Put this one in your binder!

http://www.ibinder.wwf.edu/ is a website that offers great links and tools for the unexperienced teacher as well as the novice. It offers great weblinks that house a search engine for specific grade level, subject and keyword search. This is very helpful in planning out particular assignments and don't want to spend your time researching what all the different websites have to offer. For instance, when I searched K-2, Language Arts I received a vast amount of weblinks, each detailing what in particular their website has to offer. Huge saver on time for that busy teacher.
It also has a Best Practices link with the same search style to offer the teacher little words of wisdom and went wells...Why reinvent the wheel, right?
Finally, there is a Standards database search. You can still select grade and subject and it gives detailed tools and guidelines to help incorporate standards into your lesson. A great tool that I feel helps break it down for the newby such as myself.  (These standards are according to Florida)
Overall, a great site to put in my favorites!


"If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow"- John Dewey

Storytime help from technology

Harcourt offers a great website http://www.harcourtschool.com/storytown/teacher_resources_menu/menu.htmle

for parents, students and also teachers. It offers many ideas such as poster lessons, Word Wall- lists for primary and intermediate students in addition to how to's, set ups, and vocabulary lessons. There is a resource to help get a writer started, unit home letters, and a long list of other teacher resource links- they give more links, explanations of assessments and training sessions.


Too often we give children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.  ~Roger Lewin

Reading with Technology

Raz-kids.com is an awesome website for teachers and students to learn and reinforce their reading skills. Student's can log on in their classroom as well as at home to practice their reading at their own level and pace. The teacher can also track the student's progress through the website's software as well. It also builds confidence within the reader and a great motivator to continue to read.

"Every student can learn, just not on the same day, or the same way."- George Evans

The New Education World

Upon surfing the net this week I discovered a great website for teachers, especially those that may need technology support or help. Educationworld.com/a_tech/ offers several technology tutorials focusing on a different subject each month. This month they are listing 7 tips for using Microsoft Word for classroom management and student instruction. It also offers technology lessons for teachers to gain additional technology support and information.

"Who dares to teach must never cease to learn"- John Cotton Dana

My first blog- Day One

Well, here we are, week two of Educational Technology class. Needless to say being away from the classroom for more than 10 years, I am very anxious but also quite excited. You see, I have life experiences I didn't have my 1st go-round of college. Hopefully those experiences will help, not hinder my success in this class. As a mom of 2, and the only real technology I've experienced throughout my recent years is how to operate Tivo; so you see my apprehension in diving in! But here we go, enjoy the ride for what it's worth!

Upon my first 2 days of class I have experienced more of Youtube.com. A resource that is not just for showing my kids those silly pet bloopers or music videos, but experiences in the classroom, good or bad. How I can explore technology in the classroom and show examples of what's yet to come. Learn what others have encompassed through their experiences as well as show the result of the differences in technology devices; photos, video, smartboards, etc.

Life is amazing: and the teacher had better prepare himself to be a medium for that amazement!
-Edward Blishen