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Here is Wes Fryer's outline for Technology 4 Teachers, part of his "Powerful Ingredients for Blended Learning." Lots of great resources here which we can share with teachers.

As we go into CL schools, here's a great toolkit to help our work with 6th grade teams. Gotta love Wes Fryer. Check it out.

What is the ideal technology device for students and teachers. Natives and immigrants speak.

US schools provide insufficient capacity to support teachers tech needs.

Mikva Challenge students in Chicago have authored a report on technology innovations in the high school. Among their suggestions, teachers should use Skype, Youtube, video and other tech to enhance instruction.

Is it even possible to minimize one's digital footprint anymore? The new whackamole.

Why it is so hard to measure the value proposition of personalized learning through more technology.

Teacher collaboration is on the decline. We are cutting against the grain as we try to work with 6th grade teams on the Connected Learning project. What does sustained "sticky" PD look like? How do we truly build capacity?

Hi all. I'm diving in here and notice that my highlighted text showed up as annotations. Sorry. I'm working on it! What I found most interesting was one commenter who noted: "in reality, being fully human is necessarily collaborative. . .Schools would benefit tremendously from honoring and supporting collaboration among faculty but more importantly among students. . .teaching, learning, and assessment are artificially forced into acts in isolation in traditional schooling. . .That is dehumanizing and countereducational. . ." My thoughts: So how can we humanize the PD process? Seems choice and autonomy are huge factors towards ownership of technology integration. Comes back to the question, for adults as well as students, "Who owns the learning?"

The Consortium for School Networking is where district tech leaders turn for info. Lots of good resources.

See the current resources box down the page.

Interesting blog, especially his theory that 4:1 is the idea configuration for students:computers (75% cost savings and a focus on kids learning from one another). Years ago, there were in-depth workshops on teaching and learning in collaborative groups. In recent years, I've noticed that many teachers seem clueless as to how to facilitate successful groups, and fearful about loss of control. My hope is that "classroom management" will become a concern of the past in a successful blended learning environment.

if 4:1 is ideal for students, wouldn't it also be ideal for everyone else?

Very well thought out guide to parent engagement and building the school-home connection. Recommend to all CL consultants taht you distribute this to your parent coordinators and principals.

Check out the Booker T. Washington video. He shares his approach to blended learning, but he also discusses challenges for those who are not "connected."

I still see many uses of technology that are not "inspirational," but I'm more hopeful about personalized and intrinsically motivating learning than I've been for many, many years!