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High-tech high school - VOISE Academy High School in Chicago. Very interesting!

Good article on the need to develop/ sustain an interest in "how technology works," through technology education targeted at early high school students. The Australian Computer Society, mentioned in the article, "strives for ICT to be recognised as a driver of innovation in our society . . . ." Link shared by Tony Richards from Diigo group, Ed Tech Crew.

Students get certified and man the high school's help desk.

Inspiring and enlightening narrative about a high school teacher's experience integrating digital tools and storytelling into his classes (including lots of lessons learned!) and a "how to" guide for aspiring technology integrators.

Even Einstein Struggled: Effects of Learning About Great Scientists' Struggles on High School Students' Motivation to Learn Science

A very useful tool for middle school and high school teachers, and maybe even later elementary grades.  Not very useful to me as a first grade teacher, but when students are asked to do research papers, and they start citing Wikipedia as a reliable source, teachers should utilize this.  :)

For any middle/high school teachers who plan on having their students write research papers - to avoid Wikipedia and other unreliable sources students may find via simple Google searches. :)

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

Educate, engage, and inspire your students with video! Sign up for YouTube for Schools to bring the power of video to your classrooms for free. Access thousands of free high quality educational videos on YouTube in a controlled environment.

A high level discussion of issues involved in school districts using cloud-based services systemically. Beyond the technical issues, of chief concern is restricting access to student data.

As blended learning's popularity continues to grow in high schools and middle schools, KIPP Empower Academy (KEA) in South Los Angeles has taken the model a step further by introducing it to kindergarten students. 

This is a website for novice and experienced users. they provide the best resources that their researchers have researched. The site helps you save time with credible, high quality and trustworthy sites. The site has news headlines, feature stories, sites for learning and guide to websearching.

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

Great example of the theory of connectivism in the classroom. This could be an upper elementary, middle or high school project.

High-tech bus allows for travelling STEM instruction.

There is a proposal for all Florida schools to do away with textbooks and use digital devices such as ipad, kindles, etc... Clearwater High School and several other high schools around the State are currently experimenting with this new innovative concept.

I think this is a good and bad idea, I love the fact that students can use the technology, but what about students in areas that can't take advantage of these tablets. Also sometimes it is a bother to try and explain why we only have enough for one group and not the other. Now if we can get enough for everyone in all areas, then I am for it. Bottom line great! post, its really something to look forward to.

Science Daily good resource for high school students

Learn about the chemistry of the cheeseburger, household cleaners, chocolate, biotoxins, changing leaves, and more! Lesson plans from the National Science Teachers Association designed for middle and high school.

Thanks good site, it will help students see chemistry, very nice!!

This was a cool site with nice videos. Chemistry is complex to students with low reading levels, videos are extremely helpful.

a great way to promote creative thinking and encourage high school students to gain more practical experience with using math out of the classroom to solve realistic situations. After all it's a contest so kids will be able to compete for scholarships and they build teamwork skills at the same time. #Win Win type of scenario

Physics, Chem and Biology materials for High School.

This is really helpful, I can use this in so many ways Thank you, Tonga

Larry Cuban's blog on Las Montanas High School- Laptops in the classroom