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Open Yale Courses provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University. The aim of the project is to expand access to educational materials for all who wish to learn.

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a national organization that advocates for 21st century readiness for every student. As the United States continues to compete in a global economy that demands innovation, P21 and its members provide tools and resources to help the U.S. education system keep up by fusing the three Rs and four Cs (critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity and innovation).

The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students. The TIM incorporates five interdependent characteristics of meaningful learning environments: active, constructive, goal directed (i.e., reflective), authentic, and collaborative (Jonassen, Howland, Moore, & Marra, 2003). The TIM associates five levels of technology integration (i.e., entry, adoption, adaptation, infusion, and transformation) with each of the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments. Together, the five levels of technology integration and the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments create a matrix of 25 cells as illustrated below.

[|Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day] is a blog that has "best of" lists of websites for teachers (ELL)

The state-funded K-12 Databases program provides access to online research databases. Resources currently include a broad range of age appropriate, authoritative and relevant materials from Britannica Digital Learning and EBSCO Publishing. Access is 24/7 to students, teachers, parents and school leaders from school and home. Regardless of district size or funding, all Texas public school communities have equal access to these state-funded resources.

[|Free Technology for Teachers] is a blog about new ideas for technology in the classroom

Academic Earth is more for the teacher? Free online video lectures from university professors, organized by subject.

[|Classroom 2.0] This website is good to find other teachers and resources

[|Twitter for Teachers] This page is a how-to for using Twitter for education