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This article explains why collaboration tools are so useful for teachers in the classroom. There are nine easy tools to use and descriptions for each. This is a quick, easy way for teachers to get a good idea of how these tools work. Some of these technological tools can be difficult to maneuver and figure out, but when the websites are given these short overviews, it automatically makes it easier to figure out and work with.

This website has great tips on ways to improve math skills. Teachers and students can both utilize this website to improve skills and tell others how to improve their skills. The tips are very easily laid out for people to read and it explains the information is a very simple way. These tricks can be useful for all age groups. Whether students are learning these things for the first time or older students need to brush up on their skills, this website portrays math as a very conquerable task.

I could see myself using this website a lot in my future classroom. This breaks lessons and activities into categories, for kids and for teens. This will be helpful to teach kids how to stay healthy. I could use the lesson plans and activities in my future classroom.

I like this site because it tells why it is important to use the technology in the classroom. This page also shows what other people think about a site wither its good or bad. I can use the information on this site to find ideas for my classroom. I can also use this site to talk to other teachers about what works in a classroom and what doesnt.

This is a great site for those interested in web 2.0. This gives you groups, events, and forums to help. Its a free site and is a good way to stay up to date on alot of new things in education. I like the forum because it gives alot of personal experiences to help new teachers.

Website which is designed for those interested in sharing ideas and resources about using Web 2.0 and new media in education. And allows individuals to collaborate with other educators

I chose this site because of the number of things it introduces you to and shows you how to do. You could use it in a million ways. You could find games, lessons, how to make a class website, and a lot of other things that are only limited by your imaginaion and by your busy schedule.

Love this site! It has all kinds of neat ideas on how to organize your class, save money, recycle, and all that good stuff. It's great just to look at so in the future, before you throw out that old coffee can, you already have ideas and ways you can use it to better organize and perfect your classroom.

Goes into depth on how and why certain laws of physics exist and how they are relvant by showing them used at an Amusement Park. There are many points brought up in the examples and would be used by middle school students.

Learning for good is a website for all ages. It involves many different things that will include all types of students. They have games grouped into categories such as action, adventure, mazes, and sports games. The games are bright and colorful and help the student with hand eye coordination.

This site provides articles, resources and videos to help teachers learn about new tools to use in the classroom. I would probably use this site by picking out a new resource here and there and t esting it out in the classroom

PLN (1): This website is a great resource to connect to other educational professionals. You can create an account and read blogs, attend free webinars on various educational topics (so cool!!), and it is completely free to join. I can see myself accessing this resource on a regular basis now, even before having my own classroom. This online community is simple to use and has received many awards for its content.

PLN (2): This website is a resource for teachers to use based upon their interests and passions. It is a way for educators to connect with one another, gain new and insightful tools to use in the classroom, and support other teachers. There is a forum where you can post questions, leave comments for other professionals, etc. This is a good place to make a personal connection with others in the same field as yourself. As a first year teacher, this would be a good place to gain added support needed to be successful.

Choice (2): This is a great website for English/Language Arts teachers, K-12. It contains many topics to choose from with links to outside resources as well. There are study guides and other materials for students. There are also professional resources. Teachers can sign up for a free newsletter that contains information in the topic of English education. This website is linked in closely with Twitter and Facebook which can be appealing to 21st century teachers and students. I could get lost in this website because it contains some wonderful lesson ideas for students.

Science (2): This is an awesome website for Science in the classroom. It is a great resource for students because it is eye-catching and contains a lot of "Why?" information that students find interesting and engaging. There are relevant news articles on a variety of topics. photos, book suggestions, interactives, and resources for teachers. This would be a great supplemental tool for teachers to use in the classroom.

This could be used throughout an entire semester in a classroom. Students can create an account and the teacher can either utilize it as a tool in the classroom or as an incentive of outside practice. Rather than assigning homework the teacher could have the students complete a lesson Working and completing all sections on this website could also be used as an incentive, those students who finish by the end of the year win a prize of some sort.

I decided to use this as my Web 2.0 site. I wish I would have found this site earlier on my search. This site is amazing at the amount of subjects and just cool stuff to look at. If I was to do a Math lesson, then there are some fun games for that. There are also: english, science, puzzles, kid stories, arts and crafts, videos, and even experiements. I especially like this site due to the fact that it has a math section.

This is a great site to go to for educational games. It has hundreds of games for all grade levels and all subjects. This site could be used for free time, and the student could choose the subject and game.

This website provides a number of different games for students to practice their language arts. On this website, students can practice their phonics, grammar, spelling, and sentences. This site is supported by Scholastic and the Family Education Network.

This website provides a number of different games for students to practice their language arts. On this website, students can practice their phonics, grammar, spelling, and sentences. This site is supported by Scholastic and the Family Education Network.

I really like this interactive website, because I could use this in my classroom to help students work on language arts skills. They can work on phonics, spelling, and grammar. This website is really eye appealing, and

A fellow classmate showed me this blog and I wanted to be sure to have it. Since I am interested in teaching 4th grade, I think this website gives so many classroom activity ideas and because it's a blog, it has honest experience and personal accounts with lots of pictures. I am going to use this website for classroom ideas, from activities to classroom management.

I picked this site because I remember using it in elementary school and middle school, and remember how much it helped me with math. This site has many different math games for students to use. This site also has a teacher page as well as a parent's page. I can use this in my future class because it is a different way to learn math. Students can play games that can help them add or subtract, if they are having problems with it. I would also use this site since it has different ways to motivate students when it comes to math.

I have mentioned this site before and I will mention it again. I think Cool Math is an awesome resource. It has typical math games you'd expect, such as simple addition and subtraction activities. However, it also has games that incorporate other skills as well. Some of these games really, really play on your critical thinking skills. Students can learn business strategies, complex math strategies, understand dimensions and time, and even math terms. Even as a person that totally hates math, I appreciate this website very much. I remember loving it when I was in K-12.

I like this website because it features lots of articles and pieces all related to current affairs and politics. It would be a great resource for exposing middle schoolers and high school students to some cutting edge social studies issues. I would use these articles as discussion starters in my class.

I think it can be somewhat difficult to relate social studies topics to current events, but it's something that will be important in order to make s.s topics more relatable. This site has so many current and relevant topics. I could use this site to help connect content or even just explore for myself to stay current on news.

Kids.gov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal for Kids... Aside from the extensive amount other grade level appropriate subjects and topics, this website has great science resources for teachers and students. There are many videos that break down subject matter, like how orbits work or what fossils tell about time. I would use it ideas on different science experiments and definitely for the videos, since sometimes you never know what you are getting with YouTube.