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Welcome to Yola - where you'll find all the tools you need to build a website just the way you want. Point and click. Drag and drop. That's all you need to know. Amazingly enough, you can build and host your website for free. That's Yola. Previously: SynthaSite

"# Use COLLAGE to quickly produce dynamic interactive panoramas with hot-spots. # Use STUDIO to build a personalized media presentation... and, place it in your COLLAGE. # Use EXPRESS to build presentations with dynamic content from RSS feeds and online albums. # Tap into CUT-OUT Express to use your photos as frames for slideshows."

Via @kjarrett -- This is ISTE's list of criteria by which to judge the effectiveness of a training program for potential technology integrators. This could be used to assess tech coaches for how well they are addressing the demands of NET*S at the building or district level.

Via @kjarrett -- This is ISTE's list of criteria by which to judge the effectiveness of a training program for potential technology integrators. This could be used to assess tech coaches for how well they are addressing the demands of NET*S at the building or district level.

"National PTA® created the guides for grades K-8 and two for grades 9-12 (one for English language arts/literacy and one for mathematics). The Guide includes: Key items that children should be learning in English language arts and mathematics in each grade, once the standards are fully implemented. Activities that parents can do at home to support their child's learning. Methods for helping parents build stronger relationships with their child's teacher. Tips for planning for college and career (high school only)."

These guides are available in English & Spanish to help parents understand the transition to the Common Core: what it means for their children and how to help at home.

Check out Miss Hill's Digital Hallway link at the bottom of her page. This is great way that she shares student work displays with parents who can't get into the building. Miss Hill adds a QR code for the display video to her newsletter so parents can access it from their smartphones as well! Great idea!

Mind Leap makes sure that parents and educators know which apps are educational and which aren't, which keep kids engaged and which bore them to tears. And, we encourage developers to build great stuff that turns kids on to learning.

Newsela is an innovative way for students to build reading comprehension with nonfiction that's always relevant: daily news.

"a group of researchers in MIT's Education Arcade are trying to harness the power of MMO games to teach high school students to think like scientists and mathematicians. Their game, The Radix Endeavor, is designed to be an educational game, and capitalizes on the interactions students can have as a way to build their knowledge and skills. Radix, as it's known, is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards for biology, focusing on topics like genetics, evolution, ecology and human body systems. In math, the game is aligned to the Common Core and has particular focuses on algebra, probability and statistics, as well as geometry. The researchers worked with Filament Games and are funded by the Gates Foundation for the three-year project."

"Newsela is an innovative way for students to build reading comprehension with nonfiction that's always relevant: daily news. It's easy and amazing. Register now or learn more about the impact Newsela can have on your classroom."

The shortest solution to focus the Internet. You can use gl·am to... * Easily shorten URLs * Store an infinite amount of URLs into one single short URL with our Link Groups * Make a personalized homepage for yourself. * Take notes when comparing items. * Create a step-by-step tutorial for other users. * Build website collections. * and much much much more.

This blog entry comes with a Youtube vid on how-to! Seems like this would be a natural to a Math logic class!

Ushahidi builds tools for democratizing information, increasing transparency and lowering the barriers for individuals to share their stories. Clay Shirkey spoke about this resource at TED - http://www.ted.com/talks/clay_shirky_how_cognitive_surplus_will_change_the_world.html

"Are you ready to solve the challenges of space? Join the RealWorld-InWorld NASA Engineering Design Challenge! This is a unique education initiative that targets students in grades 9-12 and encourages them to explore and build skills essential for successful careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) through two phases of project-based learning and team competition"

"To engage students in making design decisions that affect the transfer of energy \nbetween a building and the outside environment. To help students identify and \nconsider the types of decisions involved in improving a building's energy \nprofile. To analyze the green roof option in economic and community terms."

One of the wonders of the Internet is that it can bring the world to you instead of your needing to find the time and money to explore the traditional way. The following virtual tours bring opportunities to explore cities, famous landmarks and buildings, museums, college campuses, and even outer space. You can learn how things are made, explore the human body or that of a life-sized whale, and visit ball parks and theme parks. There is even a section of incredible virtual tours that Google Earth has compiled that shares the world in a whole new way.

"Welcome to Engineer Your Life, a guide to engineering careers for high school girls! Imagine what life would be like without pollution controls to preserve the environment, life-saving medical equipment, or low-cost building materials for fighting global poverty. All this takes engineering. In very real and concrete ways, women who become engineers save lives, prevent disease, reduce poverty, and protect our planet. Dream Big. Love what you do. Become an engineer."

Teachers...Make a Wish Just like a gift registry, you build a wish list of technology products for your classroom. Then you can tell prospective donors how their support will make a difference to your students. After a purchase, Digital Wish automatically donates an additional 2%-10% in funding for your next technology project!

Like world on steroids. Requires Microsoft Silverlight. Build word clouds within shapes.

Six-step process in the instruction of vocabulary (Building Academic Vocabulary) plus vocabulary lists, games, and more.