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Introduction:
My name is Chelsey Cloe and I am currently a fourth grade teacher at Arthur Elementary. This is my fifth year at Arthur but my seventh year of teaching. I have completed my graduate degree in Instructional Technology. I am excited to learn about how I can improve my own teaching style with the use of technology.

Goals:

 * Create a place where all my teacher resources are organized in one location.
 * Continue to grow as an educator from the ideas and resources other professionals in the field of education have experimented with.
 * Provide a place to share information that I have found useful in the classroom with others.

Educational Blogs and Wiki's:
Cool Cat Teacher- @http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/ Vicki Davis is a teacher that inspires other teachers through her blogs. She understands the difficulty educators face when incorporating technology into their curriculum. She gives a lot of great advice as to what teachers can do to include technology into their classroom.

Dr. Z Reflects- @http://www.drzreflects.blogspot.com/ Dr. Zeitz is a professor at the University of Northern Iowa. His blog offers great information and resources concerning the field of technology. He also poses great questions for individuals to consider when dealing with technology.

Teaching-with-Technology- http://teaching-with-technology.wikispaces.com/iwb This is a great Wiki that offers several ideas of how you can integrate technology into your teaching. If offers lessons and other websites you may want to look at for more tips and tools to use.

Cool Lessons- http://coollessons.wikispaces.com/design-problem-based-learning This Wiki offers tips of how to get started and create problem based lessons. There are also several example of subject specific project based lessons that you can use in your own classroom.

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Borderland- http://borderland.northernattitude.org ====== This Blog is created by a teacher from Alaska. He discusses all kinds of different issues that may be arising that other teachers are able to relate to.

Educational Websites:
Scholastic This site offers great resources for teachers to use in their classroom for free or for a very small fee. They offer great suggestions on literature for the teacher to use and for students to read. You can find mini books, worksheets, and student activities to print off for use in your classroom.

Education World This site acts as a great resource for teachers to use to enhance their own professional development as well as improve student instruction. There are a lot of articles and lessons for teachers to read through and get ideas from. The site is organized in a way that is relevant for teachers at that particular time of the year. For example, they offer several great tips for getting your school year started off right at the beginning of the year.

ABC Teach You will find a lot of free activities to use in your classroom at this site. Some worksheets may required to you be a member and pay a small fee. There are templates of different shapes, decorative paper, different worksheets about what you are studying, and even flipcharts for your interactive whiteboard! This site is neatly organized and easy to navigate.

FunBrain Kids will be able to practice their basic skills at home with this interactive site. They can work on reading, math, and grammar skills at their grade level.

Spelling City You will find this site to be great for students, parents, and teachers. This site allows students to work on their own spelling words for that particular week with a variety of activities. They can also work on their vocabulary words that they are studying. This site also offers teachers a great resource for student practice and review. Teachers can find activity ideas, articles, and printable worksheets to use in their classroom.

Web 2.0 Tools:
Blog - You can create a blog to use in the classroom for students to record their thoughts and ideas.

Wordle- Students can expand their vocabulary in a create way using Wordle.

Google Sites- Students can create their own website or teachers can create a classroom website that is used by the students.

GlogsterEdu- At this site you can create an interactive poster using images, animations, text, and videos about any topic.