"Success is the result of a solution that truly meets the website and communication needs of every K-12 stakeholder. With that in mind, we built the new Learning Community Management System (LCMS) from Edline-the first truly integrated website communication platform for K-12 school districts and their learning communities."

User created app ratings for Android phones. Appsfire, a leading and pioneering marketing platform for mobile apps through visual and social discovery.

A heavy-handed kids view of education and what needs to be changed.

A new idea for text books: "Books are one of the defining inventions of the civilisation-and today they are poised for a revolution. Our aim is to create a new kind of book that makes use of emerging technology to redefine the book, reinvent publishing, and forever transform the act of reading."

On Monday, February 27, 2012, SIGTE is presenting a free webinar with Dr. Penelope Swenson discussing her use of iPad's with pre-service teachers. The basis of the discussion is a presentation by Dr. Swenson last Spring, entitled, "iPad-the Third Hand," asking a rather global question, will a select group of pre-service teachers incorporate the iPad into their lives, hearts, studying, and, eventually, teaching?

Quoting directly from the company-wide email (to Microsoft) "Microsoft YouthSpark is a new companywide initiative that will create opportunities for 300 million young people around the world over the next three years. We know young people everywhere face real challenges....Yet, this is more than philanthropy. We are mobilizing the company. From Partners-in-Learning to Office365 for EDU to Skype in the Classroom, we're marshaling a wide range of company's programs to support youth. As Steve said this morning, "We believe that working with our partners we can help empower young people to change their world, and we are committed to using our technology, talent, time and resources to do that."" (Personal Communication)

While many of the apps listed are organization the teaching tools and media lists have some great apps for the classroom. For EDC

From text to speech solutions to describing dyslexia, this is a great list of apps for reading challenges. For EDC

Teacher recommended apps. I especially like the review of the iDevBooks. Great math applications for reinforcement. For EDC

And other assessment tools.

The app only contains Math and Language Arts.

The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is offering ten grants for MOOCs that reach lower achievers in schools.

The author points out some of the most important digital literacy standards from the common core, specifically discussing how to assess what digital mediums are appropriate and when. He finishes the article with a great example of the standards driving classroom instruction.

Just one of the many testimonials to the iTooth MATH apps by eduPAD

Reviewed by Jaqui Murray, technology curriculum editor, teacher, and author of two technology in education training books.

The article uses EdX's flaws to discredit online education in general and makes some valuable points about what is not working using statistics from MIT's online courses from last year to provide evidence of online education failing.

Google is hoping that schools like Stanford and MIT will use the light weight web application to build rudimentary online courses.

How are learning analytics being used In education? Data-mining and measurement for educational purposes.

Also on learning analytics and data http://www.emergingedtech.com/2012/04/exploring-the-khan-academys-use-of-learning-data-and-learning-analytics/ Through the lens of Khan Academy.

Online textbooks containing multimedia that are easy to update. Appears to be a combination of an E-textbook and wikipedia. (Link contains example Flexbook.)