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There's a long history of comics in the classroom, and the list of references at the end of this article is a great starting point for learning about this concept. While there's still resistance to this medium being used in education - whether by staff or students - there is also a growing movement to use every valuable tool available. Comics have some great uses in the classroom and in a variety of curricula. From pre-readers to high school students, from English to ESL to Science and Math, comics can help students analyze, synthesize and absorb content that may be more difficult when presented in only one way.

This is a great website to learn more about how to use digital camera in the classroom and some more ideas about it.

When we began preparing for our laptop program rollout, teachers were excited but a bit nervous.  One thing we've tried to do is give them a chance to communicate with us and with one another about the challenges they see in the year ahead.  We began a Google Doc for them to use to share their questions, fears, and frustrations as they thought about how their classroom would change after our 1:1 rollout.

Source for teaching English in sped classroom

I really like the ideas that it gives here. There are a lot of definition about "The Best Teacher" but a best teacher is not only about help students inside the classroom but also everything that they need when they are learning.

Students can explore the world without leaving the classroom

Awesome ideas for using digital cameras in the classroom! It will help me to provide more ideas to teach.

Flickr has great photos that are common. Therefore, you can use these images in your classroom without having to worry about copyright violations.

Part 5: A Week in Review | ICT in Tom Barrett's Classroom

a professional development of workshops for teachers relying on technology in classroom

I've been getting this question a lot lately from administrators, parents, and taxpayers. The question isn't malicious, but rather comes from folks with a vested interest in making sure that our technology dollars directly benefit students. Does giving teachers laptops directly benefit students? For people who aren't actively teaching in a classroom, that's a hard question to answer. I don't think it's very hard for teachers to answer the question, though, especially at the secondary level. For most people entering the business world, there is no question that they will have a computer on their desk when they are hired. It might be a laptop, a desktop, a shared desktop facilitated with some sort of flextime arrangement, or even a computer allowance so that the new hire can buy a machine that makes them the most productive. However, it's not terribly likely that they'll just be handed a dry erase marker and a whiteboard, pointed towards a copy machine, and told to go for it.

This is a collection of links to software or other technologies that could have classroom applications or simply make a teacher's life easier.

Podcasting classes

DyKnow is the leader in interactive education, fostering collaboration and promoting interaction while minimizing electronic distraction in classrooms nationally and internationally. DyKnow's award-winning products are utilized by thousands of students in K-12 and Higher Education environments

This site was easy to navigate around.There were different tabs for both students and educators and it should how people can use google as a classroom tool and for professional development. i would be interested in learning more through this site

workshop/presentation on Web 2.0

Good way to share podcasts, and other RSS feeds with students and/or when they visit your classroom blog.

This video is a version of the results of Andrew's experimentation with the use of iPods and Podcasting during early 2006 for a DE&T Knowledge Bank Rich Picture Case Study.