Richard Culatta identifies 3 major challenges with our current approach to education and suggests how a shift to personalized learning is the key to the future of education in America. To make this shift, we must close the digital divide between those who can leverage technology to reimagine learning and those who simply use technology to digitize the status quo. A teacher by training and innovator by inclination, Richard Culatta works to leverage technology to reinvent learning.

This page gathers all of the Bloomin' Apps projects in one place! Each of the images has clickable hotspots and includes suggestions for iPad, Google, Android, and Web 2.0 applications to support each of the levels of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy.

Social network just for educators that claims to be like LinkedIn, but with the pieces LinkedIn is missing for education.

"We've heard about Learnist, Lore, Edmodo, and the many other educational social networks. But what else is out there? If you're an early adopter or simply like being the 'cool' teacher in the lounge … then make sure you know about these relatively new offerings."

"My EdTechTeacher colleagues Beth, Greg, and Tom have been pouring over educational apps. Lots and lots of apps. As practitioners, their instinct is that the vast majority of educational apps are terrible. Shovel-ware. Flashcards. Garbage. Tens of thousands of them."

""Social Media: Why It Matters to Everyone in Education" - an opinion article by Daniel Clark. The article explores social media and the use of social media in an educational context applying a staged model proposed by the author. Daniel Clark views social media as an immediate challenge with the potential to introduce major changes to educational approaches and paradigms. "

"Social networking may have been born in a dorm room. But when it comes to equipping students with the social media skills demanded by today's jobs, colleges are failing miserably."

"...a little chart explaining social media through donuts." Great to use when explaining the various tools to educators.

Nice set of guidelines for the integration of mobile devices into curriculum, not just use of such devices.

Great insight into educating teachers about the use of social media within their schools so that they can help students navigate these waters as well.

"The future of tablets in our schools may not be coming from Cupertino. Or even the U.S."

Great information on worldwide educational adoption of tablets. Check out the stats on tablet initiatives outside the USA. Massive rollouts to elem grades.

List of higher ed hashtag events and chats.

Extensive site for educators and users of SMART Boards. Currently over 10,000 members. A little something for everyone.

" All the sweet promises Apple is making are going to slam headfirst into the funding issue. It will cost a school 552% more to implement iPad textbooks than it does to deploy books."

"Evernote is a tool for keeping track of, well, everything. At least everything as far as digital information goes, or information that can be digitized."

Great post about the potential for using the new Timeline feature (as of Dec 2011) in Facebook to help craft a positive digital footprint.

Big list of resources from Palm Beach County School District on getting started with iPads in Edu. Considerations, apps, install, setups, training, etc.

"Watch YouTube videos without comments, suggestions, or the 'other' things. "

Great site to use to watch videos on YouTube without the junk around them.

Greta list of 12 Flip type cameras with detailed lists of specs, uses, and cost. From Tech Learning TL Advisor Blog and Ed Tech Ticker Blogs from TL Blog Staff

Good blog post by Michelle Pacansky-Brock that address privacy concerns and faculty/student/class use of social media tools. Examines FERPA issues and misunderstandings as well.