"The wisdom: "Go where the people are." It makes YouTube tempting, especially as it continues to expand its features and reach. But there 1 are some things that YouTube can't do, or doesn't do so well. There are plenty of other high-quality video platforms with competitive features or specialized markets"

article explaining creative commons licensing.

A very full live binder with guidelines articles, resources and more for using ipads in school.

"Keep that status update to yourself. That's the advice teachers are being given as the education system grapples with the expanding use of social media by students. Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation has been conducting workshops with high school teachers in Algoma in recent months after the Ontario College of Teachers issued an advisory that teachers should keep their distance from students when it comes to Facebook, Twitter and other electronic communication."

With twitter it would be worth encouraging teachers wanting to use it with students to keep one that is private/professional pln related and create different accounts for their classrooms using alternative emails.

"Moving ahead toward "revolutionary transformation rather than evolutionary tinkering.""

"Setting up a library iPad program Guidelines for success"

Cell Phones in the Classroom More and more students have access to cell phone technology. How do "we" (educators) embrace this technology, utilize its updated cellfoneart.jpgtechnology in the classroom as well as ensure the safety of our students? Below are a variety of websites, articles, slideshares (online powerpoints) and research - all discussing cell phone use in the classroom."

"This collection of links, chosen and maintained by Gutman Library Research Services staff, provides links to freely available sites of interest to educators. Click on a topic to view links to related websites."

Overwhelming really

"Teacher's Guide to Using Facebook"

"One of the hardest thing with using the iPad in the classroom is finding the time to go through all of the apps in the iTunes Store listed under the education banner. We have started to list some of the apps we've found under each of the Key Learning Areas."

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Just for fun or to practice typing skills

Educational Origami is a blog , and a wiki, about 21st Century Learning and 21st Century Teaching. This is not just about the integration of technology into the classroom, though this is certainly a critical area. It is about shifting the entire paradigm of education. The world is not as simple as saying teachers are digital immigrants and students digital natives. We have to change how we teach, how we assess, what we teach, when we teach it, where we are teaching it, who we are teaching and with what. Its a tall order, but these are exciting times."

"Learn Essential Skills with the Microsoft Digital Literacy Curriculum "

"Where are we going & why are we in this handbasket " A blog by a teacher who was suspended due to blog posts.

Interesting

RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms Another inspiring RSA Animate taken from a speech given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education expert and recipient of the RSA Benjamin Franklin award. "

This is worth watching, but it is also a really interesting form of video making.

"How Students Use Technology to Cheat"

"Parent Engagement"