Helping keep the digital world civil . . . This blog post lays it all out: the rationale for teaching digital citizenship; how to start teaching it in elementary grades, and some follow up ideas for middle and high school. It's never too late to start working with students on digital citizenship, though! :-)

Great ideas for keeping students motivated/learning and connected over breaks. I especially loved the calendar idea, with a new "surprise" to uncover every day.

This site offers a wealth of information and many great resources for teachers interested in using digital media for storytelling and other activities.  There are a number of very good, clear, screencast tutorials for teachers to use. Preview a few to see if you might be able to use them with your classes. I thought they were great for high school students, and they inspired me to think about creating my own screencasts for other tutorials! :-)

What does the future of education look like? Dr. Charles Reigeluth provides an interesting vision for the future of education - that is already here in some school systems, according to Reigeluth and Karnopp, in their book, Reinventing Schools.  The future of education looks bright!

I thought this article provided an interesting perspective about evaluating the use of certain digital tools based  on the type of instructional approach a teacher planned to use. The use of polyphonic teaching lends itself to the use of digital tools. 

An awesome resource to share with students! As a teacher I regularly refer to Bloom's Taxonomy when I am planning or developing questions for my students to ponder and respond to. This resource provides a great explanation of the thinking processes that the learner should experience at each of the levels in the taxonomy. The chart offers sample questions in very student-friendly language. This will be helpful as I encourage my students to stretch their questioning and thinking from the knowledge level through the higher levels. 

A great post that reminds readers about the transcendence of narrative writing across genres (and across subjects!) The teacher uses historical and science fiction as inspiration for her ELA students' writing projects, but ideas, such as the "What if . . ." digital presentation project she mentions from Larry Ferlazzo could be used in almost any subject. The author's ideas for having students prove their informational research are also very helpful. I loved reading the post, too. Her, "Nobody puts baby in a corner," quote made me laugh out loud.

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.

More wanderings down memory lane -- My husband and I laughed out loud as we remembered some of these technology "moments" from the past. See how many you remember. :-)

Calling all teacher-leaders -- you know who you are! This is a great article for any of us to read because as we learn more about integrating technology in our classes, we can help not only our students, but also other teachers, our schools, and communities stay relevant in the 21st century. 

Great article about an emerging piece of technology hardware. It made me wonder about the new types of hardware and software we will be using in the near future. The "Day Made of Glass2" video is about 6 min. long and worth watching. I saw the original "Day Made of Glass" video in 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cf7IL_eZ38 (also about 6 min.) The 2nd one is great because it shows how students and teachers can use the new technology. Enjoy! :-)

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.

A great resource for teachers, parents and students via Shelly Terrell @ Ed Tech Crew on Diigo. Check out "Clean-up Your Digital Footprint" on the right sidebar, and "Facebook for Educators and Community Leaders" handbook in the blog section.

Great government resource on computer safety. Includes many resources for children and parents.

Excellent resource page from www.cyberbullying.org about protecting kids online and combatting cyberbullying. Lists a lot of links for organizations, information, lesson plans and interactive websites for students, parents and teachers.

Good resource for educators to learn more about how to use Google Apps. Scroll down to learn via webinar how to use Gmail, Google Docs, Google Forms and more.

Great resource for teaching information literacy. The resources are searchable by type (lesson plan or teaching idea) and grade level. Lessons and projects are relevant and interesting.

Open Educational Resources page provided by the California Learning Resource Network. Many resources for educators categorized by subject, standard, grade level, etc. Visitors can narrow searches by using the filter feature on the sidebar menu, or use the browse feature under the Open Resources Tab on the menu bar at the top of the screen to specify subject, grade, type of resource, etc.

Short, highly entertaining videos on a lot of relevant ed tech /21st century learning topics. Videos are short and loaded with information and ideas to help teachers learn new ideas for their classes.