Have Fun Teaching November 16, 2009
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Have Fun Teaching web site has links to reproducables, educational videos. songs, flash cards, teacher productivity tools, and even social networks especially for teachers.
Elementary Teachers Network November 2, 2009
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This is an online community for elementary teachers to exchange ideas, activities and resources.
Teacher Linx October 26, 2009
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Teacherlinx is a free platform for teachers to manage and engage in the most vital aspects of their profession. Its goal is to allow teachers to manage their practice and reach their potential as an educator.
Teacherlinx Services Include:
- Earn Rewards! – Earn Rewards such as Gift Certificates and Coupons for adding lesson plans to our teaching community.
- Search lessons – Search for Free Lesson Plans, Worksheets, Tests, and Quizzes.
- Lesson Plan Management – Add Lesson plans that are evaluated, commented on, and shared with other colleagues.
- Worksheets – Create customized worksheets.
- Lesson Plan Storage – Save added and shared lesson plans or worksheets to specific folders for future use.
- Staying Connected – Keep in professional contact with former credential classmates, current and past colleagues. (Create a Profile, Add a colleague, Create a group, Share Worksheets and Lesson Plans).
- Professional Management – Keep up-to-date with job openings, salary ranges, and salary point teacher training that public and private districts offer.
- Add a link for your own teacher website or school website.
- Stay connected with Colleagues and Classmates.
All Things Google & Twitter October 12, 2009
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All Things Google is a very comprehensive list of links and descriptions for several Google apps that can help you in the classroom. (from Ozge Karaoglu’s Blog)
All Things Twitter is another link to the Ozge blog with a comprehensive set of links and ideas for using Twitter.
Blogging Tips for Teachers October 11, 2009
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Blogging Tips for Teachers is an excellent site for educators interested in blogging for professional development or improved school to home communication.
Using Twitter in the Elementary Classroom September 29, 2009
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Using Twitter in the Elementary Classroom is an excellent article by Jeff Kurt posted on Coalition of Essential Schools web.
50 Awesome Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom September 21, 2009
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50 Awesome Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom says it all. If you are interested in partnering with other like-minded learners, here are some great ideas.
The Teachers Podcast September 18, 2009
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A New Generation of Ed Tech Professional Development for Educators is Here!
News, views, research and resources you can use are featured in every episode of The Teachers’ Podcast. The popular podcasting team of Mark Gura and Dr. Kathy King are teachers, ed tech experts, authors and professors.
Note that this is not your usual podcast, nor PD experience. Instead it includes fun, abundant resources and crisp insight from the perspective of what you can use today and tomorrow.
We the Teachers September 18, 2009
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We the Teachers is a professional networking site for educators with additional resources, tools, forums, and teacher interest groups.
10 Ways to Use Wikis in the Classroom September 18, 2009
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10 Ways to Use Wikis in the Classroom
A wiki is simply a collaborative website whose content can be edited by anyone who has access to it. We’ve all heard of Wikipedia — it’s the same thing on a smaller scale for classroom application.
You may wonder the difference between a blog and a wiki — A blog is a sort of online journal. It is updated daily or weekly or whenever the author desires. A wiki is a platform that is meant for anyone to update in real time. A blog is owned by an individual whereas wiki is being updated by many people around the world.
