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New worlds, or new areas in cyberspace, are being discovered and being applied to education at breakneck speed. The Internet, 3D graphics, QuickTime Movies, Quicktime VR and a multitude of new concepts and ideas are now being promoted on the internet and in leading educational journals throughout the world. It is a major undertaking just to keep abreast of this technological revolution, but the ideas and methods evolving are impacting education in ways no one could foresee just a year or two ago.

Blog from Joyce Valenca - New technologies in education; some of these I had the chance to experience last year like the Geo-everything. This was pretty amazing as one could pinpoint my village and see what was happening there.

Liz Davis's blog is one of continous usage of every type of modern educational technology tool presently being used. She has a number of blogs on varying technologies and their uses within the classroom setting. She has blogger, CoComment, Twitter, Del,icio.us, Technocrat, Diigo, Flickr and FriendFeed. The organization of these in her webpage is really interesting!

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.

This wiki is based on the most useful / practical presentation I attended at the ICE conference. Jon Orech lays out many of the various issues and tools associated researching / information gethering on the web. Lots of great articles and easy to follow instructions.

A four part (four hour) podcast on the future. Solid in-depth interviews with some famous and some obscure "experts". The first part on computers looks at Negroponte's laptop program in Africa, mash-ups, and the future of robotics.

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.

Funny and disturbing article on "Freedom", a free download developed by PhD student that allows users to force themselves to disconnect from the internet for an amount of time of their choosing. Traister ruminates how staying connected negatively affects our productivity. Luddites of the world unit.

Decent ERIC article on the use of voice recognition software for students with learning disabilities. I have felt for some time that as the software improves with ease of use and accuracy, more and more students may choose to compose their traditional academic essays using VRS.

One of my all time favorite Ted talks from Sir Ken Robinson. Argues that the ed system needs to not only value creative endeavours, but make fostering creativity fundamental goal of the curriculum.

Another incredibly practical, easy to follow wiki from Jon Orech on digital storytelling. Lots of great, easy to follow instructions and examples.

After our discussion during class, this may help you decide which url shortening method you would like to use.

URL shortening services are ranked and evaluated on this online marketing blog.

Alvins blog explains the use of Everyzing. According to the author this is a service that scans through an assortment of podcasts and converts all speech into text that is searchable. What you can do then is to can search for generic topics. Search results can be sorted by date or relevance. By clicking on a hit, you can listen to the audio in the built-in player.

Click on Inspire me and see the creation of new, sometimes nonsensical, inspirational posters with a saying

This article looks at the impact of technology on education. It mirrors George Siemens about how knowledge is created!

Middle schoolers share their perspective on teaching and learning.

This blog includes links to presentations by Google about using google and google tools in the classroom. And some information on what it means to be a Google Certified Teacher

A safe site for students and teachers to post video. "SchoolTube is the recognized leader for moderated, internet media sharing for teachers and students. All student created materials on SchoolTube must be approved by registered teachers, follow local school guidelines, and adhere to our high standards. " Could probably convince administrators to unblock this if it is easier than youtube