Technology Instruction in the K-8 Classroom:  100+ Tech Ideas and Resources for Teachers

Here are some activities and websites intended to take some of the mystery out of technology and show how technology is fascinating, fun and absolutely relevant to our lives.  Select from hundreds of projects for each day of the school year, or work through the collection at your own pace.  Some of these ideas broaden the knowledge of teachers and some can be used with students, but all will spark excitement in the learning process.

• How and Why Do You Integrate Technology into the Classroom?
  • Does Tech Do Any Good?
• Discovery Educator Network - "The Discovery Educator Network is a global community of educators who are excited by the power of digital media and want to collaborate and share resources with other educators."
• Technology Integration Made Easy - Education World offers 20 easy and painless ways to integrate technology into your daily routine. Included: Twenty activities and nearly 50 Web sites.
  • Education World - Lesson Plan of the Day
  • Five Technology Lessons Every Teacher Can Teach!
• NTeQ - Integrating Computer Technology into the Classroom - integration information including a great online lesson planner

• TechTeachers - Educational Technology Resources

• Glencoe Online - Teaching Today Weekly Tips
  • Using Technology When Technology Fails
• Awesome Library - Integrating Technology
• TeAchnology Lesson Plan Center - Here you will find your way to well over 27,234 lesson plans
• Internet4Classrooms - Links for K-12 teachers
• Keyboard Connections - Nancy Slonneger's website with lesson plans and numerous resources for the classroom
• Currikki.org - Sun Microsystems co-founder and CEO Scott G. McNealy developed Curriki to provide an avenue for educators from all over the world to post materials online. Curriki is based on an open source technology, a Wiki, which makes it easy to share lesson plans, etc.
• Resources for Younger Students - Integrating the Internet into the Classroom from Lewis & Clark College
• Creative Commons provides free tools that let authors, scientists, artists, and educators easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry.
• Flickr - a source of Creative Commons images for use, and as a potential tool for teaching and learning.
• Google Earth - Basic overview, as well as an intro to some of the cool add-ons (geology, politics, etc...)
• Google Docs & Spreadsheets - Create and share your projects online and access them from anywhere