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Excellent source for spicing up the bland research project! Teachers can grade and comment on project before it is uploaded to the web. Students can create a project such as research on a topic, locate images that are uploaded to each 'side' of the cube, create a Word document with their research info and upload it too! Even interactive hyperlinks can be imbedded into the cube.

wow, really cool! I shared this site with my 21 year old daughter (history major) and she has been enjoying it

WePapers helps students and others share and expand their knowledge for free. You can find and download papers and documents you need in a matter of seconds, discuss them with others, or just mess around. WePapers is where you find the kind of quality information you wouldn't find anywhere else on the web, the kind of papers you'd have to dig for in dusty library basements and still not find what you're looking for. WePapers is one big study group! Universities are even using it for class-notes and articles. I could see using this in a classroom situation for research papers and the such. Students would have the opportunity to connect with others around the world, get help, and feedback from others just like them.

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.

Kansas Coaching Project from KU Center for Research on Learning. KU-CRL offers Instructional Coaching Institutes to explore issues and ideas related to this form of professional development.

The online Journal of Academic Leadership is aimed at those in the academic world who are dedicated to advancing the field through their research. ALJ provides an array of articles and essays that speak to the major issues of the field faced by those in leadership roles across all content areas and disciplines - from classroom instructors to university presidents.

Education is pushing more towards differientiated instruction in the classrooms. This site contains lessons plans, multicultural activities and research.

A free resource database which also provides a newsletter and blog listings. Contributors are actual librarians and researchers. Good database resources for research and professional development.

With Geni, you can build your family tree, invite relatives to collaborate, preserve your family history, discover new relatives, share family photos and videos, and remember birthdays and anniversaries. Geni is private and secure. Only the people in your family can see your tree. I think this would be a wonderful tool to help teach research and organizational skills in a very secure and controlled environment.

This is a great resource for teachers and administrators. It is packed with bel ringer ideas, current issues, blogs, live chats, forums and many ideas from professional development to lesson plan ideas. What a great resource to keep and it is easy to research.

This is an online tool that will help you manage and cite online sources. This could be a valuable tool in getting kids to properly cite the resources they use.

Education Week is great to follow with daily articles on educational topics, as well as discussion boards, events, and blogs. Don't worry if you miss a daily article they have an archived section too. This site would be beneficial to both teachers and district personnel.