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Is a visual program editor that reminds me a lot of Alice Storytelling and Scratch, in that a user arranges blocks of code to create an action.

a blog written by a K-5 computer lab teacher. Jacqui Murray shares lesson plan ideas, great websites, techie tips, and ideas for technology integration on a very regular and reliable basis.

Artsonia is a FREE education tool offered to schools, families & communities worldwide - to help promote creativity amongst young artists! Submitting artwork to your school gallery is easy ... Provide School Information - Give us some basic information about you and your school so we can build the gallery for you. This also helps visitors find your school gallery among the thousands already participating! Submit Artwork - Upload image files directly to the Artsonia website (from a digital camera, for instance.) Your Gallery is Ready! - After a few days, your artwork will be published, and your new school gallery is ready to go!

AnswerGarden is a new minimalistic feedback tool. Use it as a tool for online brainstorming or embed it on your website or blog as a poll or guestbook. Great resource for gathering feedback froms students!

"offers a digital locker that is full featured, easy to use, and E-Rate eligible. eBackpack is an assignment, storage, and collaboration service. eBackpack provides teachers, students, and administrators personal and group storage for assignments, handouts, and homework. eBackpack goes beyond a storage only solution by providing workflow and collaboration - homework drop boxes supporting student turn in, teacher review, and online discussion. It is safe, secure, and accessible 24/7 from any internet connected computer and we have modules that support the iPad and integrate to PC/Macs to work as a network drive. eBackpack offers enhancement modules to integrate with multiple Student Information Systems (SIS) and LDAP / Active Directory for authentication."

Freemium MEOGRAPH, the interactive storytelling tool which proved best in show at EdSurge's Inaugural Teacher Tank, has released a new set of premium features aimed specifically at educators. Meograph's core functionality -- story creation through maps, timelines, web links, and multimedia -- is still 100% free, but the new licensed features remove some of the practical barriers to classroom-wide implementation. They include a classroom management tool that lets teachers view student content in a single place (addressing direct feedback from one of our teacher sharks!), privacy options for sharing with groups or individuals, and privacy-compliant registration for users under the age of 13. Plans start at $19.99/year for up to 40 students. 

"Tynker is a new computing platform designed specifically to teach children computational learning and programming skills in a fun and imaginative way. Tynker is inspired by Scratch from MIT. It is a completely browser-based implementation written using Open Web standards such as Javascript, HTML5, CSS3 and does not use Flash."

Since 1995 Core77.com has served a devoted global audience of industrial designers ranging from students through seasoned professionals. Core77 publishes articles, discussion forums, an extensive event calendar, hosts portfolios, job listings, a database of design firms, schools, vendors and services. Core77 provides a gathering point for designers and enthusiasts alike by producing design competitions, lecture series, parties, and exhibits.

Khoi Vinh has used this domain since 1997, first as a portfolio and showcase for non-commercial design work, and later as a blog. Former Design Director for NYTimes.com, Vinh also co-founded Lascaux Co., which launched the free iPad app Mixel, described as the world's first social collage app. Posts span design, publishing, technology, pop culture and real life. Aspiring entrepreneurs can read "What I Learned When I Started a Design Studio" or "In Defense of Client Services."

This blog, started by Tina Roth Eisenberg in 2005, has evolved from a personal visual archive into a design journal. This Swiss designer in NYC talks about how side projects allowed her to go clientless and focus on her own products and apps. Examples of visuals from an eclectic Friday link pack include Converse sneakers decorated with lettuce and a dining table that fits in an envelope.

Will Hudson founded It's Nice That in 2007 and was joined by Alex Bec in 2008, with other team members coming on board later. The site publishes original work from both well-known and up-and-coming creators across a range of disciplines. The group also hosts real-life events like a one-day creative symposium, a field trip at the Rag Factory in East London, and talks on themes like digital experience and motivation.

Built in 2007 by a British-born writer and graphic designer living in Japan, the site reflects a passion for typography and type design. Explore where letters come from, why they look the way they do and what makes for good type. Guest blog posts touch on themes like font creation, typeface revivals and typography as art rather than science. ILT spreads its love of type through the magazine CODEX and a typeface-identifying app, The Font Game.

Students create an original story using art provided on the site.  The books can be embedded on a blog or webpage.  Stories can be made into a book or PDF. There is a fee for this option.   

Psdtuts+ is a blog that offers some of the best Photoshop tutorials around. The site has an extensive library of tutorials covering many different areas, including 3D, illustration and text effects to name but a few. It also has a Basix section for beginners so users of all skill levels can learn the art of photo manipulation, retouching, icon design, text effects, and much more.

PS Hero is a brilliant Photoshop resource run by Hero - a surfer, photographer and graphic designer based in Southern California. With a large selection of free tutorials, this site offers training in the areas of graphic design, photo and text effects. It also features an inspiration gallery and goodies section where you can take advantage of free PSD files, custom shapes and more. 

"The academic digital portfolio is an excellent way to keep an archive of a student's work and achievements in school. It is important to begin this assignment early in the school year so that the students can keep documents and digitize their work throughout the term or year. The goals of the lesson are to familiarize them with the concept of digital portfolios, to have them discover the common elements of a digital portfolio and to ultimately to create a digital portfolio of their own. "

"Robotics is a great way to get kids excited about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) topics. It is also highly effective in developing team-work and self-confidence. This web site is designed to help K-12 and other educators in developing or improving courses that use robotics as a tool for teaching STEM topics or as a topic in itself. The materials on this site include down-loadable lesson plans and links to other useful resources, such as teacher training workshops, public robotic contests, and other educational robotics web sites."

This company works with administrators and educators to integrate technology in their schools, blending online learning and assessments with in-person classroom instruction. A streamlined platform, the Hybrid Learning Management System, supports online education, with a student interface for accessing content as well as a teacher dashboard for monitoring progress.

There is a new Wonder of the Day everyday!  Such a cool resource.  You could use this as a bell ringer, writing prompt, etc.  Spark some creativity and innovation!

This is a citation generator for Harvard and APA. It allows you to generate and organize your citation with a single click. It also offers tips about plagiarims and citation, Check it out it is a real treasure for teachers and students too.