General+Tools+for+Teachers

= THE SUPER BOOK OF WEB TOOLS FOR EDUCATORS = In this book there introductions to more than six dozen web tools for K-12 teachers. Additionally, you will find sections devoted to using Skype with students, ESL/ELL, blogging in elementary schools, social media for educators, teaching online, and using technology in alternative education settings.

Here's the list of contributors to //The Super Book of Web Tools for Educators//: [|George Couros], [|Patrick Larkin] , [|Kelly Tenkely] , [|Adam Bellow] , [|Silvia Tolisano] , [|Steven Anderson] , [|Cory Plough] , [|Beth Still] , [|Larry Ferlazzo] , [|Lee Kolbert] , and [|Richard Byrne]. If you like what you read, please visit the contributors' blogs and let them know. media type="custom" key="8505238" = = = = =** GRAPHIC ORGANISERS GREAT SITE **= = = http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/ = = = GOOGLE WONDER WHEEL = Here is a wonderful tool from google to help with researching ideas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGxOPUNzBj4

= = = GOOGLE DOCS COMMUNITY = All you need to know about Google Docs and were afraid to ask. http://www.youtube.com/GoogleDocsCommunity

= = = VISIBLE THINKING IN ACTION Harvard University = http://www.pz.harvard.edu/vt/visibleThinking_html_files/01_VisibleThinkingInAction/01a_VTInAction.html = = Every committed educator wants better learning and more thoughtful students. Visible Thinking is a way of helping to achieve that without a separate ‘thinking skills' course or fixed lessons. Visible Thinking is a broad and flexible framework for enriching classroom learning in the content areas and fostering students' intellectual development at the same time. Here are some of its key goals: = = = AWESOME LIBRARY = http://www.awesomelibrary.org/ = =
 * Deeper understanding of content
 * Greater motivation for learning
 * Development of learners' thinking and learning abilities.
 * Development of learners' attitudes toward thinking and learning and their alertness to opportunities for thinking and learning (the "dispositional" side of thinking).
 * A shift in classroom culture toward a community of enthusiastically engaged thinkers and learners.

The [|Awesome Library] is a collection of more than 37,000 educational resources organized by academic category and sub-categories. For example, if you click on the "teacher" category you can then select from nine sub-categories about teaching. Or try selecting the "technology" category where you will find guides for using technology including this [|Internet guide for beginners]. **Applications for Education** The Awesome Library could be a good reference resource for teachers and students alike. The categorization scheme is easy to navigate which may be helpful for students that have difficulty refining general Internet searches.

= = = REFLECTION TOOLS = Here are a whole lot of tools you can use to evaluate student thoughts, understandings and reflections.



= Exciting Strategies forCreating the 21st Century Classroom = = by Tony Ryan =