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This article really just digs in to what connectivism is and analyzes the different ways it is implemented in post secondary online courses. The author considers the use of technology in education and makes the claim that online enrollment has increased due to the recent boom in technology. The article goes on to explain how students with technology involvement in their courses tended to outperform students taking more traditional courses.

provides a list of technology that can be used with at-risk students

Provides a list of free or low cost assistive technology software programs that are available for anyone to use. The software, websites, and apps focus on different forms of study skills and aids.

"Either teachers embrace the new language learning technologies and integrate them in a new pedagogy or they will not only deprive themselves of the enormous benefits afforded by computer-assisted learning (CALL), computer mediated communication) (CMC), distance learning, social networking, and language games, but they will be increasingly out of touch with their own students, who are by now wired, networked and computer-savvy". This book explained why teachers should integrate technology tools into foreing language classrooms.

This article reviews the technology tools created for foreign language instruction.

"23 Things" is a set of mini-tutorials on technologies

Personal blog on the intersections between technology and libraries

Documents and materials to help craft a technology vision statement

This article discusses top picks for educational technology products. It discusses 50, chosen by readers of eCampus News.

This website gives a list of technology and tools that will be useful in the world language classroom. These tools, however, can be used in many different classes!

This blog post (linked to the book, Digital Habitats) discusses creating ones "personal technology configuration," which is a topic we'll be covering later in the semester. The author describes the tools in his "PTC" that he uses to "close triangles" (aka- network individuals to one another; Skype, LinkedIn), share information (blogs, Twitter), and curate information (tagging). Personal identity on the web is an important aspect of developing PLNs and CoPs.

I like how he has coined the phrase "network weaving practices", and also shows how he "weaves" in and out of other networks by using three different PLN configurations: closed triangles, sharing information, and curating resources.

I've never heard of this before with that term. I know it because of the general idea. I think it it great to weave our thoughts and information together with other professional. Teachers love to use materials and ideas from other and this would help make it easier to collaborate with them.

This short article contains a useful graphic that illustrates the difference between using and integrating technology.

This is a chapter from a book. It discusses how technology is just a vehicle to help deliver their knowledge. The authors state that a learner can learn from their technologies if they use those technologies to their greatest ability.

Good Resource for Technology Tools

Chris Yonke supports the Aug. 6 bond referendum in part because of proposed improvements to technology that helped his students improve test scores.

Since my arrival two years ago, one of the main focuses of our district has been to update and upgrade technology within our school district. It is a need that our Board of Education and I have identified as essential to providing the best educational opportunities to our students.

Discusses research in social studies including technology integration issues.

List of adaptive technologies available for different types of disabilities.