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A source for almost everything you need for technology in the classroom.

Think going through the videos of the month will be fun and inspiring. Kind of like an TED talk. The links on the side will help guide you to resources.

The following web2.0 sites would be useful for science educators at the high school and middle school level. Some would also be appropriate for higher elementary grade levels. There are many new 'tools' or websites that take advantage of the higher speed and bandwidth of today's Internet. Web 1.0 tools/websites were text based and web2.0 tools/websites are designed for full-motion video, 3D animations and are generally interactive in some manner.

"We all know that teachers are always looking for tools, references, and resources for classrooms. Well, here's 80 "must see" trial, free, and paid websites recommended by Edutopia community members. Keep this list in your back pocket! It might come in handy. =) "

"learn about copyright, ask questions, tap into other people's expertise, and help move copyright law and policies in a research-friendly direction. "We do have some room to really develop copyright," she says, "so that the copyright that affects our academic lives reflects our academic values.""

Highlights for High School features MIT OpenCourseWare materials that are most useful for high school students and teachers.

"Whatever you do the first year will be a trainwreck (compared to the nice and tidy sit-and-get PD). So from the beginning, everyone should be aware that it's all a work in progress-just like the profession itself. Perhaps the greatest potential here is in the chance to personalize professional development for teachers. The above ideas are too vague to be considered an exact guide, but an "exact guide" really isn't possible without ending up with something as top-heavy and standardized as the process it seeks to replace-or at least supplement. Instead focus on the big ideas-personalizing educator training through self-directed and social media-based professional development."

Technology tools tied to levels of blooms

"Nussbaum-Beach describes the transformation she believes must take place in teaching and learning practices if elementary and secondary schools are to remain relevant in an era when information and communication technologies will continue to expand exponentially."

Search this wiki for digital stories created by SBISD teachers.

"Here are over 100 ways that different social technologies (and tools) are being used by learning professionals worldwide - compiled from the comments of those who have contributed their Top Tools for Learning in 2009. "

"Publishing student thinking can be among the most powerful ways to improve learning. There are a variety of reasons for this, but the biggest reason is that the "threat" of publishing moves the lodestone from the classroom to the "real world." This, of course, changes everything."

"Now that half of the school year is over, teachers often find themselves needing a better organization plan for their classroom. Dropbox is a free service (there are paid levels as well) teachers can use to store and access their files from any device. It also provides a way to share files between classes and between students and teachers."

"6 Examples of Using Twitter in the Classroom"

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"The course has been developed to help SBISD educators learn about technologies that will help transform classrooms into learning centers for the 21st century students that walk through your doors."

An online resource for students and teachers, SAS Curriculum Pathways provides standards-based content in all the core disciplines, grades 8-14.