DSS diigo Site

Each math activitiy has an interactive aspect and an accompanying video

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.

Blog post from Andrew Watt. We help teachers get comfortable with the "new mess."

This is important reading for all DSS consultants as we have been named as an official partner in this grant. Our role will be to serve as Instructional Technology Coaches. This is a big opportunity for us to take our service offerings to the next level. What are your thoughts on our participation in this exciting grant?

CoSN PDF's on uses of Web 2.0 for various school constituents. The resources are clear and easy to understand. In addition, there is a toolkit for administrators and other material that supports technology integration and use at school and home.

This is the newly revamped integration model developed by Google, containing the "tools and guidelines" to jump start a Google Apps for Education roll out.

This is awesome. Thank you.

I found this resource and thought I should share it because it is a free resource for NYS educators. You can test drive the site before joining. It is a collection of video tutorials and lessons by teachers that cover Pre-k - high school curricula that also allows you to organize and share resources.

Digital Media: New Learners of the 21st Century addresses this vital question, taking viewers to the frontlines of what is rapidly becoming an education revolution. The film, targeted at parents, teachers, and anyone concerned about education in America, explores how exceptional educators are increasingly using digital media and interactive practices to ignite their students' curiosity and ingenuity, help them become civically engaged, allow them to collaborate with peers worldwide, and empower them to direct their own learning.

I love how the video taps into the power and importance of "play" as a route to learning.

Online video library with student produced videos that are all under 5 minutes. Students can produce and submit multimedia presentations to Next Vista and if they are accepted, they would be featured on the site. And it's free!

This is a great example of how you can use Voicethread and Wordle to create a simple project on the topic of digital citizenship. I think the student and teacher could dig a lot deeper, but I really like the concept. This is perfect for NY CL.

These are great templates by Bill Ferriter.

Some fun activities appropriate for various age groups as part of further 'creativity in the cloud'

This wiki looks at strategies for creating eportfolios with students in conjunction with Google Apps.

Fantastic! I needed this today!

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

Interesting evolution. I'm still not getting teachers to believe in #1 on the list but I keep trying...

Great potential conversation starter for science classes.

This first-ever National Broadband Map shows where broadband internet service is available, the technology used to provide the service, the maximum advertised speeds of the service, and the names of the service providers. The study reveals that one-third of U.S. households still lack a broadband internet connection, speaking to the disparity of access that still exists.