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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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Perspective offered by school principal George Couros on why students should be blogging. Includes reference to Will Richardson

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. 

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.

A comic strip that illustrates that what students learn in school and what they are taught differ. You might want to bookmark for future reference.

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

This video explains some features in Microsoft Word that will help you set up APA in-text citations and the References section. Although Word is not perfect for doing all features of APA, it does at least have some features that will help you. You will still be responsible for checking afterwards the accuracy of what Word does. 

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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. 

This is a wonderful list with descriptions of tools to use in the classroom to promote student learning. Suggest bookmarking it for ongoing reference.

An explanation of the ways in which Qwiki works and information about a new feature that enables creating a digital story.

If you have not used LiveBinder, take a look at this LiveBinder. If you are already using it, review the binder and perhaps add it to your shelf in LiveBinders for future reference.

Here's a fun way to get younger children interested in history.  Brought to you by the BBC.

Thanks! I refer to this site often and this will make it easier.

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