It's Alan November so it has to good! This is a treasure trove of tutorials, look fors, questions to ask yourself when planning lessons and units that incorporate technology, and so on. Resources integrate nicely with SAMR.

"Curriculum 21 is the outgrowth of the work of a dynamic group of educators worldwide attempting to help colleagues transform curriculum and school designs to match the needs of 21st century learners. The impetus originated from the Curriculum Mapping work developed by Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs. As we examined maps emerging across the United States and internationally.  Too often, curriculum and instruction remains dated although both students, parents, teachers and administrators recognize the need to become current and forward thinking in our planning."

Edutopia is clearinghouse of ideas for teachers to propel their instruction into the 21st century, taking advantage of the tools our students will now have at their disposal 24/7. Topics by theme, such as game-based learning or by grade level.

Let students use Google Earth to discover, explore, and learn about the world around them.

The ultimate K-12 librarian, Kathy Schrock does connect teachers to virtually everything. The site suffers from only one fault, it can be overwhelming. However, resources are logically organized.

While not necessarily strong on pedagogy, Khan Academy allows advanced learners to increase their knowledge on virtually every subject we teach in schools today. Additionally, it could provide tutorial support for those students who need extra time to master a topic, as they can view processes as many times as they need.

Could be a teacher's best friend, as this site can take most PDF documents and convert them to RTF formatted documents that can then be opened in Word (right mouse click on the downloaded RTF and select "open with Word") and saved as a Word doc. Be sure, however, that you respect copyright per District policy 815.1.

The WebQuest has been around for a long time. Choose a WebQuest in any subject area, topic, and grade level. A good WebQuest fosters collaboration and higher level thinking, as well as a product that is usually technology-driven. Additionally, it features the necessary resources for students to be successful so they can get right to work. Be careful, however, as there are many quests out there but not all are great. Take Alan November's key questions and consider SAMR when evaluating the value added to a quest on your topic. Try creating your own and submitting it for others to use.

An Apple collection of links that help teachers get the most out of their iPads by featuring functionality and tools built right in that can support different learners in your classroom, as well as tools on the web designed to help both teachers and students to imagine the possibilities.

You and your students can create your own personalized desktop with the most frequently used educational resources just one mouse click away.