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I really like this article because it addresses the need for learning to be relevant to the students. It is important for students to use what they have learned and technology provides a great outlet for that use.

Reading this article made me get excited about the possibilities of teaching with creativity and application. I agree with the author when she wrote, "I'd rather know that my kids were creating something of meaning, value, and I hope, beauty for people other than just their teachers, and that those creations had the opportunity to live in the world. That they were thinking hard about audience. That they were learning how to network and collaborate with others. That they were developing "proficiency with the tools of technology," learning to "design and share information for global communities to meet a variety of purposes," and becoming literate in the process. Real work for real audiences is, of course, hard to find in the current standardized testing regime." I could not have said it better myself! It seems that employers are looking for people who possess the quality of "working well with others". This new integrated classroom setup would allow for so many different learners to excel! Incredible article!

I enjoyed this article but also disagreed with it due to the fact that it is not possible for most students to complete some of these because they may not have access to a computer. They are great ideas but you have to look at your students before making it an assignment.

This article is about the challenges schools face in modernization.

This article is a good article to get some contrast on technology in schools. I think it is important to understand both sides.

This article is about how technology is used in the classroom to increase student growth. It also shows how technology can be used to make lessons fun.

I think it is a great idea to use technology to make the classroom less dull. Anything that helps the student become more interested in what is going on and is educational is a great tool for teachers.

With the help of modern technology, students at the Charlotte Jewish Day School are talking to and learning from kids all over the world. Elementary students in Charlotte are going "global" with a technology initiative that links them to students from around the world.

This article talks about how elementary students are talking and learning with kids all a crossed the world! The students at the Charlotte Jewish Day School meet once a week with their teacher and they go through video and an online and ePal program! I have heard of schools doing this with high school students but never with elementary children! I think this is a great way for students to communicate with each other and what an awesome experience to talk to someone in another country! I bet they could/have learn a lot from each other!

I do not understanding what school thinks that absolutely no technology is a good idea. Being on the extreme end of any opinion is usually not a good idea. I completely disagree with the approach these schools are taking.

This article describes how schools should determine the uses and quantity of technology in their classrooms. Proper planning and risk management should be completed prior to equipping the school with possibly unnecessary technology.

I chose to share this article because I believe that technology can enhance education, but school is not all about entertaining students and measuring up to their technology expectations. There can be a good balance between technology enhancement and traditional instruction.

I like this article because they argue what the future technology in education will be for the future.

Middle school students are motivated by experiential learning activities. Effective technology-based activities require students to do more than look up information; they require students to "do" something with it. Using Technology to Motivate Middle School Students For middle school teachers and students, the research is highly supportive of the use of technology integration in the classroom.

I thought this site was informative about competition in school, but it also covered a lot more topics in the school systems

AHMEDABAD: Come June, class 11 and 12 science and general students in 4,000 higher secondary schools will learn beyond the boring black and white of textbooks. 2D and 3D animation, graphics and photographs will be the new tools for teaching.

This article talks about whether or not to use cell phones in the middle school classroom. It talks about the good and the bad and ways teachers can creatively use cell phones for learning tools.

Cell phones have become a ubiquitous accessory of high school students since the late 1990s. Initially banned by schools as an unnecessary distraction, events such as the Columbine tragedy and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 have made most districts reconsider the place of cell phones in middle and high schools.

I think that cell phones can be used as a tool, but they are not always appropriate. Some children don't have cell phones so in that situation, children can tend to feel left out if a teacher decides to use a phone as a tool. From my perspective, I most likely will leave cell phones out of my plans for the classroom and use other tools such as remote clickers and things of that nature that I provide for the students.

The number of black and Latino students who were accepted at one of eight highly selective high schools in New York City increased from last year, according to admissions statistics released on Wednesday by the city's . The uptick for the two groups reverses a years-long decline in admissions to the schools, where admittance is based on a single test.

This article addresses a lot of concerns and questions with technology in education. It talks about schools that have a device for every individual student as well as the challenge of students bringing their own devises from home. It also reiterates that teachers are very important in leading this shift into a more technological classroom and school environment and how teachers can learn also from each other and students. 

At first I didn't think I was going to find this article useful, but after reading through it, I really enjoyed it. I really like how it took a side that asked questions, but also addressed the concerns. I feel like this was a different way of examining the topic of educational technology.

Article looks at disruptive technologies in education - that is those that completely change the market place.  Is online learning for K-12 schools disruptive?

This is an interesting article on a school in Arizona that provides students with laptops as an alternative to textbooks. Although this is an expensive alternative, information can stay current as opposed to textbooks whose information can become outdated very quickly.

This article is about rural and/or small schools using online courses to satify student's educational needs.

I don't think that computers are going to drop that much, but I sort of agree with you John. If the price of computers drops enough, there just might be more wiggle room in the overall school budget.

I don't know how much a computer will drop in price anymore, but what is truly remarkable is how much the price of a personal computer has dropped in last 10 years. I remember purchasing a computer 10 years ago for $2000. Now I can purchase a computer for $500. That to me is a remarkable drop in price.

When the regular school day ends at Maryland's Springbrook High School, the fun begins in earnest for girls who are part of an after-school club that focuses on game programming. They not only excel at technology challenges, says their teacher, Pat Yongpradit, but they are breaking a longstanding -- and worrisome -- trend in the field of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math).

I really thought this article was interesting because it relates to the video, Fair Play: Achieving Gender Equity in the Digital Age. The teacher in the article provides an after school program that focuses on game programming for girls. He started this club as a way to get girls interested in STEM.

This article is about integrating ipads into the classroom.I found this article to be very interesting because Fairfield County is wanting to adopt ipads in their school district, and I wont lie I was very hesitant on that idea, but after reading this and seeing the extensive studies that have been done, I think it could be very beneficial.