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This is a website with a lot of different articles, i found a lot of them very interesting. One of them I posted individually.

This is an article where it taks about getting parents involved with the monitoring of what chidlren are doing on the computers so to make using them a positive learning experience.

This is an awesome article on how you can move away from traditional teaching practices such as drill and practice which kids do not like and do something fun such as letting them play games to learn and practice the skills they need.

This article talks about how technology is not bad for young children as so many have it integrated into their lives from a very young age. It also give some guidelines for integrating technology into classrooms with young children.

we just talked about this in class regarding the size of documents and photographs being downloaded for projects or multiple purposes. This school decided to look at ways to help save storage. They found a program that has increased by 30-40 percent in just a few days and they have found it to be easier to use and allows for more storage. They are very happy with their investment.

Oh yeah!  Star Wars has arrived.  Just imagine the possibilities for this technology in the classroom.  Can you just imagine having world famous leaders from every discipline recording a 3D hologram session and then being able to "invite" them to your classroom.  Could lead to a whole new download section in iTunes....

How can the power of gaming be used to increase learning?  

A great example of disrupting class with technology! 

Awesome civics resources!  Once again, games/simulations can promote learning

Does social media = social activism?

The debate over teacher/student friendships on facebook continues.  What do you think?

Microsoft Office or Google Docs?

Does games-based learning really work in educational settings? 

How intelligent can artificial intelligence get?  

This was in use in the classroom I observed during Winter Quarter. It was an excellent tool for the teacher to use, not only to post grades, but to offer kids study guides, etc., that they could access from home. They could also log on from home to complete lessons, etc. And, best of all, it is FREE. With school's on such tight budgets, free products are excelent!