An excellent resource from University of Central Florida is the Blended Learning Toolkit website. It provides strategies and tools for developing, implementing and evaluating blended courses. Applicable to higher education and K-12.
This article from Stanford University, What is Blended Teaching? describes the differences between blended learning and teaching. The article also provides a perspective on blended learning in higher education.
One of the 7 models of blended learning described in-depth at blendeduniverse.org/models
The site, Blended Universe, provides in-depth knowledge, skill building and visual strategies for blended learning via articles, videos and more. It covers the seven models of blended learning brilliantly. The site goes beyond the "technology", and addresses the pedagogy of blended instruction.
Platforms and Apps
At TEDEd, educators can create customized lessons with YouTube using a bank of resources that include animations, videos, and more.
ShowMe is an iPad app for teachers and students, that allows users to create and share tutorials and lessons.
The platform Fan School, allows students to create and publish their portfolios and projects online to showcase and share their work and learning. Fan School is a closed environment, designed for student privacy and protection.
Storybird is a language arts platform where students can create stories and comic strips. It is designed to encourage creative writing, reading, and sharing.
Google Earth for educators has unlimited potential for language arts and social studies projects and research.
StoryBird gets accolades from organizations far and wide.