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Here is a short article about how education has changed over time and is now moving toward the technological era. It states that there are 3 ways education has become virtual, technical and computer generated.

Make your own comics online with MakeBeliefsComix.com! This online comic generator from author Bill Zimmerman provides people of all ages affirmation of the human spirit, encouragement of their own creativity and a sense of fun!

Create on online timeline for free. This website allows you to generate time lines. Could be great for social studies unit.

This site has a really great mix of ideas on blogging in the classroom. Some ideas are general, some for older students and some for younger. Neat site with helpful ideas.

This is a great example of what can be done in a classroom anywhere to connect students to the rest of the world. It is very inspiring!! Teacher Vicki Davis is very innovative. She uses wikis, blogs, podcasts, virtual worlds, and other new media tools to connect students in rural Georgia to the world.

International Reading Association's position statement on importance of information and communication technologies integrated into the literacy curriculum and principles on which that should be based.

IRA's position on children's rights to excellent reading instruction and the principles which they believe constitute excellence.

This Scholastic search engine provides a list of books that we have in our classrooms now to the new Common Core Standards. You have the option to choose from your state, your grade level and book title. A great way to build classroom libraries by taking out the guess work of Common Core