This reminds of an old Neil Young song.

This article presents a rough framework to work with from a district point of view.

This conference sounds ripe for a TIE field trip.

Yet another Virtual School Proposal. I think the economic argument is loud and clear. Do they understand how to design for learning?

It's interesting to compare the conversations around ICT and education throughout the world.

A new version of the Personal Learning Network

These students were successful within a primarily online environment is spite of not owning their own computer.

I think the iPad is oversold to educators.

As a teacher I want to become proficient enough with the technological infrastructure to set conferences like this up.

I could see that being useful because it provides immediate feedback and used correctly could impact reward networks.

this article snapshots how I think institutional leadership should lead (given the money)

Heavy hitters (one entirely outside education; one an industry vendor) making a big time play to steer the ship. Is this what it takes?

A good snapshot of the conversation at the school board level. How informed are the high-stakes decision makers.

The headline promises more than the article delivers. It mainly identifies the limited effectiveness that the federal government can have. There are no specific "how to's" here and no mention of technology whatsoever, perhaps because that would be too specific a focus for the scope of the article. These are prominent figures in a prominent publication having a conversation that could have taken place in 1980. How do we change that? The absence of real civic engagement on issues about education is the missing link in education reform. I wonder if we can organize public discourse on the internet more effectively to have formal impact on civic activism and administration.

" eInstruction"

I think private companies running contests like this is really undignified.