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web site developed by two Living Sky School division teachers to support their presentation on using Glogs in the science classroom.

"Not every educator should be expected to use all of these technologies in the classroom, but every educator should understand what these are, the potential they have in the classroom, and how their students may already be using them. "

The "Top 25" Web sites foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration. They are free, Web-based sites that are user friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover.

A grade 7 student's video about her Personal Learning Environment.

A 7th grade student gives a tour of her personal learning environment.

An infographic which demonstrates the complexity of FAcebook's privacy settings. "To manage your privacy on Facebook, you will need to navigate through 50 settings with more than 170 options. Facebook says it wants to offer precise controls for sharing on the Internet"

"With the understanding that this list will need revisiting every couple of years, here are my nonnegotiable requirements for 2011:" - perhaps this list should be nonnegotiable for all teachers??

Wes Fryer's list of (nearly) all free software he uses to create podcasts.

Wes Fyer shares the software, websites, and other resources I utilize now to podcast, as well as an outline of the steps I follow in podcasting today.

The introduction of social media means parents need to supervise their kids' use of the technology though they may not know much about it themselves