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Here is a Google website that provides lessons and activities to integrate a range of Web2.0 tools into the classroom.

In Word Challenge you are given 6 letters, the objective is to create 3-6 letter words from the letters provided as fast as you can.

These comments are from an educator survey asking what is the most challenging part of integrating technology into the classroom.

designed to help you address the challenges and leverage the opportunities of next generation assessment systems powered by technology.

Geo Challenge takes you on a tour around the world as you put your geography knowledge to the test!

What is Universal Design for Learning? In today's schools, the mix of students is more diverse than ever. Educators are challenged to teach all kinds of learners to high standards, yet a single classroom may include students who struggle to learn for any number of reasons, such as the following: * Learning disabilities such as dyslexia * English language barriers * Emotional or behavioral problems * Lack of interest or engagement * Sensory and physical disabilities

Created by the National Council of Teachers of Mathmatics

This 2020 Forecast is a tool for thinking about, preparing for, and shaping the future. It outlines key forces of change that will shape the landscape of learning over the next decade. The forecast does not predict what will happen, but rather serves as a guide to the as-yet-unwritten future. It is designed to help you see connections among things that once seemed unrelated and to help you consider the changes and challenges that you are facing today within the context of wider patterns of change. Ultimately, the 2020 Forecast aims to provoke your own thinking about what role you want to play in creating the future of learning.

The Mobile Learning Institute's film series "A 21st Century Education" profiles individuals who embrace and defend fresh approaches to learning and who confront the urgent social challenges that are part of a 21st century experience. "A 21st Century Education" compiles, in short film format, the best ideas around school reform. The series is meant to start, extend, or nudge the conversation about how to make change in education happen.

Web based mathematic assistance for middle school students. There are videos to assist in explaining each concept of the story problems.

"My Fellow Americans" Voicethread challenge for President Obama.

Secure VoiceThread network for students and teachers to collaborate and share ideas with classrooms anywhere in the world. Group conversations around images, documents, and videos Messages can be text-based (computer keyboard, phone text), audio (computer mic, telephone call, upload), or video (computer webcam, upload) Can be used to put "instruction" online.