DSS diigo Site

a collection of lists of sites that provide recommended lists/reviews of educational apps.

SIte that contains links to lots of educational iPad resources

I love interesting, rich ways to present data and information... this got me all sorts of excited.

News letter with good links to Technology in education

These documents are really good summaries of strategies and digital approaches - maybe useful for educators who are unfamiliar with the strategy and need a short, sharp description.

It's time to give up on Microsoft's word processor.

Excellent resources and slide deck for facilitating effective professional development.

A good collection of sited that have various functions. Check Zilladog, OOkaboo and Search Cube

"Some big ideas around 21st century skills and teaching with technology. Originally created as a summary of the ASB (Amer. School of Bombay) Unplugged Conference in Mumbai, India 2010. Compiles thoughts from leaders in tech education and explores the big topics of conversation around what the 21st century classroom looks like. Filmed from an original prezi presentation at http://prezi.com/gx6ycgphlszm/"

Awesome video! Don't be put off that it is 11 minutes - watch it!!

Impressive table that compares traditional (analog) classroom practice to and potential digital possiblities.

"10 Great, Free Apps for Students for Notetaking and Class Planning "

10 Great, Free iPad Apps for Students for Notetaking and Class Planning

Classroom examples of wiki use in art/film making

NYC DOE Common Core Task Bundles that were available to teachers for the 11-12 school year

This site that contains the NYC DOE developed Common Core Task Bundles for Literacy and Math. A good place to see what was expected of NYC teachers for the 11-12 school year and for what they will be expected to implement in 12-13

large panels with additional factual information about the topic you were searching for take over the right side of Google's search result pages

Why on steroids?

Another use for wikis, blogs...

The conversation happening in the comments on this post (about whether we should do away with computer labs in schools) is really good.

Sample senior year ePortfolio utilizing Google Sites. Interesting to see how this student utilized the "Announcements" tool as a reflective blog.

I wonder what kind of message this might present to schools about using social media

This was a thought-provoking article with a lot of interesting ideas around how to use the "back-channel" in the classroom. I was especially taken aback by all of the comments that essentially lambasted these teachers for integrating 21c learning experiences into the classroom. One commenter said: "It needs to be explained to teacher Erin Olson that teachers should be encouraging students to extricate themselves from all the electronic gadgetry and to pay attention." Ah yes, wouldn't it be nice if all of students sat quietly in their desks and listened attentively with their hands folded, ready to take in the sage wisdom of the instructor standing in front of the room. Unreal.