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Student questions and questioning become a major focus of classroom activity as teachers demonstrate and then require effective searching, prospecting, gathering and interpretation techniques while students use the tools and information to explore solutions to contemporary issues.

Emerging Web 2.0 technologies are discussed in the perspective of how elearning is evolving into a future dominated by personal learning environments.

Strategies and techniques are provided regarding the benefits of using digital tools to support teaching and learning in any content area or grade level.

great video showing students learning many subjects and work skills through a technology-enhanced animation project.

This site gives advice on using Nintendo Wii to teach different physical fitness curriculum. Not helpful for my content area, but very interesting way to use this technology in an educational way.

Kerpoof was a favorite of mine for teaching kids basic multimedia production in elementary education. It's closing down now, but here are some alternatives.

Kerpoof was a favorite of mine for teaching kids basic multimedia production in elementary education. It's closing down now, but here are some alternatives.

"At Google, the only thing we love as much as science is science education. We want to celebrate young scientific talent and engage students who might not yet be engaged with science. So, in partnership with CERN, the LEGO Group, National Geographic, and Scientific American we've created an exciting new global science competition, the Google Science Fair. Students all over the world who are between the ages of 13 and 18 are eligible to enter this competition and compete for prizes including once-in-a-lifetime experiences, internships and scholarships. "

I think this is a great blog--it's designed by US History teachers to help share content and technology.

Wikis are the most popular Web 2.0 tool being used in science and math classrooms. Based on a survey of readers - 43 percent use them to support their teaching and student learning. A Wiki is appealing, encourages participation, supports collaboration, and promotes interaction by students who love to use technology. By the way - this includes most students today!

It is great that as teachers we can use technology to find lesson plans that contribute or assist to our own lesson plans. This site has an entire unit on The Great Depression and New Deal that involves multiple research based strategies such as cooperative learning and non linguistic representation. I actually used one of the lessons during my practicum and the kids loved it!

Find a grant to support your teaching or to buy technology for your classroom. There are lots out there!

great example of teachers using moviemaking with upper elementary. Great ideas for integration with other subjects!

If you wanted to know how to flip your classroom successfully, here are some good resources.

where the horizon report gets data