2. I use website such as Brain Pop to introduce new lessons to my students. These fun and quick videos gets the students attention and do not take very long to watch. http://www.brainpop.com/ Activators to Lessons
3. There are several website that have ideas on how to teach certain skills or concepts to students. These sites are great for coming up with new ideas. http://www.teachervision.fen.com/ Lesson Plan Ideas
4. My students use the internet to practice skills in almost every subject. This makes boring skill and drill activities much more effective and for the students. http://www.studyisland.com/ http://www.multiplication.com/ Student Practice
5. There are many online degree program and schools to choose from. Many programs are all online, with no time in an actual classroom. This makes furthering your education a lot more accessible to people who have to work fulltime or have other conflicts with normal college course hours. http://www.troy.edu/ http://online.georgiasouthern.edu/ Furthering Education
6. My favorite use for the internet as a student and a teacher is the quick research I am able to perform. When teaching something new it only takes moments to brush up on how to multiply decimals or the parts of a cell. Students can also perform research for projects and other information. http://www.google.com/ http://kids.britannica.com/ Research
7. With budget cuts nationwide, school field trips are almost a thing of the past. The internet allows students to gain exposure to sights and experiences they might not have ever had the opportunity to see with this resource. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/vft.htm http://www.uen.org/tours/fieldtrips2.shtml Virtual Field Trips
8. Anytime teachers can make learning more fun, the students will learn and retain the information better than simple rote memorization. http://www.funbrain.com/ http://pbskids.org/ http://www.studyisland.com/ http://www.multiplication.com/ Educational Games
9. Video streaming is useful for tutorials, professional learning, and teaching. http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/ http://www.teachertube.com/ http://pbskids.org/video/ http://www.youtube.com/ Video Streaming
10. Email is an extremely efficient form of communication. In my school, email is the preferred method of communication between staff members and parents. http://www.hotmail.com http://www.yahoo.com Email
11. In my online courses and my own classroom, the grade book is online. This is convenient for students to see their grades quicker and for parents to keep up with student’s grades before progress reports or report cards come home as a big surprise. http://www.blackboard.com/ http://www.infinitecampus.com/ Grade book
