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The U.S. Department of Education is developing a new National Educational Technology Plan to provide a vision for how information and communication technologies can help transform American education. The plan will provide a set of concrete goals that can inform state and local educational technology plans as well as inspire research, development, and innovation. A draft plan is expected in early 2010.

The U.S. Department of Education is developing a new National Educational Technology Plan to provide a vision for how information and communication technologies can help transform American education. The plan will provide a set of concrete goals that can inform state and local educational technology plans as well as inspire research, development, and innovation. A draft plan is expected in early 2010.

From the summary: " The NETP presents a model of 21st century learning powered by technology, with goals and recommendations in five essential areas: learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and productivity. The plan also identifies far-reaching "grand challenge problems" that should be funded and coordinated at a national level."

Outstanding stuff, Dan! Thanks for sharing this with us.

"10 Great, Free Apps for Students for Notetaking and Class Planning "

10 Great, Free iPad Apps for Students for Notetaking and Class Planning

Strategic integration plan for rolling out a Google Apps for Education initiative in a learning community.

In preparation for our upcoming Google workshop. This is a very helpful resource.

Unit planning template developed by the DOE's core Innovation Team.

Interesting tool that allows teachers to pull articles from the web and develop automated/customized lesson plans.

Check out these excellent lesson plans that allow educators to integrate Google Apps into the curriculum.

Loads of resources (videos, lesson plans, etc.) that can help facilitate the development of 21st century learning skills.

The Federal Communications Commission plans to circulate rules by the end of this year that will tell schools that get federal cash for computer and networking gear to comply with various child-protection measures included in the Broadband Data Improvement Act.

Important reading for all educators, especially those interested in preparing our students for life in today's ever-changing landscape.

You can read online or download. Interesting points. Same day as National Tech Plan.

Draft National Education Technology Policy available for public comment

Thanks for sharing this, Sue. Important reading for ALL!!!!

Article from the Gainesville Times in Georgia. Could this be the end of snow/ice days? Interesting plan that some schools are ready for right now. Does anyone use dyknow?

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.  

this is a quote about simCEO from Edutopia- What if students created their own companies, complete with business plans? What if they could also buy and sell stocks in classmates' companies? What if they could see how stock prices fluctuated over a 10-year period rather than just a few weeks? The result of that brainstorming became an online simulation called SimCEO. Luebbe, principal of American International School of Budapest, has been fine-tuning his creation by sharing it with educators around the world. They have surprised him by taking projects in directions he never imagined. He expected teachers to focus on financial literacy and entrepreneurship. But some have brought in different content. "They might set the simulation in Colonial America or New York in the 1920s," Luebbe says, then ask students to consider how historical factors would have affected market prices. Because teachers determine all the content, he adds, "they can bring in demographic data, real or fictional news, historical events -- whatever they want." The game becomes an open platform for teacher innovation.""

Guidance on technology planning for schools

Everything old is new again-and that's a good thing! If you've always wanted to collaborate with your history teacher using the Library of Congress (LOC) American Memory Project, but felt overwhelmed by the prospect of having to actually develop lesson plans and collect all of the digital material needed, then it's time to revisit the idea of teaching with primary sources.

It looks like they have done a nice job revamping the "American Memory" website. It is definitely much more user-friendly from previous versions. I highly recommend introducing SS teachers to this amazing tool.

A collection of K-12 standards based SMART Board lessons and unit plans.