Assignment #3 Resources for Teachers

Introduction
I decided to use the tool, Diigo. My toolbox: sarah womack. I compiled my toolbox by getting sites mainly related to third grade lesson plans. I also got sites that would be useful in the classroom. One site is designed specifically for classroom bulletin boards. I also tagged two sites that deal with media including teachertube, and youtube. The program that I used was extremely helpful because one joins, they can simply upload a toolbar that the top of their Internet page and any site they so desire can be bookmarked. The site provides a place for one to also give a description of each site. I found that to be very helpful. It also has other tools including the ability to put "sticky notes" or highlight sections of the website that are useful.
Sharing
I felt there are many ways I could share these sites with others. By having my own teacher blog, I could invite fellow employees to look at the sites I have bookmarked. I could also put my URL on any newsletter I would give to parents. It would be a great tool for parents to check out the sites recommended. I will definitely use my toolbox. Its nice to have useful sites tagged. It will help me find lessons, and media quickly instead of having to research online. The toolbar is organized from the most recently added sites. I don't have them in alphabetical order because I gave a small description of each site, therefore it's not necessary.
There were three sites that I am especially excited to share with you.
The first site is Teacher Tube. Teacher Tube is a great site for a variety of reasons. It is similar to You Tube from the stance that homemade videos can be viewed on the site. The major difference is that the videos are filtered, making in child proof. It not only offers tutorials, it also offers several educational songs and videos. It also has tabs dealing with blogs and other audio tools. It would be a great tool to use in the classroom because it has videos pertaining to every subject taught in the classroom. It would be neat to incorporate a video from the site in a lesson plan, to give students more of a visual experience.
The second site I really enjoyed was Classroom Architect. This site is great for teachers. For my instructional design class, we are required to diagram our "classroom." This site provides the opportunity to make several templates pertaining to one's classroom. It is a great tools when deciding how make a lesson plan work in the classroom layout. It also helps a teacher have greater classroom management if they are able to easily map out their classroom.
The third site that I really enjoyed was the History Channel. The history channel is great because it provides videos, games, and is organized by topics. I felt this site would be very useful to use in the classroom when talking about history. I looked at several different videos and was extremely impressed with the quality of images and information discussed. I watched the origins of Easter which was very fascinating. I felt that it could be used in the classroom when discussing multicultural elements of history.