Parental involvement--an important step in encouraging early literacy...necessary for narrowing academic gaps.

"While the amount of technology school boards and administrators purchase increase with each passing year, the amount allotted for professional development for the teachers intended to use the technology has decreased or is non-existent."

Ted Talk by Sir Ken Robinson (for those who haven't already seen it!).

Is the government's "Innovative Approach to Literacy Program" really that innovative?

While technology is changing the face of college admissions, "not all students are reaping the benefits of this virtual access to resources and information. For disadvantaged students lacking awareness or the digital-connection capabilities, entry into college may become harder to obtain than ever before."

This website is a resource for adult education teachers and tutors who are interested in integrating technology into their instruction. Each month it features a different theme. This month, the blog features daily tech tips that can be used to support reading.

Pretty self-explanatory title... The article highlights ways to use Facebook in the Classroom.

Education Week does a little neuroscience research and gives some take-away advice for classroom practice.

In an effort to increase meaningful engagement in class, The Center for Physics Education Research (CPER) at the Air Force Academy is developing a "technology based system for monitoring student participation in all classroom activities on a daily basis and providing real-time scoring data to instructors through a mobile device such as an iPad TM, iPod TouchTM, or AndroidTM based device. Students will be rewarded for showing evidence of classroom engagement."

Educational Arcade paper from MIT focusing on: "the background and affordances of Simulations, Digital Games, and Social Networking, the cognitive implications of these technologies, specific challenges with using these tools in the classroom, as well as strategies for overcoming these challenges in order to achieve successful learning experiences, and the future of these technologies and their impact and learning and teaching."

CNN reports on how a man with dyslexia develops technology to help others.

This article/video give a good intro outlining educational uses of digital storytelling.

I agree, great article about forthcoming UNESCO mobile learning policies and this exciting new educational area.

I love the entrepreneurial spirit, and this article shows how it can be applied to both improving education and making a profit at the same time.

Ted talk exploring the fairly sad side effects and unintended consequences of drugs prescribed for learning disabilities, as technology is increasingly used on all fronts to improve learning.

Richard Cordray hosted a roundtable with college presidents who pledged to provide clear, useful information to all incoming college students and their families, as part of their financial aid package, so that they can "know before they owe."

For two decades Oakland has been the focus of education reform efforts and expenditures, now they're bringing their education system up to date.

Fascinating new school in New York, focusing on Science and teaching entirely through educational gaming.

"By 2017, the first wave of students of P-Tech - Pathways in Technology Early College High School - is expected to emerge with associate's degrees in applied science in computer information systems or electromechanical engineering technology, following a course of studies developed in consultation with I.B.M."