Lessons+and+Applications+of+Technology+in+the+Classroom+Resources

=** “Lessons and Applications of Technology in the Classroom” Resources **=

On this page, you will find resources that provide lesson ideas and other application of technology in the classroom.

 * __Title__**: iLearn Technology: An Edublog About Integrating Technology Into The Classroom
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 * __Contributed by__**: Stacey Komsa
 * __Description__**: This blog is designed as a hub of resources found online that can be implemented into the classroom. Most of the ideas presented within the blog are free and easy to use. Contributor Kelly Tenkely, has spent 5 years as a technology specialist, 6 years as a k-5 technology specialist, and 1 year as a 2nd grade teacher.
 * __Type of Resources__**: This blog is full of ideas of fun games, programs, and resources that can be found online and tweaked to fit lessons. There is also tab with Promethean Quick tips that can be useful in creating new and innovative flipcharts.
 * __Utility__**: This website contains a plethora of knowledge and helpful tips. It is easy to navigate, and provides explicit directions on implementation techniques.
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 * __Title__**: iLearn Technology
 * __Link__**:[| http://ilearntechnology.com/]
 * __Contributed by__**: Megan Craft
 * __Description__**: A blog about integrating technology into the classroom. It has a lot of useful information on things you can use right away. From games, to classroom organization, to math explanations, this site has great ready to use information. It also has quick tips for the Promethean board on the top menu. This blog is full of technology you can use in your classroom right now. The author tells about a website and then offers ways you can put it to use in your classroom.
 * __Utility__**: How to use different technology and websites in the classroom now. Very easy to navigate.
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 * __Title__**: Free Technology for Teachers, Written by: Richard Byrne
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 * __Contributed by__**: Cristina Stratton
 * __Description__**: The purpose of this blog is to share information about free resources that teachers can utilize in their classrooms.The author is Richard Byrne, a full-time U.S. History and Civics high school teacher from South Paris, Maine. Byrne’s philosophy is that “when used correctly, technology has the power to improve student engagement and student achievement.” He also believes that “technology gives teachers the ability to form powerful, global, professional learning communities.” In 2008 and 2009, his blog site was awarded the [|Edublogs Award] for "Best Resource Sharing Blog." In 2010, this blog, Free Technology for Teachers was awarded the Edublogs Awards for "Best Resource Sharing Blog," "Best Ed Tech Support," and "Best Individual Blog." This award-winning blog is followed by an audience of more than 44,000 daily subscribers. I highly recommend this blog to my Walden classmates and any other educator that wants to grow in their abilities to share technology with their students.
 * __Type of Resources__**: This is a blog that focuses on sharing free resources and lesson plans for teaching with technology. You will find links to free downloads, google tutorials, and the author's favorite websites and free resources for educators.
 * __Utility__**: This site is extremely helpful (and free!) for any teacher looking for new ways to incorporate technology into their curriculum. The amount of information and resources provided can be overwhelming, but there is so much to learn here! The blog is easy to navigate, updated daily, (sometimes multiple times per day), and there is always an interesting topic to read about or explore. I highly recommend this blog because it provides free classroom tools and an overabundance of knowledge for educators.
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 * __Title__**: High Techpectations: Ideas and Resources for Educators, by Lucy Gray
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 * __Contributed by__**: Cristina Stratton
 * __Description__**: This weblog focuses on the instructional uses of technology in the classroom. Writer Lucy Gray, educator from Chicago, Illinois, focuses on initiatives and projects related to 21st century teaching and learning. She provides her expertise in numerous blog postings on best practices in educational technology, information literacy, global education, and the incorporation of social media technologies into educational settings. What I found most beneficial was her elaborate collection of YouTube videos to integrate into classroom learning. I could spend several hours perusing “High Techpectations” for professional and personal technology application ideas.
 * __Type of Resources__**: This is a blog devoted to all things technology. Anything you are looking for, you will most likely find here. Ms. Gray posts weekly “mobile learning finds” and “resources catching my attention” which keeps her followers always up-to-date with the latest technology tools out there for educators.
 * __Utility__**: This is an amazing technology resource! This blog overflows with pretty much everything an educator could possibly want in an instructional technology resource. Lisa Gray updates different categories of her blog weekly, giving the reader much to learn and discover. I am very excited to start utilizing YouTube as an educational resource and not just for my personal enjoyment! Definitely check this blog out!
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 * __Title__**: Music Tech for Teachers
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 * __Contributed by__**: Kristine Hibbert
 * __Description__**: Brad Johnston site is full of online music learning, apps, and technological insight from a music teachers point of view.
 * __Type of Resources__**: Apps, free online lesson sites, online music resources.
 * __Utility__**: This site is full of helpful technology for music teachers and some for other content area teachers. It seems more practical than some others that I’ve looked at.
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 * __Title__**: Cool Cat Teacher
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 * __Contributed by__**: Megan Craft
 * __Description__**: Vicki Davis, an award winning author wikis and blogs writes about all kinds of information in this blog. The title, Cool Cat Teacher Blog us followed by a subheading that says "Teaching students with new tools, enthusiasm, and belief that teaching is a noble calling." She writes about ways to comment on blogs for newbies, lesson plans that rock, App news and daily education and technology news. She writes things from book reviews, to humor to information about Wikis and Web 2.0 tools. She shares a lot of diverse information and seems to really enjoy teaching. There is even a post about "How to comment like a king or queen".
 * __Type of Resources__**: This is a blog that focuses on sharing innovative ideas about teacher and learning. Tips vary from software to lesson plans. It is very easy to navigate this site.
 * __Utility__**: This site can be used to find information, get new ideas for teaching, and learn about products and new gadgets.
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