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Interesting PA high school reform effort. The graphic details the "Range of Instructional Use" for using technology as a facilitator for transforming classrooms into 21st century T&L environments.

Excellent analysis of the countries who are succeeding in education, and the lessons that can be taken from them.

Thanks for sharing this, Renee. I wrote a short post about this on my blog: dstorchan.com

I'm curious to see what everyone thinks of the implications of LiveScribe in the classroom. Have any of you seen it in action?

Agenda, resources and work created during our April 29 workshop.

Using txting to respond to poetry seem to bring results...

My new favorite video! I have imbedded this video in all the Google sites I have created for my schools. Bravo to Pat Kyle, a teacher in Washington, DC.

The ePotential ICT Capabilities Rubric supports teachers developing their skills to integrate ICT into their classrooms.

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?

Hope they (or other tablets) are not hijacked by publishers but can provide access to a wide variety of innovative, cheap learning opportunities.

Interesting blog post that digs into the idea of rethinking the role that students play in the classroom

...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.

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

Any DSS folks done this? 

Yes, Myfanwi has been doing this with her NYCL schools.

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.

this is great, thanks Daniel! i think Sheila highlighted flubaroo earlier & i was too busy to check it out - since then, i found it for one of my teachers & we set up a flubaroo grading script ... it worked perfectly - a huge time saver! i wish we had a matrix-like plug-in to speed learn all this...