1. TOP TEN USES OF THE INTERNET IN THE CLASSROOM By Hilary McIntyre IDT 7054/8054 M50 Image retrieved from http://photobucket.com/images/david%20letterman/.

2. Number 10…………………………….. Teaching Current Events. Don’t get boggled with newspaper subscriptions and blotted in ink. Use Google Reader and have news and updates sent to you through RSS feeds! http://www.google.com/reader/view/#welcome-page Will Coach Tom Izzo leave Michigan State for the NBA? Image retrieved from http://photobucket.com/images/tom%20izzo/.

3. Number 9…………………………….. Providing Homework Help to Parents Problematic homework, pushy parents, provide them with the resources you use in the classroom by sharing your practice sites through social bookmarking. http://delicious.com/

4. Number 8…………………………….. Electronic Portfolios You are a super star and want to go to a college afar! Use an electronic portfolio to show who you are. Learn about electronic portfolios at http://www.dccc.edu/library/ereference/ eportfolio.html.

5. Number 7 …………………………….. Blogs Got a question. Have an answer. Need a suggestion. Or maybe you’re just an opinion hog. Take part in a blog. Go to http://www.proteacher.net/ to join an educational chat forum and start professionally collaborating.

6. Number 6 …………………………….. Free Printables You don’t have a lot of money, honey! And, Sonny wants to color a floppy-eared bunny. Free online-printables to use in the classroom at http://www.abcteach.com or http://www.busyteacherscafe.com.

7. Number 5 …………………………….. Research You’ve given your students a mission and now they are information fish’n. If you or your students need to access information or conduct research, the internet is full of tools that can help with this quest. Cyber-Sleuth Kids is a great place to begin.

8. Number 4 …………………………….. Online Videos and Stories Image retrieved from www.kidstube.com. You have a butcher, a baker, and a candlestick maker all in your classroom. Each one learns in a different way and you want to make sure they succeed each and every day. Reach those musical, auditory, and visual learners through online songs, stories, and movies. Go to Kids Tube, You Tube , or Stories Online to find great media resources.

9. Number 3 …………………………….. Lesson Plans Razzle, dazzle them! Differentiate dynamo! Dinosaurs, decimals, and D-Day. The internet is the best source for lesson plans. Search the following sites and start planning; Ed Helper, Read Write Think, and Busy Teachers Café.

10. Number 2 …………………………….. Interactive Learning Teach a lesson, practice a skill, publish your students’ work. It can be accomplished via the internet. These sites will do all three, PBS Kids and KS2 Bitesize! Image retrieved from http://www.fanpop.com/spots/sesame-street/images/10576861/title/cookie-monster.

11. Number 1 …………………………….. Email No more after school phone calls or dinner interruptions! No more excuse notes! Important communication between school and home can be conducted electronically. Images retrieved from each site respectively.

12. References ABC Teach. Retrieved on June 12, 2010, from http://www.abcteach.com. Busy Teachers Café. Retrieved on June 12, 2010, from http://www.busyteacherscafe.com. Cyber Sleuth Kids. Retrieved on June 12, 2010, from http://www.cybersleuth-kids.com/. Delaware County Community College. Electronic portfolios. Retrieved on June 12, 2010 from http://http://www.dccc.edu/library/ereference/eportfolio.html Delicious Social Bookmarking. Retrieved on June 12, 2010, from http://www.delicious.com. Ed Helper. Retrieved on June 12, 2010, from http://www.edhelper.com. Gmail. Retrieved on June 12, 2010, from http://www.mail.google.com. Google Reader. Retrieved on June 12, 2010, from http://www.reader.google.com. Hotmail. Retrieved on June 12, 2010, from http://www.mail.live.com. Kids Tube. Retrieved on June 12, 2010, from http://www.kidstube.com. KS2 Bitesize. Retrieved on June 12, 2010, from www.bbc.co.uk/ks2bitesize/. PBS Kids. Retrieved on June 12, 2010, from http://www.pbskids.org. Read Write Think. Retrieved on June 12, 2010 from http://www.readwritethink.org. Storyline Online. Retrieved on June 12, 2010 from http://www.storylineonline.net/ You Tube. Retrieved on June 12, 2010, from http://www.youtube.com. Zoobuh. Retrieved on June 12, 2010, from http://www.zoobuh.com.