Popplet is a great way to create, map and collaborate your ideas. This provides the format to jot down all of your research making standard 6.5 more achievable.
Free tech for teachers is a blog that shows lots of free resources teachers can use to gather and organize research. It has links to helpful websites and tutorials on how to navigate certain websites, creating blogs, finding useful information and more.
WebNotes is a quick and easy way to save, organize and be able to come back to resources and information found online. You don't have to copy and paste into word documents, simply use the WebNotes tool bar to save the information and go back to it later! As a teacher you can easily pull up a saved website or image to show your class.
Evernote is an interactive website that allows the user to upload, store, organize, and access information that may be needed for projects or research. I have attached a short video about Evernote that can be found on Youtube or Evernote.com. This is a great tool for students and teachers, alike.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjn6YkCY2yA&feature=player_embedded