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This is a wonderful example of a teacher blogging with his students.

3rd Grade Classroom blog

5th Grade teacher blogs with students and maintains a classroom wiki complete with resources for parents, students and fellow teachers.

illustrates the power of blogging with primary school students

Educational technology is everywhere nowadays! There is a good reason behind the increased popularity of EdTech tools: they make the learning and writing process easier for both students and teachers.

Web2.0 in PBL High School

Blog post describes how and ways to use VoiceThread in Prof Development and elementary classrooms

From Mark Twain to everyone's favorite George R.R. Martin, here is what some of the most famous writers used to produce their works!

"H. L. Mencken, a famous American essayist, journalist and satirist, wrote that "the aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all; it is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same safe level, to breed and train a standardized citizenry, to put down dissent and originality" (1924)."

"The fact that too many students graduate from college without having an idea about their future career is devastating. Most of them have to take a job they don't like because they have to pay back student loans and the degree they hold doesn't help them land a job they would feel good about."

"You are certainly aware of the importance of developing writing skills, since your teachers have emphasized it many times before. With solid skills of academic and creative writing, you will increase your chances to succeed in any career path you choose. People are not born with this talent; they develop it through personal experience and a lot of practice. "

A school funded laptop programme initiated by students, parent and passionate teacher Rod Blitvich. 4 weeks in and some great stories, movies, podcasts etc are already being made and shared. As close to personalised technology in the curriculum and relevant 21C learning as the WA state system currently allows.

Kim Cofino describes a pocasting project she did with 5th graders.

"Digital citizenship is a term that's commonly used in today's educational system. When students use the internet regularly and effectively, they can develop multiple skills and improve their base of knowledge."

When a student graduates from high school, the stress levels go sky-high. The student, their parents, tutors, college admission counselors, teachers… everyone is focused on that big envelope that's about to arrive.