DSS diigo Site

Authors say these applications are, "technology every educator should know." Some new applications... I was impressed that the authors include alignment to NETS-T for each tool. We can share the NETS alignment along with the tool.

Excellent! Takes a while to search through, but there is something for everyone here and it's a good resource for us to find good new tools to use for in-school PD sessions. It's one of those sites you need to revisit every few months.

Great visual/graphic representation of Bloom's. Thanks for sharing this! I've emailed it to several friends and colleagues.

LAN stands for "Learning at Night" and is an excellent model for breathing new life into professional development sessions.

While many schools still do not allow cell phones, an iPod Touch bridges that gap. Wifi access provides a tremendous opportunity for students and teachers to browse the web, type a response, record audio or calculate a problem.

England to teach online safety to all students 5+ from 2011

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

Very interesting site devoted to supporting development of PLCs... serach for digital and find variety of articles available. Site maintained by Solution Tree - no advertising

Edutopia now has online community groups that you can join. This is a fantastic way to get 24/7 PD.

Post of why schools aren't making more progress implementing and integrating technology. Author posts a three minute survey you can take or pass along. Informal findings similar to the article that Daniel shared for the staff meeting on the 23rd.

Here are some great introductory resources to help teachers get started with integrating technology into their curriculum.

NYC 'School of One' nominated as one of the 50 Best Inventions of 2009 - best new gadgets and breakthrough ideas...

I am intrigued by this idea, but worried that it will lead to a focus on math procedures over conceptual understanding. I think the latter is possible, just harder. Does anyone know if this is actually a school or if any schools are doing this? The article just refers to a summer school experiment.

This kind of list is helpful to me as I am trying to get a handle on the incredible set of tools available now.

Interesting links particularly on student blogging and podcasts... including Spark (Canada) a collaborative podcast, radio show and blog around technology and culture

A former teacher and education-technology consultant says today's professional development needs to immerse educators in experiences that promote reflection and relationship-building.

Create simple video montages using titles, photos, and a background soundtrack. Very simple, and completely web-based.

Excellent video that be used to help schools going through the envisioning process of moving forward as a 21st century learning community. Don't be turned of by the Microsoft logo.