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"Screenhero lets you screen share any application with anyone, no matter where they are. It's super simple and blazing fast. You each get your own mouse pointer, and you're both always in control. It's designed for collaboration, not just broadcasting your screen. It's like Google Docs for any application on your computer. Screenhero is designed to feel like you're sitting next to the person you're working with - even when you're miles away. It's available for both Mac and Windows. "

The best small town in America experiments with self-directed learning at its public high school. A group of students gets to create their own school-within-a-school and they learn only what they want to learn. Does it work? Charles Tsai finds out by spending a week with the Independent Project.

iPad Blooms Taxonomy: iPadagogy Wheel

Creating Classrooms We Need: 8 Ways to Into Inquiry Learning

Not completely kid appropriate...but YOU will enjoy it!

"It's challenging enough to manage a traditional learning environment where the curriculum is handed to you, and meetings are set, and you're simply there to manage; adding more ingredients to the mix seems like asking for trouble. But the truth is, it's becoming increasingly difficult to educate children in the face of such radical technological and pedagogical progression. The good news is, many of the elements of a progressive learning environment-e.g., digital literacy, connectivism, and play-conveniently, and not coincidentally, work together. And better yet, collectively they can reduce the burden on those managing the learning because they place the learner at the center. While it's possible to tack these ideas on to a traditional classroom, and then sit back and wait for the clouds to part and the sun to shine brilliantly, you'll likely be waiting a while. These aren't single tools to "try," but news ways to think about how learners access media, how educators define success, and what the roles of immense digital communities should be in popularizing new learning models. None of it is really complicated-it just requires new thinking."

Move beyond tool to mindset of the power of what can be done.

"We have all seen list upon list of "cool tools," "web 2.0 websites," "educational apps." They are a great source for the latest and greatest websites/tools in education. The problem is that they all fall short when it comes to talking about technology skills. Identifying and teaching transferable technology skills are crucial for students to not only be college and career ready, but also to prepare them to lead productive lives in an increasingly global and digital world."

"Rewards of teaching young children to blog"

"Rewards of teaching young children to blog" - What great ideas for blogging!

Create 6 word memoirs

Having parents take part in our classroom blog turns the blog into a learning community. Here is the post I use to introduce Family Blogging Month.

"STOP STEALING DREAMS: On the future of education & what we can do about it."

"And we've begun to act on our belief that all screen time is not created equal."

Kathy Cassidy compiled primary blogs from across the world