Internet Safety, some suggestions...

The first step in protecting your family's safety is awareness of the threats you could face. The second step is discussing these challenges with your family, followed by equipping your computer with the software solutions available for your use.

Kid Friendly Browsers - KidZui(Free Down Load) Glubble( a Firefox addon) KidSurf (children 3-8)

Kid Friendly Search Engines: Ask Kids Kid Rex Quintura Kids

Parental Control / Internet Filters: Net Nanny5.6 Cyber Patrol7.6 Safe Eyes5.0

Virus Software: AVG Free Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0 Norton Anti-Virus 2008

A NEW TOOL FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR

Smart Teachings Blog is a great resource. One of the recent entries focuses on videos found on You Tube , which regrettably is blocked by many school disticts to protect students from questionable material. There are programs that you can use to convert "YouTube" videos to downloadable formats for use in the classroom, like "vixy.net" and Media Convereter.
Otherwise, the rest of the blog is packed with useful information:
100 Tips & Tutorials
100 Essential Tips and Resources for Student Teachers
100+ Motivational Techniques to Take Learning to the Next Level
100 Awesome Classroom Videos to Learn New Teaching Techniques

The Story of STUFF. A MUST SEE!!

Looking to create a unit that matters, here is the STUFF to construct it around. Please visit The Story of STUFF (you'll be glad you did).

Shift Happens - an interesting perspective

Are you a future president's favorite teacher?