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TED ED allows students to watch short videos of things that they really enjoy.

This can be used on a desktop computer or found in the app store. It allows students to create mind maps, storyboards or basic outlines of an assignment.

A database to find scholarly articles online

I chose this because we haven't explored Google+ yet, but I think it would be interesting to take into consideration.

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Facebook may be perceived as a distraction for online learning audiences. However, there are ways that instructional designers can actually use it to their advantage to create immersive and engaging eLearning experiences. In this article, they share a Facebook guide for eLearning professionals explaining why Facebook is such a powerful eLearning tool.

A database used to find reliable information

A search engine designed for students

Cool ways that teachers can use QR codes to share student work or make classroom management easier.

As iPads continue to invade classrooms all over the United States, the schools that have not already integrated them as learning tools are starting to feel an increasing pressure to allow iPads in the classroom. The first educational institutions to hop on the iPad bandwagon were higher education institutions and high schools.

This gives educators a list of 50 ways to use twitter in grades k-12.

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Gives insight to personal learning networks and why a teacher should be using social media. "By developing professional relationships electronically, teachers can immediately post their latest articles, research, experiences, or discoveries. You, the connected teacher, are the recipient of all of these communications."

This article shows examples of how students have used twitter in the classroom and how it has motivated and bettered their discussion.

This article is about how 21st century children learn, which is with technology. It says that it is important that teachers are up to date with the students in their classrooms so they can better reach them. It says technology can be used for creation and design, discovery and exploration, it shifts the roles from the teachers to the students, and it gives the students and authentic audience.

This website shows how in today's day and age students need educators to re-envision the role of technology in the classroom for them.

This article gives great insight into the benefits and reasons to implement social media sites such as twitter, instagram, and Facebook into the classroom. It discusses the use of hashtags on these sites and how they can be supportive and aid in class-wide study groups.