1. Ashley Chalmers’s 10 Best Uses of the Internet IDT 7064 25-October-2014

2. Blogging 0 Edublogs is a website that allows teachers and students to blog simultaneously on one site. This site allows teachers to manage their students blogs while also creating their own blogs. 0 http://edublogs.org/ http://edublogs.org/ 0

3. Online Books 0 Its 2014!!!! Books are very rarely being read hardcopy any more. Many students and teachers now have ipads and kindles that they use for reading purposes. This website allows students to read popular books online. 0 http://www.storylineonline.n et/ http://www.storylineonline.n et/

4. Teacher Professional Help 0 Teachers are continuously learning daily. These websites are beneficial to teachers because it allows educators to receive professional development outside of the classroom. 0 http://www.learner.org/ http://www.learner.org/ 0 www.edutopia.org www.edutopia.org 0 www.edtechteacher.org

5. Ask an Expert 0 Ask.com was my favorite “go to” website for unanswered questions when I was young lol. 0 Students and teachers can use ask.com to navigate through the internet and find unanswered questions. 0 http://www.ask.com/ http://www.ask.com/

6. Virtual Tours 0 This site takes students on a virtual tour of a farm. This site would be beneficial to students who have never traveled to or seen a real farm. 0 http://www.sites.ext.vt. edu/virtualfarm/main.h tml http://www.sites.ext.vt. edu/virtualfarm/main.h tml

7. WebQuests 0 Webquests are used for various reasons. One important reason that webquests are used for is keeping students on task. Wequest.org allows teachers to develop a lesson that motivates students from start to finish. 0 http://webquest.org/ http://webquest.org/

8. Research 0 Kid Friendly Search Sites is a search engine that caters to students who are doing research. Each section is labeled with a different topic. KFSS has dozens of links that will allow students to find the appropriate research with one click. This site would have been extremely beneficial when I was in grade school :-/ lol. 0 http://www.kidfriendlysearch.co m/ http://www.kidfriendlysearch.co m/

9. Social Networking 0 Personally, I am not a big fan of social networks because people tend to use these sites for bad and not for good. If social sites are used for good, it can be a great teaching tool. Classroom pages could be created for classroom purposes and many more ideas! 0 https://twitter.com/https://twitter.com/ 0 http://instagram.com/ http://instagram.com/ 0 https://www.facebook.com/ https://www.facebook.com/

10. Lesson Plans 0 Teachers all over the world share lesson plans. Lesson Planet is a website where teachers can go pull lesson plans, publish lesson plans and communicate with other teachers. 0 http://www.lessonplanet.co m/ http://www.lessonplanet.co m/

11. Videos 0 These websites can be used for teachers and students to watch educational videos on different topics. 0 www.watchknow.org/ www.watchknow.org/ 0 www.edutopia.org/videos www.edutopia.org/videos