Technologies and the Future of Writing Fall 2008 Module 3

Fun educational games and activities for students

Fun craft ideas for spare time in the elementary classroom.

Ralph Fletcher is the founder of the Writer's Workshop. This site includes handouts, tips for young writers, and various books.

I have composed a list of RSS feed directories for all you bloggers out there, Some of the most popular RSS Submission sites are listed here and these are high up on the Google rankings.

Advice for new/future teachers with a list of links for other tips and resources.

Inspirationalquotes for teachers

A site made by actual teachers offering effective strategies for discipline, and classroom management.

A "Survival Guide" from the U.S. Department of Education, inlcudes how to work with other teachers, parents, etc., and where to find more support.

Great resource for lesson planning, assessment, effective teaching, and ways to create an effective learning environment

# Educational Resources is a leading provider of academic software, hardware and supplemental learning materials. We provide outstanding curriculum and non-curriculum software for elementary, middle and secondary districts and schools. # For the past 20 years Educational Resources has provided teaching professionals with products and services needed to help students meet and exceed learning standards.

Parents as Teachers is the overarching program philosophy of providing parents with child development knowledge and parenting support. The organizational vehicle for delivering that knowledge and support is Parents as Teachers National Center. The National Center drives that philosophy, or mission, through four program areas: Born to Learn, Professional Development, Meld and Advocacy. All of these program areas work through a strong network of state leaders and partners. The four-part intervention model known as Born to Learn delivers its mission-based program through intermediaries (parent educators) to the ultimate recipients (parents), while Professional Development is delivered directly to end users (professionals). Meld is a facilitated group model that draws on peer support. Advocacy works through both public and private sectors to promote positive policies for young families. Although several vehicles are used to implement the mission-based programs, the network is an organized affiliation of many organizations and people with a common mission. This combination of delivery vehicles allows the National Center to have the greatest and broadest impact.

This is an inspiring Youtube video about a young man named Dalton Sherman who is thanking teachers across the world for making him who he is today.

This is a video of President-Elect Barack Obama talking about what he would like to change in Early Childhood Education. Good point of reference to keep because these comments were made before he was elected president and I am curious to see if he holds through to his promises.

This is a great youtube video that I found that shows the new unique way to incorporate ipods into special education classrooms. It explains the ways that ipods can advance learning in our classrooms.