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I am going to offer a unit on the Civil War and its impact on World History in my World History class (mostly 10th graders) for the first time. They quit teaching about the Civil War in US History that students take as juniors in our district, and I think they need more than what they got in 7th grade. Just saying! I think this blog I added to my RSS will be a great help.

It would also help if I spelled Technology correctly (:

One of my favorite sites is DisccoveryEducation.com that I use daily in the classroom. Discovery Education provides a wealth of classroom resources for all grade levels on various subject areas. I use this website daily in high school when teaching Reading, Science, and U.S. History classes.

I love all the free, quality resources on the Discovery Education site. Whenever I have time, I browse this site for newly added resources.

Sioux Falls just bought Chromebooks for all their students- I wish we could do a pilot here in Rapid! I just bought a 200.00 Acer Chromebook for myself as I have never had my own laptop. I didn't know what to expect but so far so good and can't beat the price! This site will help me learn how to use it more effectively. ( I hope (: )

I have been subscribed to Education World for 7 years now. I love it! I receive their weekly newsletter. There are always so many intriguing articles and entertaining activities of every topic to keep my students happy and learning. I learn something new with every newsletter. This URL is to subscribe so their newsletters.

I currently have 2 I Pads in my classroom. This is helpful to see what else I can do to utilize this amazing technology. Stacy Smith

Oh, I love this!  I have been looking for a wide variety of journal/blog prompts.

"Webster's defines kaffeeklatsch as "an informal gathering to drink coffee and chat." I feel it is a perfect analogy for a blog! (And you are welcome even if you don't drink coffee!) I will be posting thoughts, discoveries, and ideas here as I discover them, primarily on educational technology topics, and I invite you to do the same! "

Short reviews of new technologies!

This a blog by Kathy Schrock.  It has some great insight on the education world today.

This is a good site to help kids learn basic music theory. The site has been updated since I started using it, and offers apps for mobile phones.

"My students love it! It really challenges them to master the concepts. I told one of my students to change to another topic so she could practice for the upcoming tests, and she said, 'No, wait! I want to get to 100% first!' I have never seen her more motivated to succeed!"

When I introduce the "Wonderful Woman" I like to use pictures of the students in my class to represent the children and pictures of the teachers in the class to represent the wonderful woman. One classroom I visited used a large shoe that hung on the wall.

I spend lots of time trialling new web 2.0 tools with my students, for all different learning purposes. My grade and I often have a conversation that goes a little something like this: Me: I have placed the link to -- on our blog for you to open and use.

A good way to incorporate current events and English elements into the social studies classroom

Great current events ideas.

By tying the lessons of history to the issues of the day, Deirdra Grode, a seventh-and eighth-grade social studies and language arts teacher at Hoboken Charter School in Hoboken, New Jersey, is teaching her students to be analytical and socially aware.

In this blog, I talk about educational technology, educational theory, educational pedagogy, and other topics related to these. I teach Physics and EMS classes, so some times I'll talk about those specific areas. I'll also discuss 21st Century Skills and Education. I explore free educational technology resources, ways to integrate technology into the classroom, professional development, project based learning, and tips and resources for new teachers.

LOTS of cool, innovative ideas!

Mentoring Minds is an educational publishing company that develops K-12 instructional materials to help students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. Experienced educators create the materials based on research and cover topics such as critical thinking, differentiated learning, instructional strategies, classroom management and more.

I love this website. It shares a list of educator's personal blogs that you can search by content area/grade. I love browsing the blogs of teachers like myself, I learn so many new things!

Carole Weigel, I love this website because I teach High School Science and I can find lots of practice activities for my students.

My name is Danny Nicholson and I am a freelance educational consultant and PGCE science lecturer. My main speciality is the use of Interactive Whiteboards, but I am interested in lots of different bits of tech that are now being used in schools. I'm able to provide the following training: Smart Notebook - Educational, Corporate, Military. Smart Meeting Pro - Corporate Smart Response Turning Point Promethean ActivStudio / ActivPrimary /ActivInspire Iris Connect As well as Espresso training, Blogging, Podcasting, Datalogging and much more. Please contact me for bespoke training to meet your needs. I have run courses all over the UK as well as abroad. Danny@think-bank.com on Twitter: @dannynic

using whiteboards in your classroom

I often find myself in conversations with teachers and students about Internet search strategies. Often times the conversation reminds me that what's obvious to me is amazing to someone else. Last week I had that very experience as I taught a couple of teachers some search techniques that they are going to pass along to their students.