UD EDU 352 Technology in Education

This is a list of collaboration tools which teachers can use in the classroom, and even to collaborate with other teachers.

Free flash Games for language, grammar, vocabulary, and phonics practice. Kids can use this site to practice at home and even do homework assignments on.

This website has practice for language arts students for basically every grade, and it even has some pretty good tests and quizzes to take.

Why did I c hoose this? How will I use this?

Web 2.0 (2): This website contains streaming videos posted by featured teachers on various subjects and grade levels. There are core topics, question/answer, assessment, planning, etc. There is also a section for new teachers. This seems like a useful website for teachers who are more visual/auditory learners and like to receive information via video. The videos can be searched by topic, so as a future teacher, I could look for videos that are relevant to what I am interested in.

Web 2.0 (1): This website is so neat! I have never seen anything like it. You can create your own Avatar (Voki) by choosing its appearance, adding your own voice, etc. Students can then add their Voki to a PowerPoint, share it with their classmates, etc. as part of a project or assignment. Students can share their knowledge about a topic by presenting it in a form of themselves without having to get up in front of the class and present. Teachers can use it, too, to share information. Very appealing to students!

Educational Games (1): This website is full of information for students, but contains a section on educational games for older students. There is a list of the Top 10 Most Visited Educational Games that deal with Science/problem solving topics. The games contain a rationale that must be achieved during play. Teachers can link the games to what is currently being taught in the classroom--DNA, cells, etc. This is a great website for unique games that can be used in the classroom that aren't just time-wasters.

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.

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.

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.

Free math teaching resources that have been reviewed by other teachers. This could be used by teachers to develop teaching strategies and lesson plans

Teachers and students can find great math resources on this website, as they are customized and designed to suit people with differing needs. JumpStart has its own collection of worksheets for younger students.

Lesson ideas for teachers, this is a website that new teachers could possibly use to get lesson plan ideas.

This is a website that I actually use regularly, and is a collaboration website for teachers to use so they may find different instructional strategies from all around the nation.

This website is very helpful. It provides lessons and activity ideas for all types of subjects and grade levels. I would use this to help plan for activities or ideas for what I want to cover for a specific unit. I can see how it would be helpful now, while still in school for assignments.

This website has over 300,000 resources to choose from; so I think any teachers looking for sources won't have a problem except choosing one.

Games and puzzles for teachers to use and have students use for extra learning, this would be good to include in the curriculum for different lessons.

This is a resource website for physical education teachers to find lesson plans and different activities which you can do with students.

This is a website for teachers to develop lesson plans, standards for curriculum, and more information for teachers to include for students.

This is actually a website which includes many different science resources for teachers to use in the classroom.

This is website for teachers of multiple different grades, and has many different lesson plans which are aimed towards science education

Social studies for kids grades K-5, and is a government run website which has information for kids about social studies and U.S. History

This is a good social studies website for teachers and students to use. It has many different tabs to view on the site. You can look at current events going on or even watch different videos, and it even has games.