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Textbook companies over the years have tried to address this problem by providing additional add-ons and perks with their textbooks, such as CDs or DVDs with information that had been added since the book was published, websites that kept the content current by providing "up-to-date" information about a topic, or by trying to get states to adopt a quicker refresh cycle. None of these tactics have been successful.

Research offers a way to start conversations that can affect educational reform. Considerations on Technology and Teachers is a collection of some of the best research articles from the Journal of Research on Technology in Education (JRTE) over the past five years. JRTE editor Lynne Schrum and the editorial review board chose these articles because they provide context about where we have been and how we should be moving forward, both in research and in practice. Topics include the impact of project-based learning on teachers' technology use, e-portfolios in teacher education, and the outcomes of a campus 1-to-1 laptop program. At the conclusion of each article, the original authors reflect on their study, examine the landscape since their research was published, and provide suggestions for further study.

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

Standard phone calls and net connectivity is simply not enough to keep in touch with internal teams, and neither with your market. It has to be a real life, constant communicability experience that Unified communication provides.

"Providing big pictures perspective on community-based, next-generation schools..."

This page provides concise information on emerging learning technologies and related practices. Each brief focuses on a single technology or practice and describes:

How can children lead productive and satisfying lives in the 21st century if in school we are having them use technology from the 20th century? The hallmark of the 21st century global workplace is the computer. According to a recent Pew Internet and American Life Project study, "The Digital Disconnect: The Widening Gap between Internet-Savvy Students and Their Schools," students spend 27 hours a week online at home and an average of 15 minutes a week at school. Students are not using computers to any appreciable degree in school because district leaders are not providing computers to students to any appreciable degree.

This teacher has some great 'hands-on' ideas. My favorites are highlighted.

Transforming Teaching Through Technology (T4)