Take a look at this blog from Aviva's students. They read and then they do goal setting. Take some time to comment on their blog. They will appreciate hearing from teachers and educators. 

Reports results of study showing how iPads contributed to kindergarteners' success with literacy compared to peers without the iPad.

Another example of how iPads allow for differentiation and help some students with special needs work at their level.

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. 

Looking for sites to find images and clip art, 15 are listed here.

An argument for students and teachers to be "facebook friends" and why use twitter to check on people

Think twice about where you text. This video made for the New Times op ed makes a clear statement about texting dangers and etiquette. 

Tweeting about literature, this time students tweeting about The Great Gatsby. Love the Twitter hashtags they use, for example: #Daisy and #EastEggProblem. This project could be done with any piece of literature, and is an inventive way for students to discuss a book and then look at the tweets by hashtags.

Using pictures to help students to start writing

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

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.

problems with rubrics and why they don't work for helping students with writing; Maja Wilson has done extensive work in the area, and she has lots of credibility in this area; she has presented for NCTE her research; agree with her research!

Explains benefits of Twitter for professional development.

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.

Interesting article about students' preferences for reading course materials, particularly books,  in print or on the screen.

sites set up as wikis that might be useful in the classroom

A neat blog post about how a 6th grade teacher is not only excited about starting her first Skype project for her students, but also her thoughts and suggestions about the future of Skype in the classroom. This might also be a blog you want to follow in Google Reader.

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 comic strip making online tool for kids and schools. Check out the school resources. 

Recommends standard screencasting tools such as Screenr and Screencast-o-Matic, but also mentions some slide presentation optons such as SlideRocket (part ofGoogle App) and MyBrainshark. Notes how these tools interact with PowerPoint.