DSS diigo Site

Redefining 'schools'? Breaking down walls?

Build community relationships with a digital student newsletter

This example showcases how students can take on the role of "global communicators" by bringing experts into the classroom with simple technologies, in this case Skype.

Excellent slide show with numerous tips for integrating Wordle into the classroom.

Interesting annotated list of a best websites of 2009. The background of the sites is interesting.

I paid to join Teacher Online Learning and have been happy with what I found... then I found the Podcasts!

Great reading and animations of storybooks by actors from The Screen Actors Guild

Great video on thinking critically about storyboarding for video podcasting

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.

Follow up article to the SETDA report released in Nov 08, documenting effective appraoch to ed. tech PD, with school model samples.

Sounds an interesting list - most are new to me

This html cheatsheet has helped me out on many, many occasions.

This html cheatsheet has helped me out on many, many occasions.

GenYES is the only student-centered research-based solution for school-wide technology integration. Students work with teachers to design technology-infused lessons and provide tech support. The resulting collaboration provides the students with project-based learning and the teachers with on-site, sustainable technology integration support.

I supervised the implementation of the GenYES program for three middle schools when I was working in the Schenectady CIty School District. The students really liked supporting teachers and some teachers really bought into the program. I believe it is a valuable collaborative program but sustainability, especially if it is grant funded, can be problematic because of the yearly licensing fees. It's been three years since I worked with Dennis Hooper and the program and the fee schedule be have changed. I know they were doing more online lessons, training, etc. I can provide more information to anyone who is interested.

I worked on this custom search engine for teachers focusing on Differentiation strategies - you may find it useful to share...

Some great resources for helping teachers conceptualize what good differentiation looks like.

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