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SchoolTool is a project to develop a common global school administration infrastructure that is freely available under an Open Source license We are currently developing a web based student information and calendaring system. SchoolTool 1.0 beta was released October 30, 2008 and SchoolTool 1.0 will be ready in April 2009 for deployments in fall 2009.

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The annual Horizon Report describes the continuing work of the NMC's Horizon Project, a research-oriented effort that seeks to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have considerable impact on teaching, learning, and creative expression within higher education.

Animaps extends the My Maps feature of Google Maps by letting you create maps with markers that move, images and text that pop up on cue, and lines and shapes that change over time. When you send your Animap to friends it appears like a video - they can play, pause, slow and speed up the action!

As 21st-century teachers, we are expected to help students master the technological tools they will use in college and the workplace. But in many districts, the one-computer classroom is not extinct. So how can we do a lot with a little? How can we best use limited resources to support learning and familiarize students with technology?

The Partnership advocates for the integration of 21st Century Skills into K-12 education so that students can advance their learning in core academic subjects.

Given that a large percentage of students have difficulty with math. The usability of a math e-learning tool is critical. The easier and more user friendly such an application is the more a student can forget about the e-learning tool and focus on learning the math content. Here is the usability report that was undertaken in the National E-Learning Lab at the National College of Ireland. This is a useful read for users of the Beta version along with Instructional Designers and Software Developers who are involved in similar projects.

A new poll conducted by the nonprofit organization Common Sense Media suggests that students are using cell phones and the internet to cheat on school exams. What's surprising, however, is not just the alarming number of students who say they cheat, but also the number of students who think it's OK to do so.

A textbook editor responds to the call to 'Get Off Textbooks'.

According to Lightspeed Systems, there is a persistent gap between how today's digital natives learn in schools and how they work and interact outside of school--a trend that underscores the need for districts to keep pace with technological advances and adapt to students' learning needs.

Video is no longer the future, it is now. By deploying video solutions such as Digital Signage, Desktop Video and Campus TV, schools, colleges and universities have the ability to: * Enhance communications with parents, students and the community * Quickly disseminate emergency alerts and instructions to the student body * Broadcast live event such as graduations and in-service trainings to people who cannot attend in person

I would love to see what is happening in good teachers classroom. Maybe this little tool could come in handy. Also, I could use it to broadcast step by step tutorials as I am doing it (eg I could use it for my blogging course.

Not only do whiteboards offer the opportunities for user input that students have come to expect from technology, but they also address a broad range of learning modalities, including visual, auditory, and kinesthetic experiences. Children love to move, touch, see and listen their way into learning. Get a sampling of practical lessons incorporating whiteboards from Curriculum Director Matt Silverman here:

This library has great resource books and tutorials on anything from authoring of web based tests, to using audacity, to basic numeracy....a really fab selection of visually stimulating book like interfaces. You can download it as exe files (some gave me hassles and showed up as trojans but was fine or you can download the actual reader to view it with

Ringwood North Primary School presents our Podcast/Vodcast website, which showcases the creative talents of our students and the innovative work they are involved in. Episodes are written, recorded and produced by our students.