The Teachers' Tech Lounge Exploring the wise use of tech to increase student achievement 

 10 Ways to Use You Tube in the Classroom shows how to integrate You Tube/Education in the classroom..Good news is this is not blocked in most school systems!

19 Pencils Educator Sharing Site 

  Science Net Links Science NetLinks is a premier K-12 science education resource produced by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. At Science NetLinks, you’ll find teaching tools, interactives, podcasts, and hands-on activities, and all of it is free!

Slime Kids.Com Don’t let the name fool you.  Slime Kids is a web site from School Library Media Kids and has book trailers and teasers to engage young readers.

The App Inventor – Course Outline & Lessons for Teaching HS Programming

Google Intern, Michelle Hutton, created the following 6 week curriculum.  This
curriculum is a project based curriculum that allows students to explore the
world of computer science through the creation of smartphone apps.  To learn
more explore the following links:

Google Evangelism – Teaching Students How to Search the Web

Google understands the importance of finding the right information at the right
time. We create tools to let you find the information you need, of the kind you
need, when you need it. In most cases, a simple search works really well. But
for more specialized questions, a bit of instruction in how to search improves
all searcher–from middle school students to trained professionals–and lets you
discover and use more, higher quality sources than ever before.

Sliderocket.com is a free site that will easily replace those “other” presentation programs you use.  It’s free, it’s easy, and it allows you to create brilliant slideshows to use on your interactive white boards.

Education EOL.org is on online Encyclopedia of Life.  Great site for exploring one species at a time!

  Examples and NonExamples from eLearning Coach has six concrete ideas for using this Learning Focused strategy in your classroom.

Marzano Research Classroom Resources has tools for teachers such as vocabulary activities,   reproducibles from his books, games, and math resources.

Teaching Ideas is a site to go for lesson planning, poster displays, videos, and more…

19 Pencils.Com is a site where teachers can (for free) share websites, games, quizzes, and more.  You can even create a class web site.

Bloom\’s Taxonomy for 21st Century Learning is a compilation of all things Bloom’s Taxonomy to help teaches as they plan lessons.

Bloom\’s Critical Thinking – Revised

is packed full of information to help teachers integrated higher order thinking skills into every lesson.  Click on any Domain to find these topics: Role of the teacher, Role of the student, Skills by student, Key words to use in questions and objectives, Sample questions, and a vast list of Possible projects and assignments related to the domain.

Applying Blooms Taxonomy in the Classroom

has a nice grid of sample questions and potential activities and products for students to show mastery.

Ask a Tech Teacher Great Web Sites for Kids

has a gazillion (or so it seems) links to web sites for your students.  If you have the time, don’t stop there.  Click some of the links at the top of the page to get tech tips and more.

Intel Compelling Learning for K-12 Teachers

offers online, free, classes on topics ranging from Data Analysis, Educational Leadership, assessment, collaboration in digital classrooms, and project based learning.

Intel K-12 Project Based Learning for Students

has free webinar based learning course to help you as the teacher design project based, real-life, learning experiences for your students.

Sketchpad Explorer

Drag, manipulate and animate visual mathematical representations to develop your understanding of fundamental concepts across elementary mathematics, geometry, algebra, trigonometry, calculus, and beyond.

Currently free at iTunes.

Motion Math App

is an inexpensive but very effective app to use when teaching fractions – espcially the conversion of fractions to decimels.

Adobe Educators’ Choice Awards

the 2011 Educators’ Choice Awards will recognize and reward Adobe Education Exchange members who submit the most innovative teaching and learning materials. Your fellow members will choose the winners of the Awards by rating one another’s work, so impress your colleagues and compete for valuable prizes by submitting your best projects, lesson plans, curricula, and tutorials. For inspiration and examples, join or sign in to browse the resources on the Adobe Education Exchange.

Math Guy on NPR Archive of Broadcasts is a great resource for middle and high school math teachers looking for “real world” tie-ins to math concepts taught in class.

  iPad Academy  A place for you to learn about using the iPad, apps and accessories, led by a teacher who’s been helping others to make sense and make use of technology for more than 20 years.

  Moneyville

Don’t be afraid to use this site due to its UK origin.  All the money references are in gold coins that are base ten.

Moneyville.co.uk is an educational website that was designed to enable school children aged 5 to 9 years old to learn more about money in a fun and interactive environment. With its entertaining games and various activities, your pupils can explore where money comes from, what money is worth and how they can prioritise and save up.

A special area designed for children from 8 to 9 years of age enables them to learn about finances in a game specifically related to everyday life. For example, they must make a number of decisions that can affect their total finances during a year.

  Brightstorm.Com

Brightstorm Math and Brightstorm Science videos are free—these 2,500+ videos cover every topic in Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Precalculus, Trigonometry, Calculus, Biology, Chemistry and Physics

Cody’s Science Zone Inquiry Questions

From a handout from the Exploratorium Institute for Inquiry, written by teacher Marilyn Austin. These questions are intended for teachers to pose as they interact with students engaged in inquiry processes.