Resources

EdTech Learning Theories

1. Roblyer, M.D. (2016). Integrating educational technology into teaching. (7 ed). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc. - In this text, Roblyer introduces the foundations of integrating technology into the educational setting.
2. New Media Consortium, & Consortium of School Networking. (2017). Horizon Report 2017 K-12 Edition (Rep.). Retrieved January 24, 2018, from New Media Consortium website: https://cdn.nmc.org/media/2017-nmc-cosn-horizon-report-k12-EN.pdf
3. Getting started on the internet: Developing an acceptable use policy. Education World. Retrieved from http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr093.shtml
4. Student-centered acceptable use policy. The Office of Educational Technology. Retrieved from https://tech.ed.gov/stories/student-centered-acceptable-use-policy/
5. Holland, Beth. “Introducing Social Media to Elementary Students.” Edutopia, 8 June 2013, http://www.edutopia.org/blog/introducing-social-media-lower-elementary-beth-holland.
6. Mukaddam, Rahila. “The Power of Social Media in an Elementary Classroom.” Step-Up in the World of Tech, 5 Feb. 2017, technovice.coetail.com/2017/02/05/the-power-of-social-media-in-an-elementary-classroom/.
7. Miller, A. (2017, February 7). What’s a Gamer Brain and How Can We Harness It in Class? https://www.edutopia.org/article/what-is-gamer-brain-how-harness-class-andrew-miller
8. Teed, R. (2016, November 14). Game-Based Learning. https://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/games/index.html
9. Vanacek, J. (2013, October 11). SAPVoice: Assistive Technology: How iPhones Help Blind People See. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2013/08/12/assistive-technology-how-iphones-help-blind-people-see/
10. Rose, D. H., & Meyer, A. (2002). Teaching every student in the Digital Age: Universal design for learning. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Language Arts Resources:

1. Newela.org - Students find relevant nonfiction texts and respond to comprehension questions.
2. Readworks.org - Students read texts and answer comprehension questions.
3. Padlet.com - Create an online discussion among your students.
4. Visual Thesaurus: Input words to create a word map of synonyms.
5. Write Source: Find models of student work in a variety of genres.
6. Your Student News: Students can publish their own newspaper.
7. SpellingCity.com - An online spelling practice website.
8. Wordle: Students can create word clouds to represent a topic.
9. Popplet: Mind mapping tool to help students organize their thoughts.
10. AbcYa : Word Cloud tool to use come up with student created list of verbs, adjectives, words to describe science or social studies events.
11. Fake Tweet builder - Use this tool to engage students in creating dialogue or to represent an event.
12. Interactive crossword puzzles - This website creates crossword puzzles based on any words you provide. It is a great way to review vocabulary words.
13. Jeopardy Labs​ - This website allows you to create a Jeopardy game or use an already created one. Great for any subject.
14. http://www.storyjumper.com/ - Story Jumper is an online book creator and can be used to create classroom resources or student created projects.
15. http://www.mixbook.com/ MIxBook is an online book creator and can be used to create classroom resources or student created projects.
16. http://storybird.com/ StoryBird is an online book creator and can be used to create classroom resources or student created projects.
17. https://bookcreator.com/ Book Creator is an online book creator and can be used to create classroom resources or student created projects.
18. Poem Generator - This link is an "I am" poem generator.

Grammar Resources:

1. Interjection Game - A game to practice learning to identify interjections.
2. Subject & Predicate Game - A game to practice identifying predicates.
3. Prepositions Game - A game to practice identifying prepositions.
4. Conjunctions Game - A game to practice identifying conjunctions.

Social Media Resources:

1. Padlet - An online website that allows a community of learners to share their thoughts.
2. Edmondo - An educational website that allows the delivery of resources to students.
3. Flipgrid - Create videos and share within a classroom.
4. Voicethread for Education - A way to share recorded videos and respond with a video or text.
5. Wikis (e.g., Wikispaces or PBWorks) - Resource: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=586747 - Create your own Wiki for education.
6. Blogs - This list is an educational blogs that students can create.
7. Skype - A video conferencing
8. Twitter - see http://www.teachhub.com/50-ways-use-twitter-classroom for ideas
9. Facebook - Resources: 50 Reasons to Invite Facebook Into Your Classroom
10. Google+ - Resource: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=135530
11. Primary Pad - Web-based word processor that allows for collaboration.
12. Dropbox Paper - An online file storage system.
13. ePals - Connects classrooms from across the world.

Games:

1. Kahoot: Online review game
2. JeopardyLabs.com - This website provides a variety of Jeopardy games that can be used across any curriculum.
3. Quizlet.com - This website provides a way to learn vocabulary terms through games and flashcards.

Social Studies Resources:

1. https://www.kidcitizen.net/ - Kid Citizen is an interactive social studies website.
2. https://www.google.com/earth/outreach/tutorials/ - Create Google maps for an interactive lesson.

Assistive Technology

1. Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) CAST is a website dedicated to the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
2. Macintosh accessibility features - This webpage lists all of the accessibility features that can be found on an Apple device.
3. Microsoft accessibility home page - This website provides a list of accessibility features on Microsoft products.
4. University of Washington, Do It Program - This website helps promote inclusion for people with disabilities.
5. WEBAIM: Web Accessibility in Mind - Find information on website compatibility for people with disabilities.