CFT Resources for Teachers

McLeod captures some of the important ideas that represent a counter argument to the NYT articles on technology and the future of schools.

Marco Tempest demonstrates his artist, magic talents with technology. He worked with other through open-sourced software to build an augmented reality mapping system. Really fascinating.

Really fascinating TED Video on a mission to rescue Penguins from a dangerous oil spill. 20,000 birds were adversely effected and the 1,000 of volunteers rescued nearly 19,000 of them. A 17 year old adolescent was the inventor of the degreaser that was used.

really great blog post from Make on developing a curriculum for school of toys. 

CAST - the Center for Applied Science & Technology - has released a new web site devoted to UDL (Universal Design for Learning). Next week, they are also opening a UDL Resource Center.

A mathematical focus, but also great commentary on teacher hesitancy regarding math. Reform is NOT about "high-energy teachers [giving] vague tasks to groups of interested students."

Blog post from Technology Transformation.

Really good 20 minute introduction on E-Portfolio. Examples and clarification of this important work. Using E-Portfolios in secondary school as a way to have a student track his or her progress.

Add other resources in this group for e-portfolios. I think this is an interesting and exciting area of growth in classroom practice. More authentic forms of assessment.

This site has more resources than just Internet Safety or Cyber Bullying. The parent section is an excellent reference, as are the "homework helpers." To find the latter, search for "homework" in the search area, as they are not readily available. The weekly e-Newsletter is also a great resource, particularly for the parents and teachers of elementary/middle school aged students.

Blog post on Edutopia.

Virtual Book Clubs in Middle School. A way to engage the reader in everyone.

From outside the US, but this article (and its link to its opposing article) does lay out one aspect of the mathematics debate that has been raging in the US for decades

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Reverse-engineering serendipity, or what ice skating collisions have to do with fish market romance. You might recall Sophie Blackall, known for her distinctive children's book illustration, as one of the brains and brushes behind these brilliant design makeovers of the mundane.

You are using an old version of Internet Explorer. To view Paper.li correctly please upgrade or switch to a another browser. Resource for educators interested in the intersection of education and technology!

This section includes resources to help you facilitate the Challenge and provides a variety of enriching tools to integrate into your classroom instruction. Please take a look at the lesson plans, videos, reading passages, e-books, and more.

Adam Bellow (@adambellow on Twitter) works as the Director of Educational Technology for the College Board Schools where he works with educational leaders, teachers, and students to infuse technology successfully in the classroom. In 2011, he was recognized as Outstanding Young Educator of the Year by ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education).

An Oregon elementary school has improved test scores by integrating math across all subject areas and focusing on teacher training.

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An online article in CNET news on social networking, advantages for schools. Why not work with school communities to solve the issues of concern instead of walling students out from participating in a global network.