Warren elementaries

Training materials from Warren Township's transition to Google Apps (GAFE)

Includes examples of using google apps in the classroom

Overview of GAFE

Group that is part of the Classroom 2.0 web.

(Google Docs is now Google Drive) Notes from the Google Teacher Academy

Blog from the UK about SmartBoards.  This particular entry talks about the release of new notebook software.

Digital books in many different languages; some of them can even be downloaded to iPads, etc.

Great collection of math resources (it's actually 'maths'; it's from the UK!)

Another great Larry Ferlazzo post, this one spotlighting great websites for reading. This one with intermediate readers also links to sites for beginning and beginning older readers.

Mike Fisher's pinterest on Common Core

Shambles page (great and thorough as always) on iPads

This is a fabulous resource with practical lesson plans, valuable resources, and more.  I've used several of their lessons.  There's an interesting story behind how they "earned" the money to remain free.  They have things on just about any subject.

Another entry from Richard Byrne's great blog.  This post includes some sites with talking picture books.

(Geek Dad appears to be a big fantasy fan)

This entry uses glogster.edu to display the different sites.  Sometimes I have to consult the helpdesk to get specific glogs unblocked.

Charity Preston's blob, rec. by Robin LeClaire.  Check out the resources and webinars. It looks like she's become her own industry!

English Journal article (NCTE)

A tech person with considerable knowledge said this is one of the best typing games around.

Shambles has a huge website. Here is just one section, the one with vocabulary.

daily writing prompt site that publishes prompts on a monthly calendar. The whole month is laid out for you with a different prompt each day. Don't see anything you like on the current calendar? That's okay, click through the previous months to find old prompts. Periodically, Toasted Cheese holds writing contests which you can learn about by clicking on the links on the calendar. The writing contests are based on one or more of the prompts from the calendar. Applications for EducationIf you're looking for some ideas to stimulate creative writing by your students, check out Toasted Cheese. The option to go back to previous months' prompts gives you plenty of options for finding a prompt appropriate for your classroom.