ClarkstonSchools

Example evaluation form to use when thinking about integrating an app.

Example of how lower elementary teacher uses digital portfolio.  Can easily be altered for middle and high school.

Check this out. Could you do something like this for your class? How could a video like this make more of an impact for your parents, for your students?

A k-4 computer teacher, mainly shares resources and lessons he does with his students (k-4 emphasis).

Should technology and tech tools that students use be banned in schools? Peter DeWitt says it's counterproductive, and sends a negative message to our students.

Dabbleboard is an online collaboration application that's centered around the whiteboard. With a new type of drawing interface that's actually easy and fun to use, Dabbleboard gets out of your way and just lets you draw. Finally the whiteboard enters the digital age!

Web 2.0 tools for educators, organized by purpose or use.

Resource for learning about integrating web 2.0 tools in the classroom... all videos are 5 minutes or less!

AcademicEarth is dedicated to breaking down the barriers to a "world class education.'' College-level video classes and supplemental materials are available from universities such as Berkeley, Columbia, Harvard, and Yale. They are listed by subject, university, or instructor, and are also available as Playlists, themetic collections of lectures picked by the AcademicEarth editors.

Short CNN story on a high school teacher's use of twitter in the classroom to help all students become engaged.

iTunes U - a powerful distribution system for everything from lectures to language lessons, films to labs, audiobooks to tours - is an innovative way to get educational content into the hands of students.

This page lists a variety of "free" software.

The OpenCourseWare Consortium is a collaboration of higher education institutions and associated organizations from around the world creating a broad and deep body of open educational content using a shared model.

From the article: "Why not let kids use the tech tools they're already familiar with to enhance their learning? But as schools try to figure out the best way of transitioning to this new world, some thorny issues must first be sorted out. How do teachers and school systems prepare for all the different platforms, when some kids are bringing in tablets, others are bringing their parents' old laptops, and the remainder are on mobile phones? And what effect does this change have on the dynamics of a classroom?"

Great example of how PBL and technology fit together.  Technology wasn't replacing another tool here, but being used as a tool to do completely unique and different things not otherwise possible WITHOUT it.

From the article: "Given that schools have embraced technology, what is the real impact on learning? Take away the term, technology, and think of it as a tool - not a magic bullet."

Interesting infographic about the students who have attended/graduated from high school in the past 10 years. As part of that group, the timeline and experience ratings are interesting...

A great site that Beth Rogers shared with me.  7 things you should know about...a lot of cool stuff.