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An essay written in the UK emphasizing the importance of technology in the classroom. The authors noted that assistance technology is just as important for those with disabilities to be able to comprehend the same curriculum.

work stress and how to support teachers

A fake radio/video show created for ISTE2010 by Punya Mishra with Matt Koehler (and a bunch of other people who are thanked in the video). We were asked to create a video for ISTE, a conference that neither of us (Punya or Matt) could attend. Our goal was to create an engaging 15 minute video that would convey our ideas about technology integration in teaching, specifically the TPACK framework. The entire thing (including the two Mastercard & UPS commercials) was scripted, shot and edited over 4 days.

This is a virtual place for folks interested in learning to "operationalize TPACK" (Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge) via curriculum-based learning activity types ('ATs') to get up-to-date information, and (more importantly) participate in the vetting and refining of the activity types in each of the curriculum areas in which activity type development is happening. The curricula in which we are developing and refining learning activity type taxonomies appear on the left. Those that have taxonomies available for your perusal and feedback have links to other pages in this wiki. Links to online surveys to use to provide feedback are included on live curriculum area pages.

Authors:R. C. Wei, L. Darling-Hammond, A. Andree, N. Richardson, S. OrphanosPublished in:National Staff Development CouncilPublished:February 2009 Abstract "A new report from the National Staff Development Council and the School Redesign Network compares American teachers' participation in professional development with that of teachers in the international community. The report finds that the United States is substantially behind other OECD nations in providing the kinds of powerful professional learning opportunities that are more likely to build their capacity and have significant impacts on student learning."

Launched in 2008 by NSDC and a team of researchers from the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE), the three-part Status of Professional Learning research study aims to measure the effectiveness of professional learning in the United States. Funding for the multiyear research effort comes from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

JOG THE WEB is a web-based tool that allows anyone to create a synchronous guide to a series of web sites. Its step by step approach of taking viewers through web sites allowing the author to annotate and ask guiding questions for each page is unique. Give it a try and start creating your own Jogs

I am an associate professor of Educational Psychology and Educational Technology at the College of Education at Michigan State University. This site is the digital portfolio of my academic life.

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I am professor of Educational Psychology & Educational Technology at the College of Education at Michigan State University. I also direct the Master of Arts in Educational Technology program and program co-chair of the SITE 2011 conference at Nashville. I recently stepped down as the chair of the Innovation & Technology Committee of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. These pages are an ongoing digital archive of much of my professional and some of my personal life. You can read my blog, check out my vita, contact me, or follow the other links on this page.

"Top Ten Tips to Integrate Technology in the Classroom"

31 uses for Twitter in the classroom

Create an ePortfolio. Can be used with google apps for educators to create free accounts.

eMuseum about Negro League Baseball. Video and instructional materials available.

Article in Ed Leadership about the amount of connnectivity experienced by varying age groups and how educators can reach the iGeneration in the classroom with access to technology.

Semi-annual publication by the NIGMCS and NIH to bring science to the classroom. There issues available online and teachers can order a classroom print subscription for free. There are image galleries and interactive games as well.

Sterling College's and Dean Mantz's offer a course on technology integration. Topics include PLN, Web 2.0, and others. Opens with a Glogster.edu page.

Recommendations about the current state of science education and how changes are needed.