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Distant Learning is becoming increasing popular technological tool for educators. It allows them to reach more students and to diversify the classroom atmosphere.

GIves us all an idea on how much money is being put into educational technology. Also shows that even respectable organizations like NASA feel that technology can enhance the learning experience.

Twitter is great for practicing summarization, but Twitter applications also add potential for using Twitter in many more ways in the classroom. 

Chilling and interesting are the two words I would describe this article. This article discusses the benefits of having robots assist the teacher. The robots would be very life-life and interactive, being able to detect and response in the right emotions. There is already a study with a robot interacting with 18-to-24 months old kids. That robot only costs 500 dollars to manufacture. Looks like we could be out of a job in a few years' time...haha.

This article supports my opinion in several ways, I strongly believe in interactive whiteboards aka Smartboards and introducing netbooks and laptops into the education system. I do believe that schools need to buy netbooks for the students and use them like textbooks, you receive it and you keep it in good shape and return it at the end of the year. This would help close the social status gap and equalize opportunities for all students.

I like the idea of podcasting mainly because it has been tested and it is helping the students to learn and retain information better than they did before they had podcasting.

One of the most interesting articles I've read. This article basically talks about applying podcasts in science classrooms. Podcasts can be compared to Youtube, students are able to hold onto the podcasts of teachers' lectures and they can refer to that in the future for aid. Teachers noticed a significant gain in students' grades using podcasts. Also, when podcasts are used, it can be exchanged among schools and universities so there is a rich seam of information in podcasts.

This article shows how North Kansas City Schools have started their initiative to acquire a 1:1 student to netbook ration in their high schools. It shows how financial problems restrict a great majority of their students from computer access, which makes the realization of this initiative even more important.

This article gives you a variety of sub categories that you can click on and explore. It focuses on critical issues with technology in education.

This article provides news, techniques, and theories of effective use of technology in classrooms and education.

This TED talk demonstrates the latest developments in technology and how technology and the human body are becoming connected. 

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

Sugar activities and the XO operating system can now be run from a flash drive allowing students to transport their operating system, software, and work with them from computer to computer.  Best of all - its free. 

I believe this article is a sneak peek at what the future of education is going to be like. I also like the fact that the students are able to interact with what they are learning. I think it will help them to retain information better.

I like the idea of having students bring their own computers to school to work on because their work is always with them and it saves the schools money.