CATE edtech bookmarks

Mixed ink: a collaborative writing tool that touts itself as a "fun, democratic, and elegant way for people to weave their ideas together" Their service is free.

The Archaeology Channel is the homesite of The Archaeology Legacy Institute, directed by Rick Pettigrew

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.

NYTimes article re: Federal Money for Technology in Education

The Institute for the Future of the Book: investigating the evolution of intellectual discourse as it shifts from printed pages to networked screens

Ten Technologies That Will Rock 2010: a forecast

slurl builder: create your own clickable Second Life url or "slurl" using the region name and x, y, & z coordinates

Sambiglyon: renting Second Life land for non-profit and educational organizations

The Future of Education: a ning network "charting the course of teaching and learning in a networked world" - schedules of discussions by many of top leaders in digital learning: David Thornburg, Sir Ken Robinson, Dan Pink, Larry Johnson, James Paul Gee, Dave Edyburn, etc.

Seven Things That Could Make Your Gadgets Obsolete: (1) HDMI 1.4 - new standard for moving media from source to display will include 3DTV & ethernet for transfer of data up to 100 Mb/sec (2) USB 3.0 - new USB format at up to 400 Mb / sec is ten times faster than USB 2.0 (3) 3DTV - you'll need glasses - to appear latter half of 2010 (4) DLNA - Digital Living Network - around since 2004 is now getting integrated into lots of digital appliances. Get ready for the promised "connected house" (5) Mobile ATSC - to allow us to get t.v. broadcast signal to mobile devices (6) Ambient Light Sensors and other eco-friendly tv features (7) Internet-enable TV sets

Technology, Entertainment, Design: riveting talks by remarkable people, free to to the world. Some of the most amazing video presentations on the Internet on a variety of current topics. Excellent stuff for inspiring class and putting things in perspective.

Twitter: Mashable's Twitter Guide Book - a guidebook for new and experienced twitter users. How to build community, customize your profile, issues to consider, things to avoid.

David Kolb maintains this site on Experiential Learning

On Experiential Learning (David Kolb's Theory) and critiques

LearnCentral: Elluminate center of excellence

A big graphical timer for use as a stopwatch or as a countdown on your computer (for class, perhaps?)

Fast Company's article (Sept 1, 2009) on EduPunk and its affects on Higher Education

Edupunk: the "ineffable essence of nothing" - being a bubblegum punk or a true-to-heart punk who is really invested in changing the system depends on your actions, not just your words. Dean Groom makes some interesting points about the emerging "edupunk" idealogy.

With the WildLab iPhone application and associated inquiry-based curriculum, students learn the basics of scientific fieldwork, while using other STEM-related skills. Through observations, questions, and analysis, students come to know the important role they can play in gathering data about birds and their habitat, using mobile technology as a scientific tool. Most importantly, they experience the thrill of scientific discovery!