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Practicaledtech is a great source for teachers to stay up to date on great online resources. Richard Byrne is an awesome tech integrator and his site used to be called free tech for teachers. I would assign teachers to use this guide to pick one blogging tool to try out with their classes. Before they got to work with their classes I would pair of teachers who chose the same blogging tool and have them work together on the platform.

Great way of comparing/explaining to students the importance of reliable sources, gives great tools and explains Wikipedia (is the McDonald's of resources)

Great way of comparing/explaining to students the importance of reliable sources, gives great tools and explains Wikipedia (is the McDonald's of resources)

Great way of comparing/explaining to students the importance of reliable sources, gives great tools and explains Wikipedia (is the McDonald's of resources)

Awesome collection of tools, organized into categories for easy use: Organization & Collaboration, Search Engines & Directories, Google, Templates & Lesson Plans, Research & Reference, Games, Reading & Writing, Math & Science, Arts, History & Social Studies, Online Libraries, Activities.  Share with staff for use in classrooms

This would be a great page for any LMS to have bookmarked as a resource page to recommend Web 2.0 tools to teachers. It is also a great resource to post to a library or district website for students and staff to access. The list is categorized to help find online tools according to the type of need or product for a given unit or lesson.

Great presentation tools for schools. Online learning resources.

Great presentation tools for schools. Online learning resources.

Great presentation tools for schools. Online learning resources.

The Ultimate List of Content Curation Tools and accompanying map, is comprised of both business grade tools that support organizations' content marketing strategies, as well as personal curation tools that can be used by individuals for hobbyist or organizational purposes. Content curation is when an individual (or team) consistently finds, organizes, annotates and shares the ...

Graphite reviews apps, games, and websites that for their educational usefulness. A consistent review template makes the reviews easy to browse and compare. Each tech tool is reviewed by Graphite, and most also show scores from teacher reviews as well. The reviews are focused and have sufficient detail to be helpful. Potential issues for educational use (such as age limits) are noted. Use the filters on the "Reviews and Ratings" tab to find apps right for your school, or use the "Top Picks" area to compare tools for similar purposes (making videos, or formative assessments, for example). There is a Common Core Explorer that will suggest tools that fit each standard, and there is also a Teacher Center that includes lesson plans made to take advantage of the tools.

Useful tool/demonstration from OER Commons to guide students in evaluating a website as information source. I've used Diigo's annotation tools with students to practice evaluating websites as sources. This would be useful to use as a guided example prior to their independent practice. OER JG

20 page guide, commissioned by Facebook, describes how this social media tool can be used in the classroom as a tool for digital and social learning (in two schools in England).

Over 600 FREE tools!

Reviews of 32 Coding Tools with Pro and Cons and ideas for using in the classroom.

There's a quiet-or not so quiet-shift happening in school libraries across America. The social media revolution-reflected in all manner of shiny iPhone apps, blogs, Nings, Facebook pages, and other social networking tools, sites, and platforms-is real, and it's running like a loud line of students straight through the stacks, into the common areas, taking a sharp turn, and heading right on up to the teacher librarian/media specialist's desk.

"Be Internet Awesome is a collaboration between Google and the Internet Keep Safe Coalition (iKeepSafe.org). It is "a multifaceted program designed to teach kids the skills they need to be safe and smart online." The resource includes a game called, Interland, that can be a stand alone tool as well as a full curriculum that enables teachers to teach digital citizenship fundamentals. The lesson plans are geared toward grades 3 to 5." It think this is a great free tool from Google that I had not heard about that allows teachers to gameify Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship. I played the game a bit and I wonder if maybe teachers should take it, as we had a phishing spam a few years ago where teachers gave personal information online to an email that looked like it came from our local credit union.

This tool measures the accessibility of any website- just copy and paste the URL.

This is 100 Free Web Tools for Elementary Teachers. They are broken down into categories including reading & writing, math & science, games, research & reference, and organization & collaboration. This would be great to share with educators. If it would be too overwhelming, a few resources from the list could be shared out each week/month with examples.

Chrome apps for personalized learning tools