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This article presented reasons to use technology in the classroom. It also looked at obsticles that schools and teachers run into, as well as a discussion on student achievement . It provided operational goals as well as steps to achieve that goal.

Great article-nice summary

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!

This is a very interesting article written by John Merrow (Education Correspondent, PBS Newshour). He says that technology could be "breaking barriers" in education, but that it isn't being used to it's fullest potential with the increasing focus on high-stakes testing. Teachers are afraid to take risks with technology to help engage students because test scores might fall by the wayside.

Interview on NPR's Fresh Air with MIT professor on ways in which digital usage effects teens and adults differently. It also highlights challanges presented to teens by needing to constantly create a digital persona

Thank you for reminding me of the wonderful resources on NPR. I need to delve deeper into this site!

Great finds!

QR codes are everywhere and now, even in the classroom. this is a short but nice list of ideas. I could see using QR codes in a business classroom in many ways, these are just a few.

This article examines how to use twitter in a college classroom, but it was very insightful for high school classes as well. The article lists five uses of twitter that benefit the classroom: Bringing clients to class, learning to be concise, creating character, teaching about social media, and creating a brand. The article said technology for the sake of technology, in this case twitter, isn't the goal; rather we should focus on how to select the right technology for the right occasion.

This article is a great source for finding "virtual tutoring programs" to help students with their homework. I think it would be great for a teacher to check out all of these apps to evalutate which might be best to recommend to students. And with so many new apps being created all the time, this is certainly a topic to do continual research into.

Great article. I just added it to my personal Diigo account for my own children to check out!

Ultimate twitter-guidebook is full of resources. It list different areas including making the most of twitter, twitter educators, how to use twitter in the classroom, apps, and fun twitter experiments just to mention a few. I beleive this is a great resouce to have on hand.

This article discusses the impact technology has on k-12 classrooms. The technology revolution has forced teachers to move from the front of the classroom to the center. It has forced teachers to differentiate their instruction , get to know their students, and create digital learning materials.