Ed Tech @ OSU

This link from the National Education Association provides a lists of ways that teachers can use technology to effectively communicate with their students' parents.

Although it is always safe to limit use of social media and stay leery of using it too much, especially when involved with a classroom, this website gives an overview of popular platforms that teachers can use to keep in touch with parents.

These are some fun ways to collaborate within the classroom!

this is a innovative and new way to address teaching from a gamification process and gets a first hand review from a fellow teacher.

this article addresses the many pros there are too gamification, but also stresses how real interaction must be integrated which is a great goint considering the direction classrooms are going.

this an a model for how teachers feel their classrooms are "Transforming" for the better

the is a great article about sole learning that teacher students the basics but the ted talk linked is the most informative tool

this is a great pdf that explains how you can integrate both gamification and flipped classroom together for an even better learning environment.

Almost all teachers worry about that first parent teacher conference. By having answers to these 20 Questions in advance though, teachers can get a jump start on the conference and ease those pre-conference jitters.

There is a fine line between a professional teacher-student relationship and an unprofessional one. This website addresses some of these Dos & Don'ts so that you can have a more positive, professional relationship with your students.

Social media is quickly invading the classroom but only time will tell if for better or worse. This website examines whether social media can foster inappropriate teacher-student relationships and what to watch out for in your own classroom.