K-12+Technology

=This page is a collaboration of web sites and resources for the K-12 educator. Resources here cover all areas and ages of learning, rather than a specific developmental area.=
 * Contents

1. Rating System

2. Technology Integration
 * Integration Blogs
 * Integration Websites
 * Programs

3. Teaching Resources
 * Art ||

Rating System
This rating system is used to help educators quickly determine the ease and usefulness of each technology resource in the wiki. The ratings given to each source are the opinions of the wiki contributors, and do not reflect the opinions of the general public.

__Site Rating System:__

 * 1:** There is marginal information here, but you just have to dig for it.
 * 2:** This site is useful to teachers and students, however it is not easy to navigate. The information may be lacking in details and hard to follow.
 * 3:** This resource has excellent, detailed information and integration in the classroom. This site is usable in the classroom with some work.
 * 4:** Do not miss this site! The resource has excellent, detailed information and integration in the classroom. It is very easy for any teacher to pick up and use with students.

=Technology Integration=



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This is a blog about Technology and Education. I have found some cool articles and tips here. Jonathan Wylie is the author of this blog and the purpose of this blog is to communicate tips, ideas, and websites that are designed to enhance teaching and learning in the classroom through the use of technology. This website is mainly for teachers. ===== Submitted by: Dawn Kinnell

[|Educational Technology]

 * Rating: 3**

This is a great resource for teachers to check out for ideas of how to incorporate technology into the classroom. This site was made for people who see the need for and use educational technology. This is not a site for students to use. It is simply a place for teachers to research ideas and information about educational technology. It includes many blogs about how to use computers in the classroom, how to convince others that technology is important and so on. This site is easy to navigate. Terry Freedman writes most of the articles on this site with occasional guest writers. Submitted by: Dawn Perry

[|Educational Technology]
This blog is run by Med Kharbach, who updates near daily, and sometimes more than once a day. He posts on technology that can be used in the classroom with students, such as kid-safe search engines, video sites, and handy lesson specific tools. The resources here can be adapted easily, but some may require downloading software. Educators should use the tag cloud to search for more specific posts. This is a blog that should definitely be watched for interesting technology integration. Submitted by: Rachel Burkett
 * Rating: 4**

[|Free Technology for Teachers]

 * Rating: 4**

This blog, ran by Richard Byrne, is meant to share various websites, programs, and tricks to integrate technology into the classroom. Some of the resources are very lesson specific, such as the poetry magnets or the quake map for Japan. The blog is updated daily, and more than once in a day. There are many resources to be found here, and they can be integrated easily. Submitted by: Rachel Burkett

[|ILearn Technology]
Rating: 2

This is an Edublog about integrating technology into the classrooms. This site gives tips and ideas for integrating technology in the classrooms. The publisher is Kelly Tenkely and she is an educator who is trying to open up her own school. Submitted by: Dawn Kinnell



Rating: 3
This seems to be a specific “Integrating Technology in the Classroom” blog but I have not received my confirmation email. I thought I was signing up but I ended changing my homepage to igoogle. After spending some more time here I am glad I checked it out. By signing up with igoogle I now have a Blog home on blogspot where I can monitor all of my blogs. The specific Integrating technology blog has some useful information and ideas that you can implement in the classroom immediately.

Submitted by: Jonathan Young

Rating 3
This is turning out to be a very useful site. Although some of the posts and topics are older, they are very useful and relevant. The site founders started in Ontario, Canada but they have quite a large following. The site can be used to start your own classroom blog but there is more on this site than that. I plan on using this quite often for news and advice with new technology in the classroom. It is very useful for staying current with new ways of using technology in the classroom.

Submitted by: Jonathan Young

__** [|Tech & Learning] **__
Rating: 3

=== This is a pretty cool website covering a lot of things about Technology, not just in education but overall. It gives you resources, blogs, a magazine you can subscribe to, videos, webinars, contests, and best practices from the classroom. This site can be used by students but I think it is geared more for educators and any other people who have a high interest in technology. The publisher is Allison Knapp. ===

__ [|FotoFlexer] __
This is a wonderful photo editing site that is free to use. My art students have found it extremely easy to use and can spend hours manipulating their photographs. You do not have to be an art teacher to use this in the classroom, I recommend anyone who needs visuals for a project to look into this site run by Arbor Labs, Inc. Submitted by: Jennifer McClure. 
 * Rating: 4**

[|The Art Teacher's Guide to the Internet]
This blog has great ideas, tools, and resources for teaching art in the twenty-first century. The site is easy to navigate and is a must see for eduators who want good ideas in how to incorporate technology into their lessons. The blog is written by Craig Roland, an Associate Professor of Art Education at the University of Florida. Submitted by: Jennifer McClure.
 * Rating: 4**

[|Google Art Project]

 * Rating: 4**

This is a great website that allows access to many museums and their art. Google Art Project is a great resource forstudents and teachers to view art aork or explore museums. You are able to pan around the rooms and zoom in really close to the art. Videos, size, medium, and other information about the art and artists is available. The site is powered by Google and is easy to navigate. Submitted by: Jennifer McClure