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 * Technology Resources**

Cool Tools for Schools Wiki Site - An excellent wiki that includes hundreds of links to free sites; all teacher approved.. [|My Shelfari Page] - Although this is my page, you can see some possibilities... My NRHS English Wiki - The wiki I use for my high school classes... [|Wordle] - word clouds that can be made with your own text... [|Google.docs] - a file sharing and peer review site... [|Prezi] - A presentation site; allows creator to link pieces in a step-by-step show... [|Slideshare] - a site to upload and post Power Point slideshows... [|Animoto] - upload your photos and put them to music in an "animated" way... [|Picasa] - a fun photo sharing site... [|Flickr] - another photo sharing site; allows for peer feedback... [|You Tube] - a video sharing site... [|Toondoo] - a cartoon strip creator [|Big Huge Labs] - a fun site to make photos into magazine covers, trading cards, and more [|Chatzy] - allows you to create a free, private chat room [|Ning] - an online platform for people to create their own social networks; I'm on one for English teachers... [|Mankato Website]- an excellent site to teach how not everything on the internet is accurate (submarine base plus...) [|Elementary Mankato Website] - an elementary version of the site above... [|SMART Exchange] - the place to find lesson plans for your SMART board... [|Project Learning Tree] - an environmental site that provides numerous activities connected to trees and plants [|Project W.E.T]. - an environmental site that deals with water and aquatic environments [|Project W.I.L.D.] - an environmental education site connected to Project Learning Tree and Project WET; tons of resources...

Specific Elementary Ed Sites (From St. Rose Computer Lab Desktops!)

[|Fun School Caboose] [|Starfall] [|Kids' Planet] (For animal reports and more...) [|World Almanac for Kids] [|Counting Programs] [|ABC Practice] [|Children's Books Online] [|Brain Quest] [|Scholastic Kids] [|Netsmartz] [|e-encyclopedia] [|Fire Safety Site] [|Citation Generator] [|Soople] [|Library of Congress] [|World on Fire]


 * Technology Sites for Teachers** (Most house a variety of resources including lesson plans and assessments)

[|Teacher Planet] - a site that includes lesson plans, templates, rubrics, worksheets, and lots more... [|Route 21] - a "web-based repository for information on assessments of 21st century skills..." [|Today's Digital Leaner]- a PBS map that provides statistics about today's digital learners... (Very Interesting!!!) [|PBS Teachers] - a site that houses lesson plans, discussions, and connections for teachers everywhere... [|Intel Education Assessing Projects] - Intel has been doing a lot of work with assessment and technology based on ISTE standards [|Thinkfinity] - a Verizon foundation project that connects education with technology [|4 Teachers] - a "teach for technology" site [|Scholastic's Assessment and Evaluation site] - provides rubric makers and more [|Rubrics 4 Teachers] - make your own rubric or use one created by another teacher... [|Rubistar] - another rubric making site; I have used this one the most... [|Kathy Schrock's Tool List] - this website still exists and still houses a variety of excellent resources...


 * Links to some "easy" Web 2.0 tutorials:**

Wikis in Plain English: [] RSS in Plain English: [] Blogs in Plain English: [] Social Networking in Plain English: [] Social Media in Plain English: [] Twitter in Plain English: [] Podcasting In Plain English: []


 * Favorite You Tube Videos**

[|We are the people we have been waiting for] - A video about education and what we need to prepare our children for in the world... [|Do schools kill creativity] - An excellent vidoe by Sir Ken Robinson...

Mandi's Wiki - AP Psychology Josh's Wix - American History Josh's Wiki - American History Brad's Wiki - Chemistry Jeff's Wiki - English
 * Some of My Teacher Friend's Wikis or Wix Sites**