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The outline for the EdTech Challenge. It is a way for teachers to think about collaboration tools, content management systems, personal learning networks, formative response tools, open educational tools, and electronic portfolios.

More and more classrooms are gaining access to technology that can be used with students. Whether you're modeling a lesson, creating stations, or working in a one-to-one classroom, virtual tools can promote student engagement while increasing academic success.

Hi, friends! Yesterday I attended a training that was put on by my district! Finally.....this was the training I have been wanting for YEARS!!! Seriously!

A friend shared: "When some Kindergarten teachers at [his school] asked [me] to find a web tool to help their students create simple drawings and write sentences below them, I searched but found nothing. So, I asked ABCYa's Alan Tortolani (a friend of mine) if he could come up with something. Here's the result. Kids love it! Printed output looks great. Perfect for early writers and artists!

a fun way to randomly pick students for anything in the classroom setting

Great resource for ELA teachers!

Please Share ReadWorks with your colleagues and friends. It's free. The non-profit ReadWorks is committed to solving the nation's reading comprehension crisis by giving teachers the research-proven tools and support they need to improve the academic achievement of their students. ReadWorks provides research-based units, lessons, and authentic, leveled non-fiction and literary passages directly to educators online, for free, to be shared broadly. The ReadWorks curriculum is aligned to the Common Core State Standards and the standards of all 50 states. Most importantly, ReadWorks is faithful to the most effective research-proven instructional practices in reading comprehension.

A TOOL FOR COLLABORATIVE INTERPRETATION OF TEXTS

A blog post about the Shadow Puppet Edu iTunes app. It is free and you can create videos with up to 100 images and up to 30 minutes long.

This is a great article on how educators can use the Internet to access free professional development in online spaces.

Practice Math Grades 1-7

The typing games on 10FastFingers.com offer you an easy way to improve your typing speed. A quick way to test your typing speed is our 1-minute typing game on this page. The words that are used in this game are the most common words for each language.

K-12 News, Lessons & Shared Resources By Teachers, For Teachers

MathABC.com: Free online math practice... Everyday hundreds of kids make use of MathABC.com to improve their math skills. MathABC.com is designed in such a way that each child can practice and work on improving math results.

edHelper.com is dedicated to providing teachers a single shop for educational resources.

Great resource for teachers!

An open marketplace where educators buy, sell, and share their original resources.

Bloom's Taxonomy is a useful tool for assessment design, but using it only for that function is like using a race car to go to the grocery-a huge waste of potential.

Free kids educational computer games and activities

Explore a sample online edition of Let's Find Out. This interactive edition is perfect for your interactive whiteboard or classroom computer. It features nonfiction videos, skill-building games, printable activities, and a read-aloud option.

Free brain breaks kids love and teachers request.

Love this site! Thanks for posting!

Just viewed this site today, and can't wait to use it when the kids need a few minutes to get out of their seats and move around!