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The digital age is not all positive. Children are now growing up addicted to technology.

I agree the digital age is not all positive, it is scary how much and what kind of content is out there. But as parents and teachers it is our jobs as its always been to teach good from bad, and to keep an eye on what they are looking at, what they are learning. We need to st good examples and find sites that allow you to be interactive with the child and the program.

I like this article because I agree, technology isn't all rainbows and butterflies. There is a positive to technology but it is not ok for children to grow up addicted to it. In the classroom, there needs to be a balance.

thinking technology degrades education but this says it neither helps or declines

This is the 2010 National Education Technology Plan summary.  While very broad, it does "Encourage states, districts, P-12 programs, and postsecondary education institutions to experiment with such resources as online learning, online tutoring and mentoring, games,  cognitive tutors, immersive environments, and participatory communities and social networks both within and across education institutions to give students guidance and  information about their own learning progress and strategies for seamless completion of a comprehensive P-16 education."

Google Play for Education is not just a new search engine.  Google is poising itself to compete with Apple in the Education market.  Really like that apps can be pushed out across multiple devices with one click.  

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.

This is a good link to help some teachers that have been given I pads to help teach their students.

I am so glad you posted this Stormy....it had some great tips that helped me out...GREAT WORK!

I find it interesting to see the different ways to group students in a classroom.

I think that it is important as teachers to know that the economic differences of our students may at times affect their education.

This article shows how teachers are using Skype to allow students to view research scientists around the world.

You don't often find a group of 75 fifth graders from a public school in Virginia interacting directly with scientists based at Palmer Station, Antarctica, but that's exactly what takes place every year at Herman L. Horn Elementary in Vinton, VA.

This article is about making ancient civilizations into 3-D virtual worlds where people can log on and virtually explore these ancient worlds. This would be an excellent tool for social studies. Students can now have a more hands-on approach to learning about ancient civilizations.

I picked this as one of my articles because I liked how it broke down how to effectively implement educational technology into your classroom into five points. it breaks down what could be a large amount of material and information into five points so its easier to understand.

I find this article fascinating on how they have complied all of the information into 5 components of "educational technology". It makes it concise and simple to visually see and digest mentally.

I found this article to be to the point and full of details. It allows for the easiest description of educational technology. It breaks down the topic making it easy to understand and grasp. The five points created within this article create an easy understanding.