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Cycle of 21st Century Change - Keystone Summit 2009 (Michael Baker)

Here you will find the Top 10 Language Blogs in the category 'Language Technology'. This category is for blogs discussing technology as part of the language learning process.

Home page for Keystone Summit 2009

Here is a little bit of history to save for when you're talking about the elections in Iran. GREAT photos

the Boston Globe images of Iran

Executive Summary

This is an important document to read and to share witih your Principal, your Superintendent, and your Curriculum person. It's impossible to read this and then go back to business as usual.

An important document to read. How the tech trends will impact k12 education - or SHOULD impact it, at least.

Critical Challenges

Will The Ball Hit The Can? March 28th, 2009 by Dan Meyer I pick up a huge static charge whenever six words, paired with the right a/v material, can motivate an hour of mathematical exploration.

Key Trends - 30 identified and ranked by the group by likely impact on K12 education in 5 years. Top 5 listed.

Key Trends - 30 identified and ranked by the group by likely impact on K12 education in 5 years. Top 5 listed.

"The 33-member Pennsylvania Virtual High School Study Commission has completed its work, culminating in a final report. Per statute, the report was submitted to the Governor and the leadership of the Pennsylvania General Assembly in December, 2009. "

The winners for the 2009 FlatClassroomProject. Watch these videos Take note of the tools that they're using.

Get inspired by these videos and the scope of this project.

A not-so-great, just-the-basics ActivInspire training guide PDF.

"The TwHistory project began in early 2009 with the first Twitter reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg over a period of several weeks. TwHistory is based on the idea that historical reenactments can take place online and have positive effects for all involved. In school settings these virtual reenactments can increase engagement while providing opportunities for students to research personal journals and other primary source documents. In order to organize, study, and preserve these online reenactments we have created TwHistory.org. View past and current projects on our reenactments page. You can also follow us on Twitter at @TwHistory."

"Browse local data from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, based on samples from 2005 to 2009. Because these figures are based on samples, they are subject to a margin of error, particularly in places with a low population, and are best regarded as estimates. "

Check out the More maps and see income, education, and more

"These segments were recorded in Colorado classrooms during the 2008-2009 school year in Aurora, Denver and Colorado Springs District 11. C21L continues to produce videos that encourage support for teachers and administrators who wish to bring 21st Century learning skills into the classroom."

Garr Reynolds' blog on issues related to professional presentation design. This Nov 26, 2009 issue features links to a TedIndia talk by Hans Rosling (Reynolds has previously highlighted other wonderful Rosling presentations about "storytelling with statistics." It also features a web-tool called GapMinder - making international development comparisons visual.

On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed the

"Integrating computer games into existing CS courses may help attract students to the field, but there are guidelines to be considered."

Nice description of the new features in Diigo v4. Nice videos, too

Nice description of the features in the new Diigo v4. Nice videos, too. I like the snapshot feature, and the Collect Flash seems to work better for me, as well. Try it, you'll like it.