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"The magic of the silver screen: Movie clips to inspire curiosity in the classroom"

"integrating video projects into the classroom can be as simple or complex as you want. Just grab a phone, digital camera or tablet and your students are on their way. Here are some video project ideas, divided into ideas for any classroom and ideas for specific subject areas:"

EFL, but lots of practical applications for technology in the classroom, for any subject, as well as ideas focused on language

This is a suite of 4 videos about clicker use in the science classroom -- important considerations, student opinions,and data supporting different types of use. See http://STEMclickers.colorado.edu for these videos and more resources.

Topics 1. Using blogs in the classroom 2. Using wikis in school/classroom 3. Using podcasting in school/classroom 4. Ways that tech can be integrated in different subject areas 5. Barriers to tech integration 6. Successful polici

" you should be knowledgeable in what each of the following technology is and how it could be/might be used in a classroom.(\"

Flipped Classroom: English (Grammar, Usage, Style, Literary Terms) Videos and activities for English instruction.

"The founder of The Effective Educator has posted hundreds of his own social studies lessons and resources on this site. "

"This page contains resources on how to integrate clickers into your classroom and use them effectively."

"Teacher Development: Starter Kit for Teaching Online" Includes materials for a blended classroom (face to face and on-line)

Blended Learning Open Source Science or Math Studies. This MIT initiative features a courseware library with about 50 math and science lessons, all freely available to teachers in multiple formats: as streaming video, Internet downloads, DVDs, and videotapes. Each 50-minute lesson is a complete resource with video segments, a teacher's guide, downloadable hand-outs, and a list of online resources about the topic. The lessons mix short videos--all less than five minutes--with in-classroom exercises designed to engage students in problem solving and critical thinking.

"Online timelines that allow students to create content for others to use and learn and also provide the possibility of collaboration. While traditional paper timelines were confined to the classroom, online timelines can be published, embedded and linked within a class blog or website, allowing students to view and learn from each others creation."

After reading this article any educator will walk away with the idea that the Flipped Classroom is more than just videos followed by paper work. Jackie Gerstein does a wonderful job of bringing the whole idea of the process together. The graphics do a wonderful job of showing how asynchronous and synchronous connections work together to involve both the individual and the group. Plan on having a little time to spend… which will be well worth it.

"Educator-created tutorials on how to use technology in the classroom to engage and empower learners. "

"40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World" but you wouldn't want to use all of them in the classroom!

A downloadable utility that allows users to print large images on multiple sheets of paper to create posters. Great for classroom displays!

"Professional Development Make the most of Discovery Education content with these tutorials on how to best use the world's highest quality educational media service in your classroom. "

Sing in with your account to use.

Storyboard That is a robust web tool that allows students to create and edit Storyboards. This site is simple to use and allows users to drag and drop stick figures and screen elements, as well as add their own content, to the storyboard time line. Enough tools and features to be really useful and not too many to confuse young users, this is a nice way for students to create storyboards for class projects, videos, or anything else you can think of including comic strips. There is a nice educator portal which has some lesson plans and example student work. Not free, but free trial and reasonably priced for teachers

Emaths for Teachers provides free classroom resources for teachers of mathematics, helping you to teach topics clearly and interactively. Emaths for Students contains many useful resources and links to help students who are learning mathematics.

"Avatars can be used by classroom teachers when designing digital stories or delivering content. Avatars can represent a tour guide explaining travels along the Silk Road, or represent real life characters like Mark Twain giving a lecture on his home or Einstein introducing the solar system."