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This journal article is about the integration of computers in the early childhood setting. The use of computers in the early childhood schools has increased dramatically and is a powerful tool in education. Arguments arise out of fear that the computers will harm the child's emotional and social development.

Discusses the benefits of computer-simulation technology in helping kids to learn. Simulation helps kids to understand complex issues and have real-world experience. A funny and well-written article that discusses how both simulation with technology or without is very benefiscial.

Great resource listing many tricks to use with Google. You'll find everything from how to split the screen to "blinging out your icon." I definitely want to re-visit this site on my own personal computer.

This article was wrote in 2007 about why technology in the classroom is important. I find that these ten points are still reasons why technology should be introduced into the classroom. A text book is only one way to learn and technology: web, computers, apps can open up so many more doorways to learning.

This article explains how a teacher used the game Minecraft to help teach his first and second graders real world lessons. This "virtual lego" world will have students doing team work task that the teacher created before the class, in which they have to work together to solve puzzles. This is a great bridge between student and technology. Students are able to expand on their imagination and creativity to create such amazing worlds and do different tasks.This was a huge success for the teacher and showed an outstanding response.

Love it! :) I don't know if you know the Apple guys at the high school, but they were able to fix a "bug" with all the student computers before Apple even had a fix and they credited their solution to playing Minecraft! :)

Educational technology journalist, Audrey Watters, explains that although a large percentage of people have cellular devices, only a small percentage of those are smart phones. She also speaks on the digital divide of only being able to access internet on your phone and not a home computer for a small percentage of Americans. She concludes that online learning places need to be expanded for mobile devices if we wish to include everyone in the digital age.

Worried your kids spend too much time with their faces buried in a computer screen? Their schoolwork may soon depend on it. Education Secretary Arne Duncan called Tuesday for the nation to move as fast as possible away from printed textbooks and toward digital ones. Many countries outperform the US in terms of education and moving toward digital forms of education is a way the US can get back in the game, so to speak.