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Welcome to TEWT.org Teaching English with Technology is dedicated to helping English & Language Arts teachers incorporate technology effectively into their classrooms and is presented by EdTechTeacher. EdTechTeacher and TEWT are led by Tom Daccord and Justin Reich, academic technology trainers, speakers, and authors. Explore TEWT.org and find inquiry-based lessons, activities, and projects. Learn about new and emerging technologies such as blogs, podcasts, wikis, and online social networks, and explore innnovative ways of integrating them into the curriculum! Become a member of TEWT and receive our quarterly newsletter. Contact us now and get early notification of our summer 2009 workshop with Carla Beard of Web English Teacher, or ask us about a customized workshop for your school. Also, m ake sure to visit our sister site "Teaching History with Technology" at thwt.org and learn about incorporating technology effectively in the history and social studies classroom.

Emerging Technologies for Online Learning Symposium, a joint Symposium of Sloan Consortium and MERLOT with MoodleMoot, is designed to bring together individuals interested in the technological aspects of online learning. The symposium, focusing on the technologies that drive online learning effectiveness, will continue to highlight research, applications, and best practices of important emerging technological tools. Experts, intermediate users and novices are welcome to participate in Symposium activities that will include face-to-face and virtual components. Symposium tracks highlight and demonstrate research, application and best practices of important emerging technological tools related to social networking, assessment, open educational resources, new media and support services. The Symposium is brought to you by the partnership of the Sloan Consortium, MERLOT, and MoodleMoot.

Bright Hub's goal is simple: share knowledge about how the simplest scientific idea evolves into tomorrow's technology. With an expert writer network and an active community of life-long enthusiasts Bright Hub provides a level of technology transparency rarely seen in high tech. The team of writers and managing editors utilize deep domain expertise to focus on creating valuable information for both novice and advanced consumers. With a content inventory of thousands of science and technology articles, software and hardware reviews, buyer's guides, blog entries and forum discussions, Bright Hub is able to provide readers with a dependable resource to make informative technology decisions.

The International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments (IJVPLE) provides readers with comprehensive coverage of developments in learning technologies for an international readership of educators, technologists and trainers. The journal is a primary source for academics, professionals, corporate trainers and policy makers in information and communication technologies. The journal publishes high quality contributions (papers, book reviews) on a range of fields associated with Course Management Systems (CMS), Learning Management Systems (LMS), Virtual Learning Environments (VLE), Social Networking Sites (SNS), Personalized Learning Environments (PLE), and 3D virtual worlds, including for example Second Life (SL). Articles published in the journal cover education and training, concentrating on the theory, application, and development of learning technologies. There is a particular interest in the application of new and emerging information and communication technologies in education and training.

NCWIT is the National Center for Women & Information Technology. We are a coalition of more than 160 prominent corporations, academic institutions, government agencies, and non-profits working to increase women's participation in information technology (IT). NCWIT is a 501(c)(3), established in 2004 with startup funding from the National Science Foundation, Avaya, Microsoft, Pfizer, Bank of America, Intel, HP, the Kauffman Foundation, and Qualcomm.

Women in Science: NCWIT is the National Center for Women & Information Technology. We are a coalition of more than 160 prominent corporations, academic institutions, government agencies, and non-profits working to increase women's participation in information technology (IT). NCWIT is a 501(c)(3), established in 2004 with startup funding from the National Science Foundation, Avaya, Microsoft, Pfizer, Bank of America, Intel, HP, the Kauffman Foundation, and Qualcomm.

10 technologies that will rock 2010

About Digital Learning Now! (Jeb Bush's thing) Digital Learning Now! is a national campaign to advance policies that will create a high quality digital learning environment to better prepare students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in college and careers. Digital Learning Now! is building support for the 10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning, which provides a roadmap for reform for lawmakers and policymakers to integrate digital learning into education. Establishing the Roadmap for Reform The Digital Learning Council was convened in 2010 to define the policies that will integrate current and future technological innovations into public education. The Digital Learning Council united a diverse group of more than 100 leaders from education, government, philanthropy, business, technology, and think tanks to develop the roadmap of reform for local, state and federal lawmakers and policymakers. Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida 1999 - 2007, and Bob Wise, former Governor of West Virginia 2001 - 2005, serve as co-chairmen. The Digital Learning Council covered a wide range of topics, including: student eligibility for digital learning, access to high quality digital content and instruction, customization and personalization of education such as blended learning, funding models, assessments and accountability. The 10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning was released at the 2010 Excellence in Action National Summit on Education Reform in Washington, D.C.

Handbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning

Community Building: using technology to help communities find and use their voices

TIE (Technology & Innovation in Education): a great portal to web 2.0 tools in education. Organized in disciplines, activities, and functions - you can investigate ways to integrate technology into the classroom.

Conference (July 20 - 23, 2009): "Emerging Technologies for Online Learning Symposium" - co-sponsored by MERLOT, Sloodle, and Sloan-C

Conference (July 20 - 23, 2009): "Emerging Technologies for Online Learning Symposium" - co-sponsored by MERLOT, Sloodle, and Sloan-C

Ten Technologies That Will Rock 2010: a forecast

NYTimes article re: Federal Money for Technology in Education

Ed.gov's National Education Technology Plan 2010:

The Gartner Reports are the best place to find forecasts for technology in a variety of sectors - including education

National Technology Leadership Coalition: teacher techn education

National Technology Leadership Coalition: teacher techn education

AECT: Association for Educational Communications and Technology

AECT: Association for Educational Communications and Technology

edweek.org: "states seen lagging in Innovation, Technology" - good grist for grant writing

edweek.org: "states seen lagging in Innovation, Technology" - good grist for grant writing

Little known ways to integrate technology in Project Based Learning

10 emerging technologies in 2010