this site, you can view any teachers lesson plan for any particular class, as well as, get updated on upcoming events. Within this one site, there are many subpages that are easily organized so that any teacher, student, or parent can access the information they need. Assignments, payments, events, and many other things have been collaborated on this one website to make communication at any level much easier.

Great website that gives 70 apps for teachers and students and categorizes them.

Hundreds of student teachers from several universities across the state stepped into Aurora schools to see first hand some of the technology awaiting them when they get their own classrooms.

Technology can motivate students to read! Teachers must promote strategies to promote student engagement through technology. This is appropriate for week 4 lesson because it talks about how to integrate technology.

This internet safety video shows the consequences of sharing personal information with strangers. It is a little dated and gets mildly intense, but it gets students' attention and gets them talking about internet safety issues. You'll be surprised how many of your students have had personal experiences with being solicited for information online. This is appropriate for grades 3 through 5.