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"Forest Lake principal Kappy Cannon didn't leave it up to teachers to decide whether they would join the digital revolution. As long as you provide adequate support, she reasons, you can demand that it be done. This mandate from the boss gave the school's tech-integration team a major boost. Also helpful: instructional-technology specialist Paulette Williams's sweet but insistent approach. When the school got interactive whiteboards, she gave teachers six months to relinquish their old overhead projectors. Then she said, "You can give me the projectors peacefully, or I'm going to take them." "

This article and video explores how one elementary school in Columbia, South Carolina transformed itself into a 21st century teaching and learning community.

I just added this as a Digi Discussion on the CCL for our next Digi Discussion:

"Developing systems and strategies that will help educators use assessment data to improve student learning;"

Educational Leadership article provides 7 strategies to make projects meaningful for students. Let's get beyond PowerPoint presentations. Supports the rigor that teachers are expected to support with Core Contend Standards.

5 special needs teachers share their strategies through their blogs...

Nice scenarios to discuss in Digital Citizenship discussions. 

Command + Option + A Great for downloading videos from Youtube etc. to play within schools, and cut up or archive.

Build community relationships with a digital student newsletter

…there will never be such a thing as "riskless ICT"-young people need to be able to develop active ways to deal with both the benefits and the negative aspects of digital life.  

Free online file conversion

Zamzar is great -- thanks for sharing, Sue.

Film based on report by ETS, "Perfect Storm". This could be a great rsourse for workshops and introducing teachers to the need.

Us ethe internet to collaborate internationally on projects that make a difference to the world. i first joined some of these in Australia in the 90s...

Great view of how we 'immigrants' have to change to accommodate student learning

acknowledging our sources is important... great source of copyright free material

This 4-part video series developed in collaboration with NYC Media, Reel Works and the NYCDOE is a highly provocative Internet safety campaign produced by and for kids.

Teachers, get your students involved and enter your classroom's idea for a chance to win awesome prizes for your school and classroom. ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY DECEMBER 3, 2010.

The new administration's move into the 21st Century... a video contest

Here is the Wells Elementary Tech Coordinator discussing what he does to encourage interactivity... Great discussion

Graet elementary school website

Should be compulsary viewing for all doubters!

Have you seen this guy... everyone should watch his presentation to Congress... especially if you are immigrant like me... a whole parallel universe is passing me by and I am actually pretty tech literate!