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There is something about human nature that draws us towards dichotomous patterns of thought; an all or nothing, us or them style of thinking in which an option is either good or it is bad. In such a model complexity and subtle nuance with multiple possible outcomes and routes towards a goal are ignored. The field of educational technology is one where such a pattern is evident and recent ban on technology by a Sydney school shows how this style of analysis can have a significant impact on student learning

Common Core Standards Tools to help with implementation. After memorizing the old standards, here come new ones. To help with the transition, several new iPad and iPhone apps have been released. Several are useful. Which one you like is a Continue reading

Much useful information on using iPads in education and business This Web Site is designed to provide a location for all information concerning the deployment of I-Pads at BRHS.  All teachers at BRHS have editing privileges, while everyone at BRHS can view each page.

Nice inclusion of examples across the content areas and in a way that is both necessary and invisible. The tech isn't the focus, it's the learning... for students AND for teachers.

Improve Student Learning and Teacher Satisfaction in One Flip of the Classroom provides a visual representation of the results from Classroom Window's flipped classroom survey. It highlights some interesting statistics about the kind of teachers who have implemented this educational model.

"This collection have links to open on the iPad: - Apps for Teachers - Apps for Learning Physics - Apps for Learning Geography - Apps for Learning to Read - Apps for Learning Life Science - Apps for Learning Math - Special Education - Learning Language, Grammar, Vocabulary"

"... Here is a new important look by an education expert, Richard Rothstein." (Valerie Strauss, intro. ¶1) Rothstein is a research associate at the Economic Policy Institute, a non-profit organization created to broaden the discussion about economic policy to include the interests of low- and middle-income workers. ..." (Valerie Strauss, intro. ¶2) Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for pointing this out via Google+

Educators from Cochrane Collegiate Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina, have provided these samples and resources for you to use in your school.

"Here are insights from the team of educational innovators at one of the most transformational schools I have visited: SCIL, the Sydney Centre for Innovation in Learning at NBCS, the Northern Beaches Christian School." (via Pekka Ihanainen)

This Microsoft in Education resource page provides download links for two documents to guide teachers using Windows 7: a "getting started guide" (PDF, 5 pp.), and a "Step-by-step guide" (DOCX, 13 pp.). There also are three introductory videos.

Tips for educators on how to use Instagram in the classroom

There are countless games, social media, and other time-sucking apps available right now in the App Store. But what about those students (and teachers) looking for a helpful app that actually helps them learn? If you peruse the 'education' category of the App Store you will see thousands of poorly organized apps that run the gamut from a $1,000 Bar Review app to a simple doodle app. Both are somewhat useful but only for a specific type of user. Fear not! We are here to help declutter the App Store for you. Below is a helpful list of apps that will save you hours of App Store-hunting and hopefully help you organize your day a bit better. From organization to the obligatory social media apps to the finance apps, this list, courtesy in part of RatedColleges, is pretty exhaustive. Know of another app? Let us know in the comments or on Twitter @edudemic!

Are you searching for a way to share documents, presentations, slideshows, or a series of photos or images with your students? Then Voice Thread is the free Web 2.0 tool for you and your students (teachers can register for a free education account).

A Hub is a rich web page that you write and design. Each time you want to write another article, you'll create another Hub. It's just like in a website, which has multiple web pages. You have the capability to add text, pictures, videos, and links in your Hub.