Five trends in K12 education

Easy way to record podcasts online

Resources for PBL

"Twitter for Academia"

iPad in Education blog

"did Apple just destroy the US tablet market"

Not sure this is on target, but good questions to ask

SLU looking at iPads on campus

"working definition of visual literacy"

A recent conference on eLearning - all the conference sessions are available via iTunes

"Will technology cause the traditional college classroom education to become obsolete? Here's a satirical vision of future education. "

Really funny look at our current teaching environments

""This study firmly shows that continued technological education throughout a teacher's career is vital to providing students with the skills they will need for future careers," said Anne Bryant, executive director of the National School Boards Association. "This survey shows that school boards need to be as intentional and purposeful as possible in supporting increased technology integration in schools.""

Researchers investigated the impact of podcasting on student motivation in the online environment during fall 2008 and spring 2009. Data were collected from students enrolled in fourteen online courses at a research university in the United States. One hundred and ninety-one students completed a modified version of the Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (); it has four subscales: attention, relevance, confidence, and satisfaction. Strong positive relationships between all subscales were detected. Results indicate students were moderately motivated by the use of podcasts in their online courses. Only available to Butler

"Libraries are simultaneously more relevant than ever and less able to define their role in the digital age, according to recent articles, reports and an upcoming conference. Here's a look at a number of summer stories that explore how public and private libraries are addressing technological shifts while meeting the needs of their communities. "

University of California is hoping to become the nation's first top-tier research institution to offer a bachelor's degree over the Internet comparable in quality to its prestigious campus program

Gallaudet University did a review of web conferencing tools - good reference document

Community directory of web 2.0 tools, apps and services

Survey of 50+ different ways to tell a story using digital tools

"Startup Kno has begun showing its two-display, touchscreen e-reader designed specifically for higher education use."