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This seems like a very useful digest of edtech resources that appears to be well-organized.

A lot of ideas for using tech in your teaching!

I have been following Shapiro for a little over a year now. I first became interested in him because as a former video-game player I was always interested in game based learning. Jordan covers the gamification of learning but also how ed-tech is changing the culture of learning in the U.S. and around the world.

ACTFL's Language Educator is looking for responses to some questions, including Tech use. Perhaps we have something to offer...?

WeSpeke is an app that enables students in US language classes to be matched with a native speaker anywhere in the world. It is a curated program, with special privacy safeguards built in at the HS level.

iTalki has been my go to for finding language exchange partners but the fact that there are safeguards built in for the HS level makes this an attractive option to use at the secondary level, thanks for sharing this!

Good resource. This is definitely an aspect of my teaching that needs more work, especially in lower-level classes.

The writer of the "Cool Cat Teacher" Blog was very impressed by a tech integration specialist who won an award - and tells us all to take a minute to thank our "Bob"s, whoever they may be!

A collection of all sorts of things here - from tech gadgets to apps for iPod Touch, to podcasts for mostly Fr, Sp, Gr, Jpn - but many will be applicable to all languages.  It would take you a long time to look at everything that's here!

"Over the past academic year, my students and I have been experimenting with the use of a number of web based applications (often known as Web 2.0 tools). My aim has been to enhance our schemes of work by providing our students with new and exciting learning opportunities. In my opinion, using technology effectively has clear benefits for both teaching and learning and can help to improve motivation by engaging pupils in activities which, perhaps, step out of their ordinary school experience and which show them that it is possible to teach and learn about a subject using tools similar to those they use daily outside school. In other words, we have tried to use the types of tools with which they are often already familiar. I have written about each of these individual tools in separate posts, but I thought it would be useful to list the ten most used internet applications on one post. As ever, I aim to provide, not only a list of the web applications we have used, but also examples of practice which you may wish to follow or, indeed, improve upon. Therefore, each of the entries below has links leading to lesson plans which have incorporated the tools as well as working examples of students' work where appropriate. Without further ado, and in alphabetical order, my ten tried and tested internet tools for teachers are:"

from a FL teacher in England - who tries and tests a number of tech tools. Here are his 10 favorite web 2.0 apps.

Another side of using technology.  This site is not about tech use for bullying, but some good information in a general sense.

An IATEFL conference presentation where he explains a bit about what he does - makes videos to train ESL teachers to use lots of Web 2.0 tools - and describes his website which you should really explore!!  Lots of (always) free videos to teach you about using tech for teaching. http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com

OK, this isn't really about technology - (it could be extended to look at how you use technology) - but it's a very creative look at what the movie can tell us about teaching.

Appropriate for our synchronous week! See what advice they give.

ProfHacker is the Chronicle of Higher Education's tech blog. Probably my favourite source for news in educational technology.

This is a blog that various people contribute to with reviews and instructions for a variety of tech apps and websites - that can be used for a variety of purposes, from video annotation to labeling photos and many more. Thanks to the people at CeLTA for posting these! (add to your Feedly to keep up with new posts!)

Matt has a lot of great tech ideas - and he's a Spanish teacher, so many are specific to language teaching and learning. If you don't know his blog, you may want to take a look around.

"This teacher talk webinar focuses on the latest web tools that can engage students, facilitate collaboration, and enhance understanding for students at all levels. Whether in a technology enhanced, blended or online learning classroom, these Web 2.0 tools can be easily integrated to increase student engagement and interest in learning. Explore this webinar to learn about these tools as well as the shift in learning and teaching that can occur when technology is implemented at its deepest levels."

how to increase student learning - what research on learning tells us. Tech doesn't just increase engagement.

Great resource for skeptical families! Will use for BTS night!!! Thanks!!!

I didn't even know that a tool called Plickers even existed!

she also has a blog and a podcast, but it's not all on technology

This blog has good resources - some related to tech and some not. I like that the author links to a lot of activity and lesson plans - it's good to have models.

This blog has good resources - some related to tech and some not. I like that the author links to a lot of activity and lesson plans - it's good to have models.

We don't often get early elementary ideas for adding tech to the classroom - here are 20!