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This is the website of the elementary school where my kids go to school. They are always playing with new and creative ways to get the kids interested in what they are learning about. The fourth grade classes do podcasts after different lessons to emphasize what they have learned as well as work on their reading fluency skills.

You Tube contains many great videos that can be incorporated into your classroom lessons. No longer have to worry that You Tube is blocked at school. You can now convert those favorite videos into a file that you can take to school and show your students.

YouTube downloader! Thanks!

I've been trying to remember what this site was since it was mentioned last semester. Thank you for saving me some time in searching and sifting through past information!

Bright ideas is a blog where school library staff share ideas on how they can use Web 2.0 tools in their library and in their school. Tons of links and resources for book reviews, collaborative tools, Creative Commons websites, cybersafety, e-books and magazines, e-portfolios, feature use of Web 2.0 tools, and much more. This site was the first runner up in the 2009 Edublog Awards for Best Library Blog.

A tutorial that was designed by the California School Library Association (CSLA) 2.0 Team. You will learn the tools of the new Internet: Web 2.0 tools that are bringing our kids in touch with the entire world through social networking, wikis, video, podcasting, and gaming sites. One of the links is for the classroom; the other is specifically for librarians!

Has many great ideas and programs to use in class. I like the engrade program.

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.

A tutorial that was designed by the California School Library Association (CSLA) 2.0 Team. You will learn the tools of the new Internet: Web 2.0 tools that are bringing our kids in touch with the entire world through social networking, wikis, video, podcasting, and gaming sites. One of the links is for the classroom; the other is specifically for librarians!

Through Discovery Schools, Kathy Schrock gives categorized lists sites eductators can visit. Lesson plans, new bloggers, technology assistance.

This is an excellent resource for teachers who want to put technology into their classrooms. This site is geared more for home schooling kids, but I use it all the time. There are tons of sites you can use for all grade levels. Once you go to the grade level you want, you then can look at it for each specific subject area. This has been a wonderful source that I use for my Computer Center for guided reading.

This is a journal article that tells of the impact that clickers are having in schools for teachers and students.

Discovery Education aka United Streaming is a widely used source for videos on just about any topic you might need in your classroom. I really can't imagine teaching without such easy to use resources at my fingertips.

Our school district has this and I love it! I wish there was more for high school and college students, but it is still great! What I don't find in the way of video here, I get from youtube.

I get e-mails from this site.

This site has a load of resources for every educator. There is an Ed Tech newsletter, clip art, lesson plans, journal articles, web classrooms, templates and Ed Hound schools on the web.

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!

LearningTimes.org is an open community for education and training professionals. Members have free access to a wide range of opportunities to interact and network with peers from across the globe. Member activities include live webcasts and interviews with industry leaders, online debates and discussions, live coverage of industry conferences, and international working groups. The LearningTimes.org community also features free group collaboration tools, such as virtual meeting rooms, a site-wide instant messenger, and virtual office suites, making it a vital place on the web for thousands of education professionals to meet and interact at any time. This would be good for my school and district. It would be a good place to collaborate and interact with each other.

Blog designed for elementary and middle school aged students. It is free, simple and teacher maintains the control over the blog. Parents can be invited to read the blog.

Have cell phone? Will VOTE! Sites such as this one eliminate the need for personal voting devices during lectures. The only requirement is that students each have a cell phone, but most high school students do. Regular texting charges apply, so the 'unlimited' plan is certainly best - it WILL come to this though!

For those of you looking for online professional development, these webinars would be of interest to school librarians. This publishing company offers webinars on "Best Graphic Novels of 2009" and "Beyond the Big 6" among others.

Focuses on middle school professional development. Lists resources, has newsletter, and has conferences available.

A list of workshops, conferences, and institutes that will have something for all educators. Also has teacher resources including free downloads and an email address if you can't find what you are looking for.

This is a great site for educators or districts. It offers so many options. There are teacher resources, online learning, timely topics, workshops, and even conferences. The site itself also features professional development courses to take or have done at your school.

In-depth lesson plans following the Core Knowledge Curriculum. These are great supplements to state requirements, even if your school doesn't use the Core Knowledge Curriculum exclusively.