Ed Tech @ OSU

Real real-life examples of inquiry being used In classrooms and schools, as well as some sample "facilitation plans" that you might use in your own classroom.

"The Business of CTL is Learning; we help schools, districts, post-secondary institutions, and other learning organizations to reach and teach all learners. Louisville, KY · ctlonline.org" This twitter and the linked website are full of great tools and advice for learners.

How can we incorporate Project-Based Learning? This resource gives 10 great suggestions for having a smooth and helpful group lessons.

Website with many apps to help special needs students as well as special needs teachers.

Great article on how technology is helping the classrooms and why it is important for teachers to integrate their classrooms with technology.

Apps for your iphone that help integrate instruction into you every day classroom. Many of these will help make life easier as a teacher.

Great math apps to help elementary school teachers. Some great animated math games covering everything from fractions to addition

1)http://www.schrockguide.net/bloomin-apps.html - Bloom's Taxonomy -Has a list of ipad apps that meet the standards of Bloom's Taxonomy. 2)http://appitic.com/ -Has a list of some of the best applications for ipads that teachers can use in the classroom. 3)http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/free-resources/technology-integration/managing-a-computer-lab -Management tips for school computer labs 4)http://edudemic.com/2012/09/the-50-best-videos-for-teachers-interested-in-gamification/ -A list of videos on gamification 5)http://gettingsmart.com/cms/blog/2012/12/how-augmented-reality-can-change-teaching/ -An article on how augmented reality can help to change the way we teach in the future

OpenEd bills itself as the "World's Largest Educational Resource Catalog." I like that you can pick one of the Common Core standards (part of the Oklahoma Academic Standards in Oklahoma) and it brings up electronic resources specific to that standard.

This tool is a particularly great due to it's simplicity. It allows students and teachers to create groups and enables those groups to have easy communication with one another. This site can send emails and text messages. It makes group assignments a lot easier.

This site is a very neat tool. It can turn any classroom into an online classroom. It uses the engine "Blackboard" which is used by a lot of Universities across the world!

Bag The Web is a great resource because it can be used like a serch engine. You can pull up blogs, pictures or articles. It can also be used as a resource to teachers who need curriculum ideas.

This website is a great tool because of it's simplicity. It also allows teachers to look up a variety of subjects. From curriculum ideas to classroom décor, Pinterest will be able to help you out!

Here is a detailed breakdown of the top 10 apps to use in education!

Ever wondered why the giant push for technology integration? This article will explain, with numerous research supporting it, why it's important to integrate technology into our schools.

Since we lightly covered this subject, this provides a more enlightening view of the advantages that BYOD brings to the classroom

Very informative PDF explaining how the flipped classroom model is the future of teaching.

Top 10 free apps!

A boring assignment on an iPad is still a boring assignment, but an activity or project that ignites students' curiosity will be interesting with or without technology.

This article describes the factors to be considered in a 1:1 instructional environment: lesson objective, content and design; classroom landscape; classroom culture; teaching moves, strategies, tactics and procedures; equipment; and assessment procedures.