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This in a great article with examples of how beneficial technology is in the classroom. You get great visuals and explanations of how technology is being utilized.

This was an interesting article that showed off many interesting things that can help students become more engaged in what is going on. The article gives a good summary of the different technologies used and more importantly how it helps students better understand what subject it pertains to.

I loved the idea of using language exchanges through technology.

This article talks about how to use technology to help teach.

This week, in an Education World "edu-torial," Lynne Schrum presents her personal perspective on the ways in which technology can enhance learning -- and calls on educators to take a leadership role in determining the ways in which technology is used to support educational goals.

This week, in an Education World "edu-torial," Lynne Schrum presents her personal perspective on the ways in which technology can enhance learning -- and calls on educators to take a leadership role in determining the ways in which technology is used to support educational goals.

When I first started reading this article, I wasn't sure where it was going to lead me. However, I really enjoyed it. I never really thought about video games being used as a educational tool.It was a pretty interesting article!

I really like the idea of using games like the Wii for fitness but there is ways around all of it because it just requires the use of one hand. However there are other game systems out there that require your whole body to be interactive to score on the games. Is we are to use this great tool in the schools I feel that it should be one of those systems.

I really like the thought of using fun games to get the gets active and moving and playing. I agree about the wii, there are games like the xbox kinec where they use the whole body and not just the hands with the controllers.

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.

This article explains why SMART boards are so beneficial to have in the classroom. There are appropriate uses for any age group and have endless uses for learning and collaboration.

I like this article because it shows how much technology has changed education and how easy it makes communication. Using email the way this teacher does is very helpful and also very green.

This article is about how technology should be integrated into the classroom and how different technologies can better the learning experiences for students.

I like incorporating various forms of technology into science lessons, like exploration and sites that have a web cam for viewing things that we couldn't access on a field trip.

I agree with Cody. Why is it that schools are lacking in the technology department when it effects our lives so much?

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.

I really like this article because I see a lot of this in my placement this semester. More children are wanting to participate due to the technology, which i think is great. Plus its a hand on tool, so the children don't get bored with the traditional ways of teaching by lecturing.

This generation of students is being pulled into technology, so us as teachers need to accept that and find a way to incorporate it into our teaching strategies.

I think that the article hit the nail on the head "educational technology extends the school day for kids who will happily play multiplication games or review grammar on computer programs." Students today are all about technology. I think if it works to motivate students to learn, it is worth using.

Technology with our youth is happening weather we like it or not, so using technology to our advantage as parents or teachers is a good idea. There are many programs to teach kids all kinds of stuff, that they will enjoy learning, being able to do your lesson on the computer makes it more of a game.

Looking to add visual interest to your lesson? Pinterest may be your solution! The article suggests ways in which this visual social media site can be used in the classroom and promotes SPACE - an acronym that helps students to remember the "best" uses for the site. This is interesting in terms of reaching students with varied learning styles and intelligences, developing creativity and higher order thinking, and more. However, like most tools the site does have its downfalls. It tends to be more engaging for females than males, which brings about an interesting gender debate. Its use also falls into fuzzy copyright issues - none of which are different from other social media sites. Check out the article & let me know what you think!

Until Pinterest addresses the nudity and pornography that can pop up on the "everything" catergory, I can't recommend this site for class projects. I've banned my own children from it (both of my daughters have a board on my own account) and wish desperately that I could unsee some of the images I've seen. It seems like copyright might be the least of their worries if lewd content continues to surface. It's really too bad - I have to agree that it could be great for group or individual projects.

This is a good article that talks about how technology can and should be used in our classrooms. It also talks about ways that technology may actually harm the lessons.

As a parent and PTO President I found this article very interesting. It discuss' how budget cuts have made it harder for schools to operate and get money for the extra programs that keep students interested. It gave a few examples of ways to raise money without doing the cookie cutter fundraisers.

This article is about how teachers have become dissatisfied with the way they are being evaluated. What's worse is that the evaluations are coming at a time when budgets are being slashed and layoffs are up.

This article discusses the challenges of professional development, resistance to change, MOOCs and other new models for schooling, delivering informal learning, failures of personalized learning, and failure to use technology to deliver effective formative assessments. It also talks about emerging trends, opportunities, and technologies.

From this article, I learned of the many challenges faced within educational technology. It lays out the challenges and makes it easier for an understanding of the challenges faced. Each challenge makes it easier for these challenges to become over turned.

This article definitely asks some good questions but I'm not sure that they answered all of the completely. There is a lot that needs to go into an online classroom like the teachers need to have a completely different type of training if they are going to teach online and not in the classroom. how do you keep a child engaged when they are not right there with you? Also the student needs to have the ambition to do the work. I know for myself that having online classes is not an option because I become distracted and for a teen or younger the number of distraction in the world is countless.

I thought this was neat because, now-a-days they have students using iPads in the classroom so teachers should too. What better way to do that than use a grade book app.

The reason why I chose this article is because of the picture. It shows what they think technology will be like in eduction by 2040.

This article is an awesome resource for teachers to read because it provides ways in which technology can be used, answers common questions, and wraps everything up simply.

This article describes various ways that students with disabilities can benefit from technology in the classroom. It not only explains opinions about assistive technology for special needs students, but also incorporates the legal aspect of including assistive devices in the classroom for children with disabilities.