Eric Curts shares a wealth of information on GAFE apps - tutorials, resources, etc. I saw him on Classroom 2.0 Live doing a preso on Google Drawings. It was excellent and I want to check out his other resources.
The beginning and the end of a class period are really important - and often, unused - parcels of time. This page includes excellent tips for incorporating routines that benefit students and maximize time on task.
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Excellent article on where we are (could not use diigo highlight)
research suggests that experts literally don't have conscious access to 70% of what they do.
In well-defined domains, like mathematics and programming, we've created intelligent tutoring systems that can develop specific outcomes, but even those have problems transferring into practice.
Real learning comes from approaching complex problems, experimenting with alternatives, and accessing resources in the process of solving them
This is an excellent deconstruction of the pop term "computational thinking" and a reconstruction of Papert's real meaning (which is so much more powerful!).
Excellent choices for building digital portfolios that students can take with them - not embedded in an LMS or other district-managed software. Students can own their portfolios, but provide evidence and share their learning with transparency.