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List broken into categories: Getting Started, Usefulness, Social Libraries, Communication, Data, Online Learning, Specific Tools, Collaboration & Distribution, Improving Appeal & Service, Staff, and General - from College@Home.

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

"Print-Bingo.com is a completely web based program for printing many types of bingo cards, including those with your own custom word lists. Since there is nothing to install, this site works with any recent computer and printer. Hundreds of people print bingo cards from this site every day, so chances are that it will work for you too!"

"I am passionate about Reader's Workshop and use picture books in every mini lesson. Along with teaching comprehension strategies (activating prior knowledge, making connections, visualizing, etc.) I integrate the use of them with story elements (character, plot, setting, and theme.) Below is my top 10. "

"Read blog posts about iPad See how iPads can be used for project based learning Read Classroom Dos and Don'ts Download Apple's 154 page iPad manual View Apple's iPad Guided Tour videos Access bookmarked sites that feature lists of apps for iPad"

SpringNote is an online notebook for collaboration. You can write down y our ideas, creat to-do lists, schedule, and work together on projects. It also has an iphone application.

"Using Blooms Taxonomy in education is a highly effective way to scaffold learning for the students. With the recent popularity and pervasive nature of iOS devices in school districts it is essential for educators to understand how to implement Blooms in the classroom using the apps that are available. While this list is by no means fully comprehensive, it will assist educators in getting started when implementing iOS devices in the classroom. This site will change almost daily as it will be updated with new and exciting apps! "

Don, I was really excited to see this. But, take a look at the apps in the Creating level. I think they prove my point that the ipad isn't a serious player, yet. If those are prime examples of what can be Created on the ipad, then I still say that it's not the answer to Education's persistant questions. It's a great personal device but not one for school.

Neat collaboration. Students create a section of a "ribbon" by choosing from images or adding own, writing about why they love the planet, and list some things they are going to do to improve the environment. Lesson plan available for K-6.

The extensive collections at the Library of Congress contain historic artifacts and cultural materials from across the U.S. The list below is just a sample of the many Pennsylvania resources available for free on the Library's Web site.

We are an online spelling program that makes practicing for spelling tests fun. SpellingCity.com has: - Over 35,000 spelling words and eight spelling games! - A REAL person who says each word and sentence - Thousands of free spelling lists. Or save your own!

We have created a list of what we think are the best available apps out there and have categorized them into the following: Science, Language, Math, Administrative & Content Management, Interactive & Online Classrooms, Study Aids, Video & Imaging, Music, Multimedia, Geography & History, and Mapping Tools.

Great list of creative commons photo sites. scroll to the bottom

The K-6 Literacy Learning Activity Types provides a list of activity types along with the examples of technology that could be used for that activity type.

This is a list of TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Talks. These could be GREAT writing prompts. Most videos are brief - 15 to 20 minutes. You could share just a few moments of a video. Speakers may share vision, discovery, innovation, the future.

Explore how technology can be a helpful tool that enhances and supports students' performance with their writing. Below you will see technology listed with the suggested grade level posted next to the title. The grade levels are separated in three groups: primary (K-2 grades), intermediate (3-5 grades), and secondary (6-12 grades).

from Free Technology for Teachers

This blog lists 77 eductional game resources.

Easy Bib mobile app that allows students to scan the barcode of a book, magazine, etc. to create a citation.