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"If you're an educator, surely you know that technology has and will continue to have an incredible impact on learning. Whether it's the Internet, innovative learning tools, or teaching technology itself, these two subjects are intertwined. In these talks, you will find essential information for educators concerned with technology."

Interesting site on using technology in the classroom; there are a lot of resources.

This article, also posted by Will, is a companion piece to the game link I posted.

Article that takes a broad view of technology in education. It has pros and cons, but its distribution is wide so it's good to see what others are saying (i.e. parents, community, students).

It's been about 10 years since Maine implemented its initiative, and while at least 33 states had experimented with one-to-one computing projects by 2007, none have reached the scope of Maine's project. As jobs and life increasingly involve computers, it's clear that in order to remain relevant to students, schools will need to adopt more technology. Here are six lessons about doing so successfully, taken from Maine's initiative.

Great document with technology integration examples.

WOW! This looks like where we are now, or where we are headed??

Five great ways to build your PLN using web 2.0 technologies and personal connections within a teaching community.

It seems like everything is on youtube. This collection features history, language, arts, science, technology and even classroom management videos.

Teaching history through blogging from Teaching History through Technology.

"A central goal of this report is to shift the focus of the conversation about the digital divide from questions of technological access to those of opportunities to participate and to develop the cultural competencies and social skills needed for full involvement."

Shelly Terrell's wiki for #TSETC

Another place to start in getting familiar with Web 2.0

It was once true that after the school day ended at 3:30, schools rarely, if ever, had any response to behaviors that occurred. However, now, everyone - policy makers, educators, and parents - needs to understand that education is 24/7 and any approach taken to mitigate and/or ultimately improve digital learning with students needs to start from that basic understanding of time and space. Efforts to empower must be community, parent and school-based. Read report, reflect and answer the following questions: What stage school do you think we are now? What stage school are we striving to become?

Blogging and safety from a parental point of view.