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Globe and Mail visual graph: Is technology a boon or burden in the classroom? As the world becomes increasingly digital, school boards are trying to negotiate technology's role in the classroom. Some have embraced digital tools, enhancing their classrooms with Smartboards, cell phones and social media. Others have favoured tradition, claiming technology is a distraction and a nuisance. Where do Globe readers stand? Each dot on this graph represents one person's response colour-coded by age group.

A new way to visualize datas on the globe. Interseting experiences made with this tool.

Something to amaze.  What a great tool this would be.

shows local schools and monitoring program and how k-12 schools participate. Also identifies northern tech advisors.

Somehow I haven't been aware of the Edge before. Seems sort of like a space for a text version of TED Talks. From Daniel Hillis's piece answering the question of 2011: "How has the Internet changed the way you think?" "We have linked our destinies, not only among ourselves across the globe, but with our technology. If the theme of the Enlightenment was independence, our own theme is interdependence. We are now all connected, humans and machines. Welcome to the dawn of the Entanglement."

How do your experiences as a student or teacher relate to the article? What changes do you suggest?

Likely trends to occur due to global warming. Lists some regional impacts across the globe!

Connections is the Department of Education and Training's unit that provides and co-ordinates video conferencing excursions for NSW public schools. Connections video conferencing excursions bring students and teachers face to face with experts across the globe. Our excursions are designed to enrich and supplement curriculum across all stages and key learning areas.

A worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program. GLOBE's vision promotes and supports students, teachers and scientists to collaborate on inquiry-based investigations of the environment and the Earth system working in close partnership with NASA and NSF Earth System Science Projects (ESSPs) in study and research about the dynamics of Earth's environment.

This site covers history across the range of human history and in places around the globe. It offers a vast number of links, resources, games, lesson plans and printables for students ranging from Primary school right up to college. It is a must for any history teacher. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/History

interviews of students in a flipped environment

Watch what's happening on Wikipedia in real-time from users all over the globe. It's fast!!!!

Very cool.

Time lapse sequences of photographs taken by the crew of expeditions 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011, who to my knowledge shot these pictures at an altitude of around 350 km.

Fascinating time lapse video from the International Space Station showing a view of the globe including cities lit up at night, and the Northern Lights flickering in the upper atmosphere.

Starting September 13, DellChallenge.org will act as an educational innovation community where university students, academia, primary/K12 educators, mentors, judges and fellow students from around the globe can network, share best practices and inspire each other to create educational change. Plus, we offer $30,000 in prizes and awards to help students put their ideas into action!

United Classrooms is a FREE platform that connects classrooms around the world. When a teacher signs their class up, students can log in to a secure classroom profile page where they can share content with their own teachers, classmates and parents AS WELL AS collaborate with other classrooms across the globe. It unites students from diverse backgrounds in the creation of a safe and dynamic global community where knowledge, experience and relationship are shared beyond the classroom walls.

First of all, nobody's ruining the English language. And for anyone to call it "our" language is repugnantly colonial. Language spreads and language changes. English is spoken across the globe by m...

This Website is designed as an inquiry-oriented format which will provide you the viewer with information on Web 2.0 digital tools that will enable you to create 21st century learning environments. The creator of this portal hopes that the results of this project will inspire many educators to create social networks of learning for classrooms across the globe. Whether you're a teacher or student new to the topic of Web 2.0 or an experienced educator looking for Web 2.0 materials, I hope that you will find something here to meet your needs.

Shout, will help teachers integrate project-based learning to develop students' problem-solving skills by having them team up with their peers around the globe to solve real-world challenges.

"Google Earth (earth.google.com) works wonders but loves to crash on older computers. Try the University of Texas at Austin's renowned Perry-Castañeda Library Virtual Map Room for a wide array of PDF maps from around the globe."

Yo Yo Ma's project to combine Music and Education in order to connect communities worldwide. Very cool. Vision: to connect the world's neighbourhoods by bringing together artists and audiences around the globe.