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News articles about technology in the classroom.

This page has different articles such as top 10 most connected classrooms, 4 tech tips for parents to embrace digital education, Twitter goes to College, etc. Good source of information and tips on how to deal with technology becoming a larger part of our life on a day-to-day basis.

Check out the suggestion for how to easily create multiple QR Codes using Google Docs

This website has tons of videos on how to teach math! It's great!

This website has all there is to explore about colors.  This is a great resource to keep in mind when dealing with colors and how to use them.  

Digital Learning Day is a nationwide celebration of innovative teaching and learning through digital media and technology that engages students and provides them with a rich, personalized educational experience. On Digital Learning Day, a majority of states, hundreds of school districts, thousands of teachers, and more than a million students will encourage the innovative use of technology by trying something new, showcasing success, kicking off project-based learning, or focusing on how digital tools can help improve student outcomes.

How to apply copyright basics in education.

Worth a listen

Looks quite interesting. Thanks for sharing!

The Econ Ed Link contains a calendar of important dates in history. It has everything from an interactive calculator to estimate how long it would take someone to become a millionaire, to a variety of other interactive tools for students to use. This website also has a large library of online interactive tools for teaching economics, personal finance and entrepreneurship for grades K-12. The interactive tools include videos and game-like activities that are broken down by subject and grade. This website also maintains a large library of online economic lessons for teachers to access for their students ranging from kindergarten all the way thru 12th grade. The site offers something for educators, students and after school programs. This would be a great resource to use during after school programs to keep the students interested and excited about learning.

Quality science education is based on standards that are rich in content and practice, with aligned curricula, pedagogy, assessment, and teacher preparation and development. It has been nearly 15 years since the National Research Council and the American Association for Advancement in Science produced the seminal documents on which most state standards are based. Since that time, major advances in science and our understanding of how students learn science have taken place and need to be reflected in state standards. The time is right to forge Next Generation Science Standards.

This is an excellent resource for those who are doing science as a part of their Thematic Unit teams

This blog has 11 tips to keep you safe when using a form of social media. It includes tips about what to post (and not post), as well as tips on how to deal with links so your personal information doesn't get into the wrong persons hands.

Help educators how to use these applications and what are available. Helps you decide what to use in your classroom

Great example of how spreadsheets and charts support more than just learning about math. This is fancy, but consider how students could use data and visual charts to support learning in your own thematic unit.

How students accustomed to Google Apps at school will feel when they enter the "real world". Check out the video

Be sure to "click to see the graphic!" Interesting stuff.