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UCF's Glenda Gunter discusses mobile technology integration in education.

Former Gov. Bob Wise discusses Digital Learning Day and how high school teachers can embrace technology.

Some big shifts in education are discussed in depth!

This website provides students with basic outlines for using correct, polite Netiquette on the internet. It also includes a great infographic that gives you the "15 Rules of Netiquette" for online discussion boards.

This site discusses the app Explain Everything, which I used to make my first digital storytelling presentation. It is great for a little bit of screen casting on a tablet. The app lets you export as a video as well.

The STEM Network's purpose is to connect science, technology, engineering and math educators to discuss, explore and share best practices and research in STEM teaching and student learning through the use of technology.

Jeanne Willard, director of on-time graduation at Everett School District in Snohomish County, Washington, discusses Graduation Alliance with Education World.

"The goal was to discuss what this virtual content might look like, how to manage it all once we have accumulated a large amount of digital resources, and how Common Core standards may impact this process."

My interests in instructional design as well as online/distance learning led me to read this article by Dr. Thompson. 

"Former Gov. Bob Wise discusses Digital Learning Day and how high school teachers can embrace technology".

A multitude of teaching resources in all subject areas, as well as classroom management and other supplemental materials teachers can use. Makes posts daily and even has discussions between followers of the page on various topics dealing with teaching.

Includes links to Instagram and Pinterest accounts of other educators. Lots of "freebies" on this page.

This website (www.teachervision.com) offers several professional development resources for teachers, such as Teaching Strategies, Assessment Resources, Portfolios, Classroom & Behavior Management Strategies and Tips, and etc. This article in particular discusses how to create effective learning centers within the classroom.

This pdf file gives parents all the information about the different types of schools offered in Orange County. It discusses programs, curriculum, different types of services offered, a break down of student achievement, different assessments, health, volunteer services, and etc. It's a great guide!

There is a great deal of enthusiasm for the use of games in formal educational contexts; however, there is a notable and problematic lack of studies that make use of replicable study designs to empirically link games to learning (Young, et al., 2012). This paper documents the iterative design and development of an educationally focused game, Compareware in Flash and for the iPad. We also report on a corresponding pilot study of 146 Grades 1 and 2 students playing the game, a paper and pencil related activity and completing a pre- and post-test. The paper outlines preliminary findings from the play testing, which included high levels of student engagement, an approaching statistical improvement from pre- to post-test, and a discussion of the improvements that needed to be made to the game following the pilot study.

Great opposition view to technology in the class. Great discussion starter.

The writers explore the role of literacy leaders in changing student achievement. Literacy leaders must have high expectations for all students, be empowered through professional development, collaborate with all of the adults within the school, and infuse technology with digital media. The writers discuss tools for literacy leadership and outline considerations for and examples of literacy leadership in the wider community.

This is the link of my bookmarks in activity one.

This site provides updated tutorials for new bloggers. Some items discussed are basic creation, importing and exporting and permission levels.