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This site helps explain the basics of web 2.0 tools to a technology immigrant. It is a great site that would allow educators who are scared to learn about technology, because it is a very simple site that would teach them about what students are using today.

This site has tons of information for those wanting to use blogs in the classroom. The blogs are geared specially for anyone in the field of education. You can find tips on how to manage your blogs and how to get students involved.

This is a cool platform for those who would like to experiment with classroom blogs. I liked it for my students because unlike other platforms like Blogger and Word Press, the students do not have to have an email account to sign in.

You may have seen this before, but I thought it would be worth it to look at the site again from the PD perspective.

This site provides some great articles about assessment and testing. There are also blogs and articles about professional development, how to incorporate technology in to the classroom, and leadership.

This is a magazine that shares resources and strategies in education. It also is used as a professional development tool to help with the newest technologies. A great website for all educators to learn about the newest technologies.

A site for webinars, blogs, videos and current events in tech and learning. I like this site because it has reviews of new tech and also has a professional development section in how to implement tech in the classroom and in the school in general.

This article takes a slightly different spin on the "How to work with teachers to help them integrate technology" aspect: It looks at it from the perspective of the teacher and putting some of the responsibility on them to take advantage of the Tech Coordinator as a resource.

This educational technology website was created to house articles, news, and information about Ed Tech in general. What I found to be the most interesting was how it gave history as to how and when technology and internet specifically started impacting the classroom and how it currently impacts all around the world. There are all kinds of great tabs on the left side that lead to articles and discussions that are very relevant to our field.

This is a free private journal on the web. How much fun would to use the web to keep track of your daily journal entries at school. These entries can be shared with others ONLY when you allow them to be. Images can be added on entries as well. Those who keep a journal are known to have a better "working memory." Keeping a journal also improves the writing process and aids in creativity. No more pen and pencil for journals after today!

This site allows you to search for copyright friendly images. This site helps you to understand what type of copyright license the image exists under and how you can use it. The site allows you to explore through different tabs (Google Web, Flickr, Yahoo, etc.). My favorite is Flickr because of the images and the easy-to-understand copyright symbols and explanations.

The Knowledge Loom is a site where teachers around the world can access educational research on various practices and learn how to get the same success in their school from the shared stories in real schools or districts. Teachers have the opportunity to add their own stories and knowledge and to discover links to supporting organization and resources.

Great blog with tips on how to use social networking to your advantage and to your LMC's advantage. Don't shy away from technology, just look at this blog to see tips and tricks that will make your LMC a great place for everyone involved.

This blog is from the University of Alberta. It gives several ideas and ways to integrate the ideas into instruction. This would be helpful for me personally to get ideas on how to integrate more technology into the classroom.

This is a great website for language classes. It features real people (preferably native speakers) pronouncing words in many different languages. Want to hear how a native French speaker says "Foie Gras"? Look no further! No definitions are included (even a link to one would be better than nothing...). Japanese words are in Kanji and/or Katakana/Hiragana, tough for beginning Japanese students who rely on Romaji to find words. Pronunciations are voted on by users, and you can see the speaker's location on a map (helpful for regional dialects).

What I liked most about this blog is that it is specifically designed for how you can integrate technology into your own classroom. It would be a great tool for teachers to utilize to help them turn their classroom into a 21st century learning environment. This site can also help give the support teachers need when they are trying to integrate different tools and technologies that districts sometimes lack after having taken a professional development course. I found it very encouraging.

A librarian created this blog in order to answer all the "foreign" questions she is asked. She answers the questions in hopes of teaching others about new technology and how to integrate it into the classroom.

Provides how-to advice to learn new technology skills. Many articles also available in Spanish. Includes ISTE standards that are met with each skill. Also includes Technology Glossary.

This online conference, which takes place in June, will actually feature a panel of students who speak on their thoughts on the future of technology and education. It would be interesting to check it out to see how teachers are collaborating with students on the issue of future education.

This guy is awesome. On this website not only can you check out his blogs but he has all kinds of cool and relevent experiments he shows you how to do in your own classroom. Sure it favors science but there is plenty of stuff for any teacher to enjoy on here.

Found this article while on TechChicks Talk. Just replace CIO with what ever version of administration you need to. When I finally finish this assignment I'll be learning how to play Angry Birds:)

This site provides 3-5 daily links to new resources from all over the web.

In these financially tight times, everyone could use a little something that's free! Great technology ideas for free tools.

This blog has links to free technology resources for teachers!

The School Mentor Model is a working model for on-site, on-going technology professional development, "just-in-time" support for technology use, and technology-infused curriculum modules. Lots of lesson plans are here to help integrate technology, along with how-to documents, handouts, hardware trouble shooting and forms.

This site offers teachers resources in lesson planning, professional development and tech integration. There are also links to resources for administrators and issues concerning our schools.

This site has a professional development section. Some articles have suggestions for new teachers, strategies for classroom management, bullying, and character education to name a few.

This is a place where teachers can gather and share ideas. This resource includes lesson plans, information on how to integrate technology in the classroom, articles written by educational experts, web site reviews, and employment listings. I believe we can all share ideas and build upon those ideas to create lessons that are meaningful to students.