Here are some resources that can add a spark to your teaching...try them

and have fun!

SNAP  - media / book resources through BTC BOCES ( & BrainPop)

http://webmax.stier.org/tomms2/index.php/snap/login/index

Khan Academy: learn almost anything - free

http://www.khanacademy.org/

DropBox: web storage tool

http://www.dropbox.com/

Voki: Talking characters

http://www.voki.com/Voki_for_education.php

Glogster: Interactive poster maker

http://edu.glogster.com/

Tagul: interactive word cloud creator

http://tagul.com/

Freetech4teachers: technology tools

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/

Blabberize: interactive voice overs for favorite pictures

http://blabberize.com/

StoryBird: interactive collaborative storymaker

http://storybird.com/teachers/

Zimmer Twins: movie making site

http://zimmertwins.com/ 

Fuzzwich: animation maker

http://searchdiscovered.com/?dn=fuzzwich.com&pid=7PO4WV4CG

Little Bird Tales: Story making

http://littlebirdtales.com/

Voice Thread: new way to hold discussions

http://voicethread.com/

Wordle: word clouds

http://www.wordle.net/

Extranormal: movie maker

http://www.xtranormal.com/

School Family: a help for parents and teachers

http://www.schoolfamily.com/

ThinkQuest

http://thinkquest.org/pls/html/think.library

 Delicious: bookmarks

http://www.delicious.com/

Portaportal: Bookmark utility

http://www.portaportal.com/

Thematic Pathfinders

http://www.42explore.com/index.htm

Digital Nation (limited availability - might end  Jan.)

http://dn.4aplus.com/

 Wolfram Alpha: computational knowledge engine

http://www.wolframalpha.com/

Register your class to be "adopted": donations to classrooms

http://www.adoptaclassroom.org/index.aspx