Tech Apps PD Course Participants

Great article on using collaboration in secondary classrooms

Great blog post on building a toolbox of web tools for 21st Century Learning.

Great resources for teachers to make sense of e-rate and CIPA

Great ideas for modeling with a Flipped Faculty Meeting

Great series from Edutopia on building career skills in video production

"Welcome to thenewboston! - Free Video Tutorials - Welcome to thenewboston, the ultimate source for free video tutorials on the internet! Here you can find all of thenewboston tutorials organized in an orderly fashion in the Tutorials Section of the website. If you have any request for additional videos, feel free to send me a message by using the "Send in Suggestions" button at the bottom of the website"

tons of video tutorials

"A social justice technology program for girls CompuGirls is one of a few programs in the nation to combine culturally relevant teaching, social justice and technology. It provides girls access to technology and the internet they might not have otherwise, as well as peer support, which makes learning easier. CompuGirls is a culturally relevant technology program for adolescent (grades 8-12) girls from under-resourced school districts in the Greater Phoenix area and soon in Colorado. Supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, CompuGirls provides fun summer and after-school classes where participants learn the latest technologies in digital media, games, and virtual worlds and become a voice for social justice and change in the world."

Intro to Computer Science and Programming, open course from MIT

"MeetingWords is a simple text editor for the web. Your text is saved on the web, and more than one person can edit the same document at the same time. Everybody's changes are instantly reflected on all screens. Work together on meeting notes, brainstorming sessions, homework, team programming and more!"

Uses images with sugar cubes and number measurements to help young learners make concrete representations of amount while teaching them healthy eating habits.

This site has TONS to do and teaches about diseases, nutrition, physical activity, safety (on and off line), being smart consumers (like how to read through to the message in advertising, and body image)  There is a great teacher integration corner, printables galore...

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.

"Adobe Youth Voices Essentials provides free curricula and tools for educators to inspire young people to create digital media on issues they care about. Based on the best practices of educators from around the world, our curricula promotes youth expression, creativity, and engagement, helping young people build critical 21st century technology and life skills."

Welcome to PBL-Online, a one stop solution for Project Based Learning! You'll find all the resources you need to design and manage high quality projects for middle and high school students.

Infographic with the history of programming

How to guides from Make Use Of

Learners will be able to discuss a few basic issues in game design and analyze their impact on game play. Students will understand how to design a simple game and give feedback on that game design. They should also see how repeated play makes a game better, and recognize that it is a process of iterative refinement that makes good games.

"Sign up for Code Year to start receiving a new interactive programming lesson every Monday. You'll be building apps and websites before you know it!"

Great article on sparking creativity and ideas in the classroom