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LD OnLine is the leading website on learning disabilities, learning disorders and differences. Parents and teachers of learning disabled children will find authoritative guidance on attention deficit disorder, ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dysnomia, reading difficulties, speech and related disorders. LD OnLine works in association with Learning Disabilities Association of America, International Dyslexia Association, Council for Exceptional Children, Schwab Foundation for Learning, and the Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities.

The Foundation Coalition emphasizes putting computer-related technologies in the hands of students on a routine basis to facilitate their learning, change their learning objectives, and reshape their learning processes.

Quest Atlantis (QA) is an international learning and teaching project that uses a 3D multi-user environment to immerse children, ages 9-15, in educational tasks. QA combines strategies used in the commercial gaming environment with lessons from educational research on learning and motivation. Participation in this game is designed to enhance the lives of children while helping them grow into knowledgeable, responsible, and empathetic adults.

Quest Atlantis (QA) is an international learning and teaching project that uses a 3D multi-user environment to immerse children, ages 9-15, in educational tasks. QA combines strategies used in the commercial gaming environment with lessons from educational research on learning and motivation. Participation in this game is designed to enhance the lives of children while helping them grow into knowledgeable, responsible, and empathetic adults.

Ok, who wants to learn Russian? This is a podcast that consists of lessons in Russian, with authentic Russian pronunciation. If you ever tried to learn Latin, you have a glimps of what it would be to try and learn Russian - endless endings, lots of endings!

This educational podcast allows both educators and parents to find ideas for teaching and learning activities for children. It has a wide variety of podcast channels to support the teaching and learning process.

Watch any of the videos in this section of Ted talks and you will feel the rising tide of the coming revolution in education. Brilliant people talking about how we learn and how we should teach.

Simulations are creative, complete units of instruction that incorporate traditionally taught material into a simulated environment in the classroom - anything from a constitutional convention, to turn-of-the-century Ellis Island, to establishing an undersea habitat . Students are organized into small groups and role-play either actual persons or characterizations of persons in history...or in social, economic, or political situations of today...or explorations of their place in the future. Goals are set for individuals, as well as for the groups with which they work. The goal setting in conjunction with the competition with the other groups keep the students very involved in the learning.

Simulations are creative, complete units of instruction that incorporate traditionally taught material into a simulated environment in the classroom - anything from a constitutional convention, to turn-of-the-century Ellis Island, to establishing an undersea habitat .\nStudents are organized into small groups and role-play either actual persons or characterizations of persons in history...or in social, economic, or political situations of today...or explorations of their place in the future.\nGoals are set for individuals, as well as for the groups with which they work. The goal setting in conjunction with the competition with the other groups keep the students very involved in the learning.\n

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Providing leadership and service to improve teaching \nand learning by advancing the effective use of technology in education!

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), is a nonprofit membership organization which aims to provide leadership and service to improve teaching, learning, and school leadership by advancing the effective use of technology in PK-12 and teacher education.

Providing leadership and service to improve teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in education!

Video Porduction is more than a new toy for students. It helps students create work in a new and exciting way. This is a place for serious fun. Kids'Vid is an instructional website to help teachers and students use video production in class to support project-based learning.

| Technology & Learning - The Resource for Education Technology Leaders

Technology & Learning - The Resource for Education Technology Leaders

This wibesite has latest articles of Tech & Learning magazine. It has blogs and online forums where people talk about and share information and ideas about technology and education.

The Community Learning Network is a site designed to help K-12 teachers integrate technology into the classroom. Over 5,800 annotated links to educational sites with free resources, all organized by theme pages and keyword search, can be found here.

Middle schoolers share their perspective on teaching and learning.

IMAGINE OUR CHILDREN taking classes in a 3D learning environment like the holodeck on Star Trek, where they can sit in Albert Einstein's study, talking with him about quantum mechanics, or even go inside an electron to interact with quantum particles firsthand. Gradually this virtual reality is becoming an actual reality in the K12 world.

Site crosses disciplines and age levels. Besides lesson ideas, it has a lot of learning games and activities. Verizon Foundation is the organizer.

School Time Games -- Wholesome Learn Fun for Kids -- Great site with games that can be used in the classroom in conjunction with the Smartboard. These games are also fun on a personal computer.

This blog has some rcommendations for creating your PLN, which includes some suggestions on how to get Twittering. Some of the links and recommendations are good.

Creating Technology Enhanced Student-Centered Learning Environments