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I really like this article because it gave examples of how teachers can incorporate all different kinds of technology into the classroom. It gave hope to teachers that might be afraid of changing traditional methods of teaching an English class. The article also detailed how students can help teachers understand new forms of technology and the teacher can incorporate those things while still reaching the teaching standards of each district.

I think that this is a great article. I am in an English class right now and we were given an iPad to use for the class but our instructor didnt really now how to use the gadget. This would have been nice to have before we got the technology. The article points out a lot of apps that can be used to help with discovering elements of literature. It also gives examples of apps that can be used for a math class.

There are lots of of "App Lists" out there and it is important to look past the novelty of the iPad and apps and find matches to the content.

This blog post gives some suggestions for useful iPhone/iPad apps for the classroom. This teacher, Kate Petty, is also blogging about "flipping" her English classroom this year and trying a 20 percent project. Her writing is clean and simple, easy-to-read.

I found this article very informative. The article talked about how Nooks were being used in an AP English class and how this form of technology has helped kids get more involved. The students were reading more and enjoying it more than ever. It also discussed the apps and tools the Nook has to offer to make the students reading more effective, like highlighters, dictionary and a way to take notes while reading. I think that anything that gets kids reading more and enjoying it is something we should look more into.

There are grants available for things just like this! Students definitely have their preferences when it comes to reading...Nooks, iPads, iPods, etc. Having different tools to choose from will provide flexibility and differentiation!

Richard Byrne is an AMAZING educator with great resources. He highlights an extension for Chrome that automatically highlights vocabulary words for standardized tests (high school/college) and then defines with the hover of a mouse. The video is pretty impressive. This would be a wonderful tool for my students in my English classroom.

This is a great blog of easy-to-implement ideas to integrate technology into the classroom. It covers math, science, english and learning in general. It's really worth a look.

I love the Blooms taxonomy posters! Great ideas in this blog for sure!