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Elementary teachers in Queen Anne's County have worked on a series of lessons for grades K-5 that integrate technology into the existing curriculum. http://www.qacps.org/Page/232

This teacher uses these apps in his everyday teaching and special projects. Not all are free, some are expensive. Pictello Glow Coloring-free Cinderella-Nosy Crow animated picture book 3 Little Pigs-Nosy Crow animated picture book

This is difficult to navigate for me, but worth it to see what a 21st Century teacher is thinking. http://prezi.com/no9_apc9smst/...

Here is one of those lists with a lot of obvious ideas, that we forget to use, and some new ideas... http://www.classroomtech.org/i...

Mark your calendar for Thursday, Oct. 11 (noon ET). J.K. Rowling will conduct a live author visit from Scotland for interested fans. To get info go to http://hpread.scholastic.com/

Storia is now online for those of us who want to use ebooks in the classroom. There are free apps for iPad and PC right now and coming in late August for Android, iPod, and Mac. All the tools you would expect for your students to get more out of reading. www.scholastic.com/Storia

Thinking about using Skype in your classroom? Here ae some resources...http://www.teachingdegree.org/...

Try this site to link to some good sites... http://mrssmoke.onsugar.com/45...

Here is a fun site that will help your music teaching. http://www.sfskids.org/templat...

Scholastic.com will have a virtual field trip to Ellis Island on March 29th at 1 p.m. EDT. This trip can fit into so many social studies, writing, and character ed lessons. If you can't make it then, it will be archived for later viewing. Show your students how technology can bring old and new, near and far together instantaneously.

This school site has a few tech integration lessons in various subjects. http://www.hamilton.k12.nj.us/...

http://www.secretsatsea.org/tg/ From Canada has a fun oceanography unit/game for your kids. Point out some of the different spellings between US English and Canadian English.

This site is mostly fee based, but there are some very good free videos to use at elem level. http://thehappyscientist.com/c...

http://mathsnacks.com/snacks.php has fun learning activities for roughly 4-7 grades

There will be 3 virtual field trips from Plimoth Plantation this year. They start 11/2 so sign up at http://www.scholastic.com/scho... soon!

Try some of the videos on this site. I've used a few and they are good. http://www.thefutureschannel.c...

Here is a fun site where you can play with sounds. Mostly for younger students, but not all. http://www.philtulga.com/resou...

Video games are exciting, challenging, and a vital part of life for many teens. This year energize your students by using video games as an engaging educational tool to teach core LANGUAGE ARTS, MATH, and SCIENCE CONCEPTS! Here are some great free lesson plans and activities for your classroom: www.Scholastic.com/LevelUp

Hello. I am a student teacher and enjoying my career change to education. My cooperating teacher uses a Smart Slate. During Power Point presentations, it allows me to walk around the room and be engaged with the students as opposed to being stuck behind the desk. It is a wireless device and is very effective. The principal at the school explained to me that if my feet had paint on the bottom, he should see footprints all over the room during a lesson. This technology certainly helps with this theory!

Hey Diddle Diddle, Tell Us a Riddle! Welcome to Hey Diddle Diddle, Tell Us a Riddle! This online collaborative project is for students in grades K-5. By participating, students from around the world will connect to enhance their reading and writing skills by sharing and enjoying original riddles. Suggested Activities: 1. Read riddle books so students have a sense of how they work. 2. Explore online riddle sources 3. Play riddle or guessing games with students. 4. Choose a theme that fits with what you are currently learning and have students create their own original riddles. 5. Optional: Create artwork to accompany your riddles. (Photos, scans or digitally composed images) Project Guidelines Number of Participants: Fifteen classes, K – 5, are welcome to join this project. Project Timeline: Materials need to be e-mailed to us by May 25, 2011. Work will be posted by June 1, 2011 and will remain online for students to enjoy. Materials: Riddles can emailed in a variety of formats: Word, Power Point or through scanned or digital images. Please compress all images before sending them via email. You may also send a class photo to be posted with your work. Project Summary: Include a short summary of how Hey Diddle Diddle, Tell Us a Riddle fit in with your learning. Let us know or any resources (print or electronic) that you found helpful so we can share them with others. Contact Information: Send your project submissions to Liz Haske and the boys and girls in 1LH at 1LHatJIS@gmail.com. Be sure to include: Your name Class grade level E-mail address School name and town Your class web site address (optional)

A lot of times we are thinking about grand programs that concentrate on specific areas. Two Google programs that can open up creativity are Google images and Google Earth. Doing a unit on Monarch butterfly migration? Get images from Google images and let students follow the migration path on G. Earth. They get to see the landforms in almost real time. Makes things become real instead of just pics in a textbook.

This site has lots of traffic. There are some excellent sites recommended by other teachers. There are the occasional sales pitches, but overall a great way to find ways to use tech in the classroom.You do need to sign up, but it is painless. Elementary-Lesson-Share@yahoogroups.com

I just wanted to share this resources. It is a blog that is updated frequently. I have it on Google Reader so all the updates come straight to me. There are great resources on this site for all grade levels. http://www.freetech4teachers.com

Here is a wonderful example of how technology can be integrated. Use an interactive board of some kind to display the Underground Railroad unit for your class. The graphics are great, there are primary sources sprinkled across the unit for students to explore, and there is valuable audio support everywhere. http://teacher.scholastic.com/...

What's the hardest part for you in integrating technology? Is it the actual hardware - setting up the computers, connecting to the internet, etc. or is it developing real uses for the technology in the lesson?

Hi all, I am a teacher in the UK and have picked up a couple of national awards here for a games-based learning system I have created with a friend. I have set up accounts for US students but would really love some feedback and guidance on how it could be made more suitable for your requirements. It is all non-for profit (free to access and free of ads). Details of it can be found at http://www.what2learn.com/top-... I know it is a bit cheeky to ask but it is becoming a big hit here and I wondered how useful it would be your side of the pond.

What ideas are you working on this summer to integrate into your classroom next year?

A great tech tool for teaching is http://www.chalkery.com It lets you plan your teaching schedule every day, and organize your lessons. I'm using it daily.

Microsoft offers free teacher guides and resources to help teachers integrate technology into the classroom. Microsoft Office Teacher Guide: http://bit.ly/msofc Windows Live Movie Maker Teacher Guide: http://bit.ly/mviemk Free tools Teacher Guide: http://bit.ly/an07sm Digital Storytelling e-book: http://bit.ly/tchtip

To what extent do you use social media in your classroom with students? What social media do you use (either in the classroom or personally)?

What is the one technology you MUST have in your classroom?

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