DSS diigo Site

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.

Everything old is new again-and that's a good thing! If you've always wanted to collaborate with your history teacher using the Library of Congress (LOC) American Memory Project, but felt overwhelmed by the prospect of having to actually develop lesson plans and collect all of the digital material needed, then it's time to revisit the idea of teaching with primary sources.

It looks like they have done a nice job revamping the "American Memory" website. It is definitely much more user-friendly from previous versions. I highly recommend introducing SS teachers to this amazing tool.

Make the world's greatest road trip stories come to life using Google Earth

Quest to Learn a new taxpayer funded school in NYC using games rather than chalk and talk.

According to the report,"On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction."

Global community portal focused on Education Transformation through virtual collaboration. Funded by Cisco

Take digital publishing (.pdfs) to a whole new level.

ICT literacy assessments, used in higher education.

DOE designed tool kit to help teachers make the best use of teacher data reports.

This self assessment checklist, developed by Teaching Matters, designed to "outline a set of critical questions to guide school leaders assess themselves on a continuum of school innovation in a set of critical areas".