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Student driven digital portfolio - free on the web (including a Chromebook app). Paid iOS and Android apps.

Week 6 recommended resources video "District and school leaders emphasize the importance of collaborative leadership, the role of the principals, and the challenges of educators keeping up with the students" from MOOC-Ed

Week 6 Expert Panel with Patrick Larkin.

Week 1 Resource from Edutopia

Week 2 Core video.

Week 1 Resource

Week 2 - Expert Panel 2

Week 1 Additional suggested video resources: ["Edutopia Big Thinker Series. Dr. Gardner, the originator of the concept of multiple intelligences, discusses his thoughts about technology, education and ethics" from MOOC Ed]

Week 1 Additional suggested video: ["Edutopia provides profiles of technologically sophisticated students, with both a video and a written interview for each. The 10 students range in age from nine to 18. They are engaged in a of variety productive, creative uses of technology, including: producing videos; forming groups engaged in social activism; creating animations; writing blogs; and creating educational and other types of web sites. The link takes you to a menu where you can choose the profile of one or more students" from MOOC Ed]

Week 2 - Core Video - 8:30 video

You can sign up for a tour inside NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and meet the scientists and engineers working on some of our nation's space programs.

Students answer multiple choice questions. Teacher and students can view live results. Instruction can be modified on the spot based on results.

Mary Rose Raleigh shared this.

For the 45 states who opted into Common Core, using technology in the classroom is no longer a choice-it's required. Common Core's Standards insist that for any student to be prepared for college and career requires they be digitally- and technologically savvy.

13 good reasons to give to someone who is fearful of technology to show that they ARE using technology.

Kodable is an app that prepares kids for their future in the digital world. It is designed to provide everything you need to teach the fundamentals of programming.

In this game, designed for ages 8-10, the CyberPigs play on their favourite website and encounter marketing ploys, spam and a close encounter with a not-too-friendly wolf.

Intel Security Digital Safety Program. Being on the Internet is fun, but you should always stop and think before you connect. By following a few important rules, you can keep yourself safe.

Colorful stories books that can be read with or without narration. Students can create their own story with typed words or narration using images from the story. There are 8 stories in all.

A number of interesting short talks from the Discovery Education Fall Virtcon about 13 Literacies.

A teachers explanation of why she likes Seesaw for her students.