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This blog post describes several communication and team building activities that can be done using mobile devices. "Mobile devices are major sources of communication for almost everybody these days. As such, these devices lend themselves for exploring effective and ineffective communication. The goals of this unit of study are to: - gain a greater understanding of the keys to effective communication. - build team and cooperative learning skills."

a model where students switch around what's traditionally covered at school and what's assigned for kids to do at home. Instead of lectures in class and homework after school, these students are watching lectures at home care of the Web and working one-on-one on assignments with teachers during school hours. 

"PreziU offers more than just content to consume: you can share your best prezis, ask for feedback, submit your best practices and experience reports as articles and join discussions about Prezi using the forums."

20 website is 120 seconds (The slowed down version) from TeachMeet Essex on 7 Feb 2012.

great examples of how blogging can be used with Elementary students "I started Mrs. Yollis' Classroom Blog in 2008 with the idea of sharing class activities with parents. Over time, the blog has grown to be the centerpiece of our third-grade classroom. It has become a true global learning community that offers myriad rewards for students, parents and teachers."

Why integrate technology into the curriculum? - good article about effective technology integration

Google Docs & Drive Training - In just eight lessons, you will learn: How to use Drive to foster collaboration amongst all members of your school community How to run a paperless classroom with Docs How to create engaging presentations with Slides How to organize and collect information with Forms How to make classroom graphics with Drawings

"The list features some very useful Math websites specifically handpicked for teachers to use with their students."

Great, organized list of interactive sites that can be used on SMARTboards or interactive white boards.

"Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets."

ProProfs is an effective, highly functional, user friendly and convenient way to conduct almost every assessment you can imagine. I highly recommend it as a tool for quizzes and tests. I found it ideal for the classroom, in both on-ground and online learning environments.

"January is a good time to take a look at your class Twitter account and see if it's all it can be.  Below are some ideas to excite you again about the power of Twitter in your classroom!"