This is the FCC blog calling on people to give feedback on the eRate data (followup to last post).

FCC is asking for teachers and school officials to help them analyze and give feedback on eRate data which has been collected. It seems like a great opportunity for teachers to be involved in larger decision-making processes and to be a part of research.

Interesting concept for how to evaluate Ed-Tech. I wonder if it will catch on, as it seems like a good idea from an educators perspective.

Describes a new technology Kindle is coming out with to allow easy management of large quantities of devices. It also allows for easy integration of BYOD. Seems cool.

This website has digital citizenship lessons for teachers.

This recaps an event on digital learning. Professor Dede is mentioned in this article.

Information about a book being published on necessary education reform and its impact on online learning.

This is a very insightful article on the obstacles to digital learning. It is closely linked to topics we touched on in section this week and next week's reading.

Really cool concept of using technology to match educators to experts to enhance learning experiences for students. I wish I had this tool when I was teaching.

More money potentially being allocated to build a better tech infrastructure in Florida education system.

Great article about students using backchannels in schools. It discusses successes such as shy students speaking up more and students viewing their peers as more intelligent.

This is a great snapshot of the direction that curriculum design can move in with the availability of mobile technology in classrooms. The article discusses the ability to mix and match objectives and choose content that is relevant to the particular students in the class by creating digital content and eBooks. This is great for differentiation. One concern mentioned is the availability of the digital content to all students as not all schools have implemented mobile learning environments, where all students have access.

This article describes the efforts that individual teachers in Utah are making to rewrite textbooks to be aligned to the standards that they are teaching in class. These teachers are writing eBooks and getting a lot of positive feedback from state officials because of the use of technology to meet student needs. They did not have a textbook that fit their integrated approach to teaching math, which they aligned to CCSS, so they took the matter of creating a textbook into their own hands. I think this is a prelude to how textbook creation is changing as a result of technology. Teachers are now able to construct books in a way that fit exactly the objectives they are covering and meeting there students where they are at.

This is a great article about the need to integrate mobile learning into mathematics learning. The article claims that right now there is a divide between personal experiences and mathematical problem solving that students learn in school. The article suggests much work and opportunity in using mobile technology to bridge the divide of formal and informal math learning, putting math learning into personal contexts. The article sheds light on how this will help students see mathematics as a discipline they will use outside of school. It is a very good, comprehensive look at the role technology can play in teaching math the "right" way.

I've heard of 3D printers before. I thought it would be interesting to try out in schools. For example, if students were designing towns to learn volume and surface area. This could help with spatial learning, which is essential to understanding math. I don't know how feasible this it though...

Thanks Kasthuri. That looks pretty awesome. I bet kids would be really engaged in classes if they were able to creat their own 3D objects for class projects. I wonder if any schools are using this yet.

Contains many arguments for rewriting AUPs, with insight on how to make the policies work. For example, there is a focus on implementing acceptable use lessons, focusing on web safety, in classes.

Insight on process of how schools are rewriting the acceptable use policies, and which schools are participating.

Article addresses policy challenges in implementing BYOT

This article outlines various augmented reality apps that are being used in classes. I've actually used Google Sketchup when teaching, giving students an opportunity to design their own buildings and use it to study geometric properties. It was very cool.

This page has countless links on developing acceptable use policies for mobile technology, as well as examples of policies in existence, varying from traditional "no mobile devices" in school to BYOD related policies. It offers a broad view of what schools are doing with regards to mobile technology policy.