Discover Byrne's "Free Technology for Teachers"

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/12/most-popular-posts-of-year-8-77.html

Richard Byrne is an exceptional educator and at this link he shares his most popular posts of 2011, right before New Year's Day.  Don't miss his 77 web resources, free EBooks and tutorials.  One can choose to follow him on Facebook or perhaps on Twitter . 

Educational Chats on Twitter

http://cybraryman.com/chats.html

Twitter brings people together from a world wide audience for educational chats.  Chats are a quick, fun, and inspiring way for us to improve teaching and learning opportunities.  "Cybrary Man's" collection connects you to the conversations, whether you're a teacher, parent, or student.  Good luck; get ready for some fresh insight!

Writing Prompts

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/10/one-word-sixty-second-writing-prompts.html

ONE word.... 60 second writing prompts.  This is an excellent tool for your students.   Commit to writing with pupils daily in the coming semester, linking reading-to-thinking; it will yield positive results!  This site should inspire kids and enable users to effectively tap technology for positive gains. 

Candohelperpage.com......the name says it all!   Are you helping a pupil improve reading fluency
and vocabulary?  This is a great place to start collecting ideas and user-friendly strategies. 
http://www.candohelperpage.com/sightvocab_1.html

I love this for students; it's NOT your every day calendar!  Discover the "ReadWriteThink."  These resources are excellent.  Spice up your teaching with ideas you'll find here:  http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/?main-tab=week#main-tabs