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From the article: "while more than 9 in 10 teachers who responded to a national survey said they have access to computers in classrooms, more than 4 in 5 said that technology access falls short of their needs."

Steps and advice on how to create your own textbook, with free resources included

An example of what an open computer/internet test would look like and what students would be doing differently.

Collection of many, many tips, guides, suggestions on how to use Evernote for you and for your classroom.

For all the new Evernote fans out there.  A guide to how you can use Evernote in general (personal life) and in the classroom.

What students want from digital learning - and what we aren't giving them.

District has BYOD but also has netbooks with 3G cards for students to check out to bring home.

Tutorials, tips, and news about using Google Sites to build a web page.  Great collection of tutorials to really customize your site.  Tips on designing a web site.

Links to many resources for PBL project based learning.

From the article: "The problem, I began to realize, was my own understanding of how the iPads should be utilized in the classroom. I had seen them as a supplement to my pre-existing curriculum, trying to fit them into the structure of what I'd always done. This was the wrong approach: To truly change how my classroom worked, I needed a technology-based redefinition of my practice."  Interesting to think about going forward.

An argument for allowing students to make mistakes in the classroom

If Google+ is a social networking tool our students will eventually have access to through their school Google accounts, this might be a great tool to teach digital responsibility, ethics, and information-sharing

Online, community-developed learning resources

the complete contents of the book online.  Free.  No need to download

"high quality, award-winning documentaries to an online audience around the world - all for free"

Get away from PPT and mix up presentations with these different tools!

A secure "facebook like" social networking site that teachers can use to facilitate communication.

For anyone interested in using iPads in the classroom - maybe some good ideas, lessons learned, etc!

mobile devices enable learning anywhere and anytime, moving education beyond the industrial era model, where classrooms are the primary place of learning, the school day is the primary educational time, and the teacher is the primary source of information.