Our+Favorite+Resources


 * 1) ** Class Blogs ** – [|WordPress] or [|Blogger]
 * 2) ** Class Wiki or Website ** – Wikispaces, [|Wetpaint,] [|Webnode,] [|Wix], [|Glogster][|WikiMatrix] – compare and contrast
 * 3) ** Virtual or a Cloud Office – Docs **, Google Docs , Office Live , [|Zoho,] [|Thinkfree >]
 * 4) ** Online Classroom Environments/Networks/Forums ** – Wikispaces, Collaborize Classroom , Edmodo ,
 * 5) ** Backchannels ** – [|tinychat], [|backnoise] , [| coveritlive] todaysmeet
 * 6) ** Audio Channel ** – ** Podcasts or recordings ** – [|evoca,][|podbean], [| gcast,] [|odeo]
 * 7) ** The Tubes – Youtube EDU, Teacher Tube **  Kidstube – create a free account for uploading demonstrations
 * 8) ** Private Videocast or TV Channel ** – [|Ustream] [|livestre.], [|Youcastr]
 * 9) ** Online Assessment tools ** – [|Thatquiz.], ** Rubrics ** - [|Tech4Learning]
 * 10) ** Online Grade book ** - [|Engrade]
 * 11) ** Online storage ** – file storage – Dropbox, Google, Office Live, [|Box.net] [|Adrive ,] [|4shared] , [|Flickr] Google Docs – for docs, pics and more
 * 12) ** Social Learning ** – [|Facebook], Twitter , Youtube P2P
 * 13) ePals Classroom 2.0 - **Global Learning Experiences**
 * 14) QRstuff Creators – Kaywa zxing Readers – Percent Mobile - **QR Codes for Learning** – Cool QRs for class
 * 15) Appolicious, Google App Inventor - **Got an App for That?**
 * 16) Mixbook, Lulu , Epubbud - **Get Published!**
 * 17) Diigo, Bibme , Easybib , Purdue Owl - **Bookmarking** for Bibs and More
 * 18) Diigo, Zotero , Yolink - **Annotation** for All Resources
 * 19) Game Star Mechanic is a game creation tool that can be used to teach 21st Century skills along with story-telling, art, problem solving skills, as well as creating motivation for STEM learning. There are paid and free versions available. This Blog contains lessons and other ideas for use in the classroom.
 * 20) Animoto is a great presentation tool that provides students with many options for their projects.
 * 21) Khan Academy this site contains thousands of mini-lessons spanning thousands of subjects
 * 22) Raspberry Pi is a foundation that is dedicated to teaching kids to learn coding skills. The Raspberry Pi is a cheap computer ($35) that runs Linux. The website/Blog offers many project ideas as well as links for lessons, free Operating Systems, and many other tools. They are perfect for teaching kids to code in Scratch or Python.
 * 23) Edudemic is an interesting resource. They provide links to social media, blogs, "How-to's", and other resources that relate to or aid in classroom instruction.
 * 24) [|Class Dojo] - An amazingly simple classroom management tool. Great for K-6!
 * 25) [|CS-First] - Google program for teaching kids how to code using Scratch.
 * 26) [|Google Earth Pro] This used to cost $400 a year! Now its FREE! Virtual field trips, geography, map making, 3D map rendering, and lots more!