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great piece on how instructional and educational pedagogy must shift if technology like cell phones and tablets are to be used successfully in educational situations

Interesting article on why technology should be integrated into schools and learning

Great article. The author clearly articulates many of the arguments both for and against the use of educational technology.

Great ideas for using QR codes in the classroom - perfect for schools with iPods or iPads

From the article: South Forsyth High School in Georgia made the leap to BYOT in 2009 and saw the number of discipline referrals for technology abuse drop dramatically, principal Jason Branch said. In its first year of BYOT, the school had four discipline referrals for technology abuse, after amassing 400 over the previous two years. Instead of working to subvert tech barriers, students were protecting their privilege with what Branch called a "mutual respect and instructional understanding between teachers and students." Sion made its leap trusting students - and trusting teachers. "We have to change the way we teach," said Sion world history teacher Beth Ingram. "Our concept of what knowledge is is changing.

A University of Michigan initiative.  From the site:  Our mission is to raise the standard for classroom teaching practice by transforming how teachers are prepared and supported.

An argument for allowing students to make mistakes in the classroom

Lesson plan idea for teaching digital citizenship to students in lower elementary grades

Even though we are not quite ready for BYOD there are some great ideas in this blog.

Resources for teaching students about financial planning

A new national center founded to spur breakthrough technologies that can help transform the way teachers teach and students learn.

attempts to identify the nature of knowledge required by teachers for technology integration in their teaching, while addressing the complex, multifaceted and situated nature of teacher knowledge.

"...for the most part, schools have incorporated these 21st century instructional techniques and tools as add-ons to the teacher-centric 19th century classroom structure, in which the majority of the curriculum is pulled from a textbook, and, despite best intentions, most students learn the same thing in the same way at the same time. Enter personalized learning, a student-centered teaching and learning model that acknowledges and accommodates the range of abilities, prior experiences, needs, and interests of each student--with the goal of moving every student to a higher standard of achievement. It's not a particularly new theory (versions of it have been around since the 19th century), but it has gained currency among many of today's education thought leaders, particularly because technology seems to be ready to do its part to provide a more personalized learning environment for every student."

A variety of lessons to teach internet safety and cyberbullying.

A collection of resources for teaching digital citizenship.

Blog article from a teacher perspective on using 1:1. "The trap too many of us fall in to with technology is that we're just doing the same things we've always done, except now there's a computer involved. "

Differences in instructional practices with an interactive whiteboard - highlights the need for training and equipping teachers with the right tools to use the technology in their classroom