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Several options to continually assess students in many different ways

This blog gives many excellent examples of lesson plans and ways to use technology in the Spanish classroom. You can also see that teachers are interacting with one another in a constructive way in the comments section.

Easy ways to work in groups

Wiggio is a web-based collaboration tool that makes working in groups easy, productive and maybe even fun. This is great for creating a group with all of the parents, the students, or both.

Wiggio is a completely free, online toolkit that makes it easy to work in groups.

Edmodo is a website similar to facebook that corresponds to a site that is similar to D2L. If a school does not have their own D2L, Edmodo is a good site to use for one.

Edmodo is an easy way to get your students connected so they can safely collaborate, get and stay organized, and access assignments, grades, and school messages.

My daughter's school uses Edmodo and it works great for students. Teachers assign homework, and students ask follow-up questions while completing the assignment or anything concerning the class lesson.

These are some fun ways to collaborate within the classroom!

Examples of ways to engage students and make lessons fun through various games and activities.

This portion of Blendspace gives several examples of how to creative unique and engaging presentations that are informative and fun for students.

This resource on the Tes website gives great examples of fun ways to use Blendspace.

This site provides many resources for teaching students the right way to make movies. It talks about the importance of story boarding, and discusses editing in real movies.

This website defines technology integration and gives different examples of what that integration could mean. It also gives various examples of ways/games/activities to use for learning while using technology.

This Edutopia offers an easy to understand definition of technology integration and how to SUCCESSFULLY implement it. It also provides the reader with differing avenues and examples on how to use technology in the classroom.

An article about how to integrate technology into classrooms, and some examples of what to use

This is another great way to learn how to make twitter into an educational learning program. It breaks it down into steps and shows you what everything means and what it is used for.

Blogger is a website where you can create your own blog. It is a great way for teachers to create their own teacher blog

Integrating new technologies into the music classroom can be difficult because students usually do not have desks, just seats and music. But there are many different apps that can be used to create a greater learning environment.

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.

EdTech Week 5 PTT Increasing active learning to reach the standard: "Facilitate and Inspire student learning and creativity

"Tackk is a place connect with friends, be creative and have fun conversations." Based on what I learned from my short time of playing on Tackk's website, I have found it to be an interesting way to allow students to be engaged in their learning. One big use that comes to mind for me would be an online study guide. In history courses this could be particularly useful. You can add videos, maps, images, text, etc that the students can look over and review at their own pace.

Another good resource for making portfolios from the textbook. It shows the benefits of going digital with portfolios and integrating technology into them. There are also various examples.

Many educators require student portfolios because they are an ideal way to get students to reflect upon their learning.  To create portfolios, however, students must spend a lot of time managing th...

Many educators require student portfolios because they are an ideal way to get students to reflect upon their learning. Shows student why portfolios are going digital, and the benefits of them going digital.

I thought that this site was unique and a cool way to make presentations! I would definitely be engaged as a student!

different ways to use one computer

D2L is a Learning Management System (LMS) that we here at OSU know quite well thanks to the Online Classroom. It is a great way to connect all of your students into the class. You can do online quizzes, synchronous communication, asynchronous communication, upload syllabi and other content, etc.