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A special issue of "Library Technology Reports" from 2009 focusing on digital storytelling. Storytelling in Context -- Storytelling in the Context of Modern Library Technology -- How Digital Storytelling Builds 21st Century Skills -- Digital Storytelling in Different Library Setting -- Software for Digital Storytelling -- Resources.

The Office of Educational Technology is involved in a variety of projects and initiatives that leverage technology to improve teaching and learning and create opportunities for innovation.

Great link to research, report, and grants through the Office of Educational Technology

LearnZillion is a learning platform that combines video lessons, assessments, and progress reporting. Each lesson highlights a Common Core standard, starting with math in grades 3-9. FREE for Teachers to: Plan Common Core lessons; Assign lessons, practice, and quizzes; and Engage parents in your student's learning FREE for Parents to: Find out what your child needs to know, Assign lessons and quizzes, and Track your child's progress

Myths about technology usage in the classroom. Are you a frequent user, infrequent user, or somewhere in between? Find out in this report!

A new educational software program being implemented this year in our schools' extended day program is Kids College. This program is through a company named Learning Through Sports. LTD helps students with literacy, math and science. It is an adaptive program that works at each students level. Teachers do not always have the time to differentiate instruction. This program adapts to the students level and works on the gaps in their knowledge. The way the program works is that it motivates the students using their competitive nature. Student chose a team and the sport they want to play. The level they are working on is independent of their contribution to the success of the team. The team succeeds as long as the student succeeds. After answering questions they move through the levels by participating in the sport of their choice. The sports they students can play are: basketball, snowboard, golf, foosball, hockey, rugby or baseball. The video games have wonderful graphics which are attractive to the players. The program is aligned with the state standards and the common core standards. It provides reports of students success for teachers, students and parents.

Mobile learning: Provide an update on the development of mobile phone technologies with the potential for supporting and/or delivering some elements of teaching and learning. Report briefly on the work and key findings of the m-learning research and development project.

Amazing website for elementary school teachers!!! Provides digital copies of books, lesson plans, digital and printable book reports, quizzes, and so much more! Highly recommended!!!

CNN report on technology and athletes

The Chronicle's "Online Learning:  How Effective Is the Virtual Classroom"  ($6.95 digital) reports on the issue of quality control and assessment. 

research report on video gaming being used in the k-12 classroom

Current research. Love the title "Promoting Grit, Tenacity, and Perseverance-Critical Factors for the Success in the 21st Century

This report provides national data on the availability and use of educational technology among teachers in public elementary and secondary schools during the winter and spring of 2009. The data are the results of a national teacher-level survey that is one of a set that includes district, school, and teacher surveys on educational technology.

National Mathematics Advisory Panel report recommends educational technology to improve student performance in mathematics.

Posted to Mashable Social Media just 3 hours ago, this article reports on data from the bookmark sharing site AddThis (http://www.addthis.com/) to help explain the benefits, habits, and phenomenon of bookmark sharing.

Today's tutoring programs are redefining learning by telling teachers what students need, when they need it. 

This report is old and I could not find the entire article, but after reading the abstract it was interesting to hear why they chose to use a portfolio of our work.

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.