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This page from the Innovative Educator has a lot of great resources specific to the DOE, especially the link to unblock websites.

For administrators planning to build more tech hardware into their buildings. 

this is a big one.  teacher training, and developing curricula around this are actionable areas for NYC consultants like us.  

More apps, organized nicely.

Explore the world's museums through Art Project powered by Google. View hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces.

Tour museums around the world with street view.  

I am working with a 6th grade social studies teacher who was trying to improve his pedagogical techniques by referring to the original version of Bloom's taxonomy - I asked if he knew about the revised taxonomy and we quickly discovered this web site that explains the changes point-by-point. There is also a helpful UBD link on the bottom of the page.

Aha moment today.  I'm sure one of you already thought of this!

Article about coaching teachers, the necessary training for being a coach, etc. "A principal may see the coach as part of and accountable to the administration. Yet in order for coaching to be effective, teachers need to be able to completely trust a coach and know that what is said and observed will not be repeated to the principal."

Moving away from personal sites to social networking...

"Does your school have a culture of innovation or does your school have pockets of innovation?" Take a look at what to expect and when.

...New York City school system's Innovation Zone, a three-year initiative launched by the 1.1 million-student district last fall that aims to test new and different ways for educating students and managing schools.

A recent survey commissioned by Cisco revealed that education is transitioning to the new "connected learning" networked economy, which requires technological skills development for increased global competitiveness in education.

These are some highly developed digital citizenship units. Take a look to support the development of your projects.

A Vermont initiative to improve learning in middle schools is working through the challenges of using the latest digital tools and different teaching approaches

This was a thought-provoking article with a lot of interesting ideas around how to use the "back-channel" in the classroom. I was especially taken aback by all of the comments that essentially lambasted these teachers for integrating 21c learning experiences into the classroom. One commenter said: "It needs to be explained to teacher Erin Olson that teachers should be encouraging students to extricate themselves from all the electronic gadgetry and to pay attention." Ah yes, wouldn't it be nice if all of students sat quietly in their desks and listened attentively with their hands folded, ready to take in the sage wisdom of the instructor standing in front of the room. Unreal.

Are Educators Ready for Cloud Computing in Schools? By Patrick Ledesma on May 16, 2011 3:34 PM | No Comments | No Recommendations In 2001, Mark Prensky coined the terms "Digital Natives" and "Digital Immigrants" to describe the differences between adults and students in using technology. Educators are the "Digital Immigrants" who have to adapt and learn how to integrate technology into their lives. Students are "Digital Natives" born into a culture and lifestyle where technology immersion is the norm.

New online learning network we started late this year at a high school I'm working in.  Some good ESL projects in here -- make sure to check out Of Mice and Men!