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Reviews some animation tools, including Kerpoof, a simple site for young students. ABCYa.com is also recommended for young students.For older students, Fluxtime is recommended. For even more sophistication, DigitalFilms.com is noted. GoAnimate is recommended for middle and high school students.

This is a great resource guide for using the variety of tools pertinent to Google suite. Download the guide for reference. It is up-to-date for the Google suite as of 2012. This guide is on the blog Free Tech 4 Teachers, a fantastic blog with lots of updates relevant to teaching. 

Dropbox is a fantastic tool for storing files to access from any computer. This guide covers a complete directory of how to use it, but for now, just uploading basic files there is a good start. Archive this bookmark for later reference to learn more about Dropbox after you have used it as a basic way to store and access your files. It is free up until a point. If you start storing images and movies there, you will use lots more space than just storing regular Word files. Bookmark the guide for later reference, though!!

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Thanks to the wiki for the EDUC 584 class at Saint Joseph College., I learned of this site, which has good resources for teaching math skills to young children. If you work with this population, check out this site and bookmark it for reference. 

Tips for using Pinterest in the classroom, including its visual appeal for younger students. Also review comments for additional ideas.

A simple site for building wikis. See Byrne's review on Free Technology for Teachers for a rview.

Very important topic that anyone teaching Latino/a students should read.

I tried out this tool for some information I needed for a course I teach and found excellent resources. Excellent tool to introduce to students as another search option.

Provides descriptions of ways schools are using social media for communication with and among students, with parents, and with the community, as well as a general learning tool. Starts with # 10 and counts down to # 1. Need to hit page buttons to get to all the screens, but it is worth the read and worth bookmarking for later reference. This article will help teachers and administrations proceed with plans for social media integration.

Looking for iPad apps for young children (preK-3), check this site. Though marked for kindergarten, apps can be used with other grade levels and ages. 

Excellent resources for finding information about using apps on the iPad for learning. 

100 Google Tricks for School provides a variety of tips including tricks for quick and efficient Google searches.

An interesting site for civics-related activities and lesson plans for class.  Very interesting.

Online sites for creating videos so no software is needed. I have used WeVideo, which has gotten better apparently since I last tested it last month. Use Animoto regularly, but need to watch the pacing and slow down the videos. Zimmer Twins is fun site. Need to play with it more. Have used Screenr and other screencast tools, but Screenr is one I abandoned in favor of other options. More options for using online sites to create videos continue to pop up. 

Overview of Twitter with visuals. Good for beginners. Suggest bookmarking it for future reference. The visuals and sense of humor help.

NCTE suggestions of "Great Books for Sharing and reading with Children in Grades K-8

Thanks for this info. I am on the committee for the Summer Reading Program and it will be helpful to add some of these titles for discussion.

Wonderful tool for locating sites that are tools for use in the school. Organized by categories, such as presentation, collaborative, research, slide show, mapping, and writing. Descriptions of tools and links provided.

Educational grants - this site provides updated lists of grants avaiable for education purposes

Video for using Google Apps. This a long video. It is really a Webinar. We also need to find the one for k-12.