The National Academies Press is the publishing arm of the National Academies and publishes reports from the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council. There are over 200 books per year published a topics ranging from science to engineering and health and even Education.

There is currently over 4000 titles available in PDF format and they can now all be downloaded for free, either by chapter or by entire book.

There are some great reports and books on science, education, computers, earth science, health and medicine, security, environmental, and much more.

You do have to create a free account if you are going to do lots of downloading, but you can continue as a guest also.

This is a great resource for teachers and students looking for research and reports on different topics.

Here's a listing of all of the sub-categories in Education:

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Google Alerts is a service from Google that sends email updates to you based on the latest Google results (web, news, etc.) from your choice of query or topic.

You can use Google Alerts to monitor developing news stories, keep tabs on sports teams, or get alerts on topics that you are teaching in your classroom.

I have a Google Alert set up for "physics", "educational technology" and then I add new one's for specific topics I'm looking for.

You enter your search terms, select type (everything, news, blogs, video, realtime, discussions), select how often you want alerts sent to you, volume of results (best or all), and then the email address you want the alert sent to. You can even get a preview of your results before you subscribe.

This is a great way to keep up on trending topics or specific topics for your classes and students can use it for their research.

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As anyone who knows me or reads this blog knows, I'm a huge fan of Evernote. I use it for everything (pun intended).

The Evernote Blog has an Education Series where they post articles, case studies, and tips for using Evernote in education. Here are some of the highlights:

Evernote as a research tool - explains how to use Evernote while doing research to take notes, attach files to your notes, use web clippings, collaborate with others, search your notes, and more.

How Evernote Got Me Through College - story of how a college student used Evernote to get organized and how he used Evernote for his final project.

10 Tips for Teachers Using Evernote - A teacher shares how he uses Evernote to prep for class, use in class, use after class, and in general as a teacher. Some great tips and ideas here.

10 Great Ways Students Can Use Evernote to Study Smarter, Not Harder - written by a student - take notes, organize handouts, take photos as reminders, organize research, and more.

Evernote is a great tool for educators and students. I highly recommend it as an essential tool.

READ MORE - Evernote - some great ideas for using it in education