Safety on the internet

http://www.safetyweb.com/parents

http://www.staysafeonline.org/content/lessons-and-teaching-materials

http://technologyinclass.com/blog/2009/11/04/cyber-security/


They are all three worth the time.

SMART board lessons and activities *FREE*

Longwood School District in New York has hundreds of lessons grouped by grade level. Check them out.

http://www.longwood.k12.ny.us/longsmart3.html

Wichita Public Schools has a SMART school which, hopefully, means there is some good teacher learning going on there. They have downloadable lessons; however you have to have the SMART Board software to view the lessons. They also are taking lessons if teachers are interested in submitting ideas.

http://technology.usd259.org/resources/whiteboards/smartlessons.htm

PBS has a site dedicated to SMART Boart lessons at

http://pbskids.org/whiteboard/

SMART Exchange has many lessons, also divided into categories for easy search.

http://exchange.smarttech.com/index.html

SMART Tech has them too...

http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-us/Ed+Resource/Lesson+activities/Notebook+activities/
You can also see showcased SMART schools to get a feel for how they are being used at
http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Classroom+solutions/Advantages/Showcase+Schools.htm
And... professional development
http://smarttech.com/trainingcenter


If I find more I will add them here.

Are you holding yourself to the best standard?

http://technologyinclass.com/blog/2009/12/09/teaching-the-unprofessional-profession/

This is an excellent article. I think every teacher should read it and reflect.

~In reflection on work: “that’s someone else’s job. I don’t want to step on any toes.”

How many teachers are too afraid of stepping on toes? That can't be how we approach our jobs or we are sacrificing the children we aim to serve. I have seen it too much. I refuse to be that teacher.

"When I care the work involved is not an issue. I’ll make the time because I’m passionate about it. I’ll work with my administration. Chances are they welcome the input from teachers on how to make staff development more relevant. This takes tact. We don’t want to make their jobs more difficult unnecessarily."

~I hope every teacher has the opportunity to reflect on this article.