PSU Professional Development

NCTM website - yes this does focus on math content, but it has some great resources, including some good information on Advocacy

This wiki contains lots of ideas and information for librarians. Anyone can add or edit topics. The nice thing about this site is that it is very organized. If you want information about a certain topic, it is easy to find.

You can listen to podcasts of booktalks at this site. This would be great for students who can't seem to find a good book to read. The books chosen are Isinglass Teen Read Award Nominees - this is a teen book award in New Hampshire, but I am sure these books are popular all over!

Ok, so this site won't really help you in your classroom activities so much, but if you're looking to get out of your current job and start teaching at the university, this is the site for you.

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).

This website provides short videos of 'teachers-in-action'. My personal favorite is China through Mapping, as you follow an Early Childhood Teacher through the steps of a class-created GIANT map, all while learning about China. \nThe entire site is filled with great videos that 'teach teachers' about great classroom ideas!

K-12 resources in arts, foreign languages, literature, language arts, math, science, and social studies. These resources can be accessed for FREE at Learner.org or can be purchased through the website.

Has lots of great resources across the curriculum both for teachers an for students, the vast majority can be view VoD directly from the website.

This site pretty much covers it all. It's right on the money with blogs, contests, webinars, reviews, articles, and tutorials on about everything you need to know in regards to technology in educational. Worth a look for sure.

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 website offers loads of great tools and it even provides video demonstrations on new technology and what is up and coming. I also liked the aspect that this website lists past months on the side where you can easily search and visit past discussions and blogs. Another cool feature are the tabs that talk about types of technology being used in some classrooms like ipads and ipods and what these lessons look like.

I came across this article and thought it was pretty cool. Our district has been putting lots of emphasis on having a classroom website and how to better connect and communicate with parents. This website give 14 tips on ways to use technology to better connect! Check it out!

This website offers a ton of great resources including lesson plans, rubrics, links to other sites, and even printables all centered around the use of technology in the classroom.

I posted this website because I think it is so amazing to see what types of new tools and resources are available that schools are able to purchase to enrich learning and teaching. I know that most of the tools and technology on this page are not ones that teachers would purchase on their own, but I know our school offers building and district wide grants. Knowing that tools like this exist would be helpful if you ever wanted to rally in bringing new technology to your building!!

I have primarily used this site for streaming videos, but I've discovered through this assignment that it offers so much more. There is a fee, but it is well worth it.

Connect with other educators to share ideas and resources. Scholastic provides teachers with so many great tools. I haven't used TeacherShare yet, but I could see it beneficial for all teachers because you are able to connect with great teachers all over the world. There are so many great ideas!

This blog includes great tips and resources along with links to other great sites and blogs for librarians.

This blog has a lot of relevant information and addresses everything from good books to read to Facebook to MLA formatting. There is also a good amount of information on transliteracy I found really interesting.

This blog provides great resources and practical ideas for librarians and all those interested in technology. This is a great professional development blog especially for librarians.

This site has a wide variety of information and links including technology, magazines, and much more. Some of the resources are for you to purchase, but there are many great resources that are free.

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.

I found this site to be great not only for personal use, but for educators as well. She has her own list set up of different blogs to choose from which takes away having to search for them. Her website itself also features some great aspects such as workshops, presentations, and her own blog.

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.