Technology+Research

=Websites that provide ideas for real world use of technology in the classroom=

=** Edudemic **= Contributed by: Kevin Greszler Rating - 3 edudemic.com According to the “About” page, Edudemic is one of the largest education websites on the world wide web. There are a wide variety of resources for teachers and the focus is definitely on how to utilize technology in the __#|class__. These resources include reviews of technology hardware and software, ideas for utilization in the classroom, and forums where users can collaborate. I find this website to be an excellent resource and highly recommend it.

=** Teach Thought **= Contributed by: Kevin Greszler [] Teach Thought provides hundreds of ideas for real world __#|applications__ of __#|technology in education__. The site is well organized and is easy to navigate to several different sections. The site includes separate sections specifically devoted to showing how the technologies __#|students__ enjoy the most, such as social media, games, and __#|tablets__, can be used in the classroom.
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=**iLearn Technology**= Contributed by: Sara Locke ilearntechnology.com // Rating: 2 //

iLearn Technology provides information regarding the integration of the latest technology within a classroom. The user of this educational blog can use the search engine to select specific categories such as grade level, subject, technology, and even a level of Bloom's Taxonomy. This greatly helps with the organization of information within the website. Users can follow on social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook and stay connected at all times.

=**TECHIE KIDS**= Contributed by: Sara Locke http://edublogs.misd.net/techiekids/ //Rating: 3//

TECHIE KIDS is a fantastic example of a classroom blog that is used to connected students to the world. The classroom __#|teacher__ connects students to students, student to parents, and students to individuals around the world. Through the use of this blog, teachers can gain ample ways to integrate technologies such as blogs, Skype, photography, websites, The teacher, Mrs. Moore provides "How to" videos to help teach newcomers to the site how to utilize it effectively. The information is organized, eye caching, and very easy to use! This is a great tool for any classroom teacher thinking about utilizing a blog within a classroom.

=The CyberCafe Blog= Contributed by: Jessica Alexander http://rioscybercafe.blogspot.com Rating: 3

The CyberCafe Blog is a great resource for technology tools. Dr. Roland Rios is the Director of Technology at Fort Sam Houston ISD in San Antonio, TX. His blog provides reviews of tools and resources as well as ideas for how to integrate these resources into the classroom. One of my favorite parts of the website are the "Friday Freebies," posts about free tools for use, sometimes educational and sometimes not, but always very useful. His posts are tagged well, and when looking for a tool with a specific purpose, you can find what you are looking for by clicking on the tag link.

=Ask A Tech Teacher= Contributed By: Jessica Alexander http://askatechteacher.com Rating: 3

Ask A Tech Teacher is written by Jacqui Murray, a teacher and writer who currently teaches computer science in grades K-8. On her blog, you'll find lesson plans, tips for technology, links other great websites. She also shares her class blog and wikis, and posts answers to questions sent in by readers. This is a great site to go to for ideas, resources, and tools, as well as looking for reading material, since Jacqui is a published author of helpful books for teachers interested in technology integration.

=Teaching Blog Addict= Contributed By: Nathan Griess http://www.teachingblogaddict.com/p/welcome-to-tba.html Rating: 3

Teaching Blog Addict was created so teachers can come together and share all of the great ideas and materials they have found in different blogs across the Internet. There is a ton of resources that can be narrowed down by grade level. All sites are reviewed and there are steps to address broken links and abandoned blogs that any member can fix. The blogs it lists are about teaching in general, but many of them share technology resources and tips for the classroom. The resources are organized and easy to use even though there is a lot going on at the website. = =

=Cool Cat Teacher= Contributed By: Nathan Griess http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.ca Rating: 2

Cool Cat Teacher was created by teacher Vicki Davis who is a Teacher, IT Director, and Author. The book she has written, // [|Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds: Move to Global Collaboration One Step at a Time], //is focused on helping classrooms joining the global community with the use of technology. Blog often touches on this subject as well as anything else she thinks is worth sharing with other educators. Blog is well organized and can use tags on the side of the blog to navigate old posts. Lots of useful ideas mixed with other posts.