Now that you are following this blog you may want to look for other blogs to follow. I personally love Langwitches' Blog. I continually glean from his posts.
Here are a few more you may want to add to your reading list:
Did you know PBS has a free media resource? The materials are matched to Common Core and are not the same as what are on Learn 360. PBS LearningMedia is your destination for easy, instant access to tens of thousands of classroom-ready, digital resources including videos and interactives perfect for the Interactive Whiteboard, plus audio and photos, and even in-depth lesson plans. You can search, save, and share with ease. Best of all,you can post the clips you select in an instanly created website with a url you create. Learning Media will give you access to lesson plans, videos, and interactives from over 90 content contributors including The National Archives, NPR, and NASA. They have prepared a helpful guide to get you started. Register today!
Don't forget their conterpart is Learn 360 where you have access to over 73,000 media resources from trusted educational publishers and producers, which will ENGAGE your students, ENRICH their learning experiences and drive them to EXCEL both inside and outside of the classroom.
If you need help with your password to Learn 360 or Learning Media, email me and I will be happy to assist you.
I have had a number of teachers ask me where I found the letters on a display I created. Leo Reynolds has assembled a vast array of letters on Flickr. The images are copyright free and can be used for your bulletin boards, student names, and creative projects. (see the example below with my name)
I found this resource on an educational Pinterest site. Pinterest has many wonderful resources. You can follow boards about I-Pads, assessment, grade level resources, or any number of countless topics. Be forewarned---- it can become addictive.
Enjoy
If you have never used Animoto in the classroom to create online slideshows, then now is the time to start. With just a few clicks you can quickly turn your photos and videos into an animated, show stopping, musical masterpiece for free!
Educators can apply for a free Animoto Plus account for use in the classroom.
It may take a couple of days for them to confirm your registration so plan accordingly.
Project Ideas for Animoto include a replacement for PowerPoint presentations, biographies, field trips, digital storytelling, science projects, alphabet books and more. You will be given a URL for your presentations and can email the link, post a clip in youtube or include it in your blogs to your parents.
Your educator account is good for 6 months, but is renewable.
Gooru is a new search engine for education. It has an easy to use search box for your convenience.
Teachers and students can use Gooru to search for rich collections of multimedia resources, digital textbooks, videos, interactive games and quizzes (printable and interactive) created by educators in the Gooru community.
Gooru is free (of cost and ads) and developed by a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to honor the human right to education.
If you have not already done so you may want to create an account with Twitter. It is a great place to learn from experts in our field and other educators. Here are some great resources on how to get started with Twitter.
Besides learning student preferences and personality traits, survey tools can be used in acquiring feedback.Google Forms allows you to set up FREE surveys and sends the feedback to you organized in an easy to read spreadsheet.You will need a Google account to set up the form.You can either email a link to your survey or have the survey emailed directly to your parents, students, or staff. Set up a survey to see how parents would like to be informed of classroom announcements. Glean feedback on recent in-service meetings or garner suggestions for the next late start. The uses for surveys are endless.
(Here is a youtube clip on setting up Google Forms)
There are several FREE online tools where you can save your Back to School PowerPoint Presentations or any other PowerPoint you create throughout the year on-line so your students and parents can refer back to your guidelines and expectations. These resources are also invaluable if you are leading a workshop or presenting at a conference later in the year.
Don't forget we also have a small collection of PDFs and video tutorials on the Technology Instructional Moodle but if you do not find your tutorial there the Common Craft YouTube channel contains a large number of videos that explain everything from right-clicking to blogs to Google Docs. It is done in “plain English.” If you want to create your own tutorials, Tildee is an online tool that can help you with screenshots or you can use your screen recorders in SMART or Promethean.
Now that you are following this blog you may want to look for other blogs to follow. I personally love Langwitches' Blog. I continually glean from his posts. 
