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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. 

Caitlin Tucker's blog post about the publication of her The Teacher's Guide to Using Video, 

Comprehensive guide with lesson ideas and links to many valuable resources. Authored by Caitlin Tucker, a high school English teacher. 

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!!

A free online e-book for learning about and how to use a variety of Web 2.0 tools including Diigo, blogging, wikis, Evernote, Flickr, Glogster, Jing, Prezi, Ning, SlideShare, Twitter, and VoiceThread,

Daily Five- something to use during guided reading. 

LOVE the Daily Five classroom management and start up. I modified it to use with my students. The way they introduce and practice the 5 "activties" is the best part.

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

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

Tutorials shown in Google Presentation and also in video format reviewing many features available in using Google Tools.

Blog post that guides you through My StoryMaker My StoryMaker is an easy digital storytelling tool that works great with beginners.

PD 360 combines the best in technology and education to create the most powerful and effective on-demand professional development resource available to educators. More than 600,000 teachers, administrators, professional learning communities, and coaches have access to over 1,000 indexed and searchable video segments and study guides.

An outline creator for writing papers. This tool might be helpful for linear thinkers. It provides a formula approach to writing that some might like.