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Educators and tech experts discussing the future of ed tech.

Very useful comprehensive list of links to all kinds of tech skills for teachers, from iMovie to Dropbox to designing a technology-rich inquiry activity. Links good for teachers at all levels, from preschool through graduate level.

Edutopia's Tech2Learn page. Tips, links and other resources for Integrating Technology into the classroom. Homepage has countless great articles and resources for teachers.

This website is a compiled a list of some of the tech tools, including some that are becoming increasingly popular and widely used, that should be part of any teacher's tech tool arsenal this year, whether for their own personal use or as educational aids in the classroom. These resources are categorized under four categories: Social Learning, Learning, Lesson Planning and Tools, and Useful Tools. The "Social Learning" section includes tools that use social media to help students learn and teachers connect. Tools listed under "Learning" includes educational resources to help teachers make lessons fun, interesting and more effective. "Lesson Planning and Tools" provides teachers with tech tools to pull together lessons and design amazing and memorable student projects. Last but not least, "Useful Tools" can help teachers stay connected, organized, and increase the ease of building multimedia lessons and learning tools.

An extensive list of links and explanations for updating your class with new technologies.

Which ed-tech products and services do our readers like best? Here are their top 40 choices for the 2013-14 school year. This past spring, we asked readers to give us their top picks for school hardware, software, websites, and services. Nearly 700 readers responded via one of our three websites: eSchoolNews.com, eCampusNews.com, and eClassroomNews.com.

Innovative ed tech lessons

App for anyone who wants to learn technology at their own pace

A great little article to help you visualize the benefits of a technologically-fit English classroom.

Tons of great technology resources listed by academic subject, topic, or learning activity. Most are free.

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference brings together a huge cross section of educators who share a common belief that technology in the classroom can make learning more relevant, engaging and fun for kids.

Tech-less school in Silicon Valley!

Tons of resources on a daily basis. Great source to start digital hoarding.

Wow! A great resourse for technology and education: books and resources on the latest tech gadgets and what they can be used for, technology integration recommendations, and even a reading list for professional growth as an educator. A must-see page.

This is a link to the full-text research article authored by Glenda A. Gunter, Robert F. Kenny and Erik H. Vick. The title is "Taking educational games seriously: using the RETAIN model to design endogenous fantasy into standalone educational games". The authors argue that for educational games to be effective, a new design paradigm needs to be utilized. They recommend the RETAIN design and evaluation model. The article is published in Education Tech Research Dev (2008) 56:511-537 and the DOI is 10.1007/s11423-007-9073-2.

Edublog Awards Winners 2011. Lists winner and several runners up for various student, teacher, class, library, ed tech, and administrator blogs. Also recognizes other categories such as best mobile app, free web tool, most influential blog post, educational wiki, open PD/webinar series, and use of a social network. I would recommend using this page for resources and ideas for creating your own educational blog.

evolution of the "whiteboards" to now "smartboards"

The white board is a great for the classroom, we were just taking about them in class. One new teacher was complaining because she was not allow to use it. I our teacher told her that she must go through training before she can use it. These boards cost a lot of money, we have to be able to use them properly. Thanks for the post

Article about teachers making apps in the classroom.

Power my Learning is a website dedicated to providing Teachers, Studenst and Parents with additional tech resources in all subjects and grade levels. You can watch videos, click on your grade level or subject area and find activities and games, and even read teacher blogs.