Professional+Development+Websites

Websites that provide research based ideas and educational resources to help teachers learn about the impact of __#|technology in education__.

__ International Society for Technology in Education __ __ Rating - 2 __ Contributed by: Kevin Greszler @iste.org This is a huge resource for technology and education research. It does require membership, but an online only membership is free and give access to huge amount of information. Most of the resources are geared toward professional development and the __#|user interface__ is not very user friendly. In fact, there are so many resources, that I found it somewhat difficult to determine what all was available. ISTE.org does provide access to several professional journals and also a large database of __#|education technology__ hardware and software companies. Some of the most useful sections I found were the wiki (http://nets-implementation.iste.wikispaces.net/) and the blog (http://blog.iste.org/).

=**4 Teachers**= Contributed by: Sara Locke http://www.4teachers.org/ //Rating: 2//

This site contains unlimited amounts of resources for technology and professional development opportunities for educators. The site offers online web-lessons, quizzes, rubrics, classroom calendars, and provides tools for educators to use such as videos, skill builders, and a focus on utilizing technology for assessment. This site can be overwhelming for the user because of the vast amount of advertisements that pop up during exploration, but if one is willing to deal with that the site can be a resource that can help a __#|teacher__ incorporate new t4echnologies into instructional time as well as assessment.

=The Nerdy Teacher= Contributed by: Jessica Alexander www.thenerdyteacher.com Rating: 2

The Nerdy Teacher is a blog kept by Nicholas Provenzano, who is a consultant for schools who are looking for training and professional development on technology integration. He is also a consultant for businesses looking to enter the educational market, as well as an English Literature classroom teacher. The blogs often include reviews of new gadgets and tools and opinions on educational politics. This site is good reading material, but unless you happen to come across a post that will help you immediately, the information is best used to build knowledge.