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Breakthrough learning experiences through media creation - Curriculum, Gallery, Collaborate

This is a collection of links to resources and helpful sites for teachers. We hope that this list will grow and become useful for our students, faculty, partners and alumni!

Sample classroom Web sites Academically and intellectually sound, including meaningful information, activities, and links Thematically and artistically coordinated using common backgrounds and structures that link your site together graphically and thematically Interactive, including WebQuests, electronic communities, and other activities for students Attractive and appropriate material for your students, their parents, and your teaching colleagues Relevant and marketable: includes a portfolio of your professional work and accomplishments How do I create a classroom Web site?

This is a British site, but luckily we do speak the same language. I just had to check out what they call Whizzy things, these are web 2.0 tools you can use. Isn't it great that we can start collaborating with our teaching peers "across the pond"?

Re: 15 Sites for Finding Images and Clip Art for Education Finding usable images online is a greater challenge than it first seems. Many sites that appear to have, or even claim to have, usable images often times do not.

The 33 Digital Skills Every 21st Century Teacher should Have 21st century teaching skills Med Every single teacher is concerned about his/ her teaching practices and the skills involved in this process. How many times have you wondered about a better way to teach the same lesson you have delivered to an eariler class?

EclipseCrossword is the fast, easy, free way to create crossword puzzles in minutes. It's never been simpler-just give EclipseCrossword a list of words and clues, and it does the rest. In seconds, you'll have a crossword puzzle with just the words you want. EclipseCrossword has been downloaded more than four million times by people just like you.

Open Education Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials freely available online for everyone to use, whether you are an instructor, student, or self-learner. Examples of OER include: full courses, course modules, syllabi, lectures, homework assignments, quizzes, lab and classroom activities, pedagogical materials, games, simulations, and many more resources contained in digital media collections from around the world.