Susie spent hours collecting and curating resources for her upcoming unit on cells. She is able to successfully use much of what she has found when implementing her plans.

The following year, when it is time to begin the unit on cells again, Susie forgets about the resources she curated. She essentially starts from scratch, performing the task of searching, saving, and sorting once again.

Create a plan or provide suggestions for ways to make your curated resources a regular part of your planning.

Here are the steps I would do to help keep resouces available and growing over time,

Step one:

introduction of resources, paper reference page to be available in hand, PDF on line as well

Step two: 

use more than one online tool such as Google,  symbaloo.com,  or check out this site http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/12/15-tools-to-help-students-with.html#.U3tisfldWBU

Step three: 

back up resources on line and on an external drive daily, weekly or monthly