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Science, social studies, English, math, engineering & tech, health, arts and music.

Some free video and paid service. Animated education site.

Teachers will learn how to use information aggregation and social media tools to find solutions to classroom challenges.

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]

The Pope will be visiting the United States in September. Many schools are sharing photographs of themselves with Flat Francis. This is the website with the printable. Take a look at the #FlatFrancis hashtag on Twitter.

Great printable PDF of a mock American passport that can be used for International Night or in your classroom.

This is a nice, free printable. I can see many teachers getting a lot of use out of this.

Developed for use in middle and high school classrooms, Mission US engages students in the study of transformational moments in American history. Each mission consists of an interactive game and a set of curriculum materials that are aligned to National Standards and feature document-based activities.

Our 5th graders absolutely love this website! The teacher is using the lesson plans and activities and everyone is very happy!

Richard Byrne gave a short presentation on blogs and social media for teachers and school leaders. This article provides a link to his guide.