This online resource let's anyone add their favorite resources to one page. All you have to do it click on the icon picture and it will take you to their site.
Sybaloo is a great place to create and organize bookmarks for pages that you may visit everyday. They are organized into graphic tiles that are easy to see and read. Symbaloo will make a great homepage on your internet browser with all of your favorite pages right in front of you and the Google search tool in the middle with easy access.
Pinterest is a site where people can "pin" many different types of resources. These pinned resources are shared with all Pinterest users and categorized into a variety of categories. You can search other peoples pins and also pin and categorize your own collection.
Pinterest is a great way to find unique ideas for your classroom. Whether its an idea on how to decorate or how to teach a lesson, Pinterest is a great place to start looking!
This resourced filled website is helpful for teachers of all types. It is geared primarily towards locating information/resources, and then how to incorporate them in your classroom. Particularly, it allows for a simple search of various focused topics. For example, visitors can use the website to search lesson plans by subject, as well as post their own lesson plans, watch videos regarding using educational technology, and more. This website falls under the finding information section of week 6, because we (as teachers) can utilize it to locate resources we may need for class.
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.
Blendspace is a visually appealing way to present material while also keeping it organized. With the built in search engine it is easy to find images, resources, videos, and much more. Inserting it into your Blendspace is easy, just drag and drop it where you want it. Blendspace also has an option to insert a quiz and the teacher can view the results. This makes it easy for a lesson to be all-in-one.
Nine days ago I published Beyond Google, an ebooklet designed to help teachers and students improve their Internet search results. What that ebooklet didn't include was resources for evaluating the quality of the websites that you find through Internet search engines.
This site gives specific tips, resources, and tricks to integrate technology in your classroom. You can search by grade-level, subject, learning types. classroom types, and much more! Lots of good links, videos, and tutorials available, AND there's a place for you to share your tips too!
Twitter is the most common PLN out there. With thousands of teachers out there you can find help easy using hashtag searches. Using tweetdecks and other awesome resources available.
This is a great resource for free or almost free learning tools for the classroom. It is split into different grade levels to make it easier for teachers to search.
Having teaching create their own google search engine is a great way guide your students to the correct web pages. If you have a lesson that could incorporate this, have them post their URL to a Diigo group to share their ideas.