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This website offers a collection of educational videos, lessons, and games for students. There is content appropriate for K-12 students. There are a variety of videos organized by topics on the site. I think this could be a helpful site to use if you are looking for material to supplement a lesson or activity in your classroom.

This site has lots of research, hints and FAQ's about block scheduling. It would be helpful for planning a schedule change, finding staff development ideas, or improving teaching methods.

This one is sort of a work in progress for me. I had worked with think.com before and now it has joined with ThinkQuest. I am trying to get enrolled through my school which is already registered. So I'll have to report back on how that goes. But, I did find some resources that were in the "library," which didn't require being registered. I even found a website with an activity about our friend, Mr. Dewey! :)

I just tried this one and will have to see if it is blocked at school or not. I think it would be interesting to use with students if it isn't blocked. It presents a prompt for you to respond to. For example, I just responded to the prompt, "Describe when you have used something for a purpose other than its intended one." Even if it is blocked at school, I could still use it to get prompts for my students to blog about. Since I sometimes get creative block for coming up with prompts, this could be really helpful.

I think Blogger is a great tool for students and teachers to use. I love having a free spot to speak my mind and be able to connect with others in (and out) of education. I have a plan to start having my students blog about the books that they are reading as a way to document their reading towards our 25 book campaign.

Easily create, customize, and manage blogs for the classroom. There is the ability to podcast, video, and photo share. The site is made especially for educators and gives guidance in using a class blog.

Word processor/note taking tools

list of sites to use in K-12 classrooms

A video workshop for using read-write in the classroom.

A list of links to support the use of Web 2.0 tools for teaching and learning in the K-12 environment. \n\n(There are many items here, so be sure to visit the additional pages or choose to see 100 items from the bottom of the page.)

This site is a fun and interactive way to get students to "show what they know".