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Thousands of articles, videos, slide shows, expert interviews, blog entries, and other resources highlight success stories in K-12 education. Core concepts include integrated studies, project learning, technology integration, teacher development, social and emotional learning, and assessment.

Wednesday, 10/17/2011 at 2 PM EDT! Warren Buckleitner and Chip Donohue! Register: http://ow.ly/etYlG

In the Washington Post: A collaboration between Verizon and ISTE helps teachers integrate educational technology in middle schools in PG County, MD. So, where's the money and interest in ECE?

Site for teachers to integrate technology in to the classroom.

Am looking for examples of tech integration/ implementation videos, such as these. Hope others will add examples to our Diigo group, that they are aware of.

Amazing curriculum tool for teachers of all content and grade levels with technology integration. Addressed in the book for the STI 2012.

Summarizes some large-scale research on digital divide and argues for adult-supported tech integration in ECE as a way to help bridge the divide.

This site actually integrates two techological techniques. Scribd is a website where documents can be shared online. This particular scribd document is about Picasa and how it can be used in the classroom along with resources to learn more about utilizing Picasa.

TotSpot integrates many aspects of technology together to create a Facebook-like network for parents and their child. The network is private and accessible to only account holders. Parents create an account then are able to add their children to the account on their own page. Pages can be shared through friend invite. The parents and children can upload pictures, videos, write journals, create developmental charts, and track milestones. Friends on the account can view items and make comments. With families living far apart and technology on the rise, families can keep track of their childrens' progress (even before birth!)

This certain blog page describes the use of Picasa in the classroom. Check out the rest of the blog because it's a great resource on how to integrate technology into the classroom. Others have made comments that are useful too.

Tech matrix that General Ed Teachers can use to evaluate the level of technology that they use.

In September 2008, "Meaningful Technology Integration in Early Learning Environments"

You can do mobile uploads, file sharing, music, social networking, chat, and safe searching.KID smART's focus is arts integration-linking the arts with the existing academic curriculum. Arts Integration is an inquiry-based approach that lends depth to the learning process by using the arts to create new connections between content and the different ways children learn. The arts help our students to develop self-confidence, responsibility, security, and acceptance, gain respect and compassion for others, develop self-understanding, discipline and emotional control increase use of language and improve communication skills, increase abilities to solve problems creatively and independently foster curiosity, engagement, and enthusiasm for learning. Kidsmart focuses on creativity, innovation, critical thinking, problem solving, effective communication and collaboration.

Recipient of a PBS Innovative Educator Award and PBS Teacher's Choice Award, Brian Puerling helps early childhood educators explore the possibilities with technology by sharing ways to embrace new technology in the classroom, how to integrate and how the use of technology can enhance and augment practices that foster development.