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Over the past several weeks UNESCO has been publishing individual titles in its Working Paper Series on Mobile Learning. Recently the Organization concluded the first phase of the Series by releasing two Global Themes papers.  These papers, unlike previous titles, are not region-specific.  Instead they synthesize information contained in the regional papers to identify salient trends that cut across geographic boundaries. One paper, Turning on Mobile Learning: Global Themes, highlights issues policy makers and other stakeholders should consider when infusing mobile learning into education systems.  The other paper, Mobile Learning for Teachers: Global Themes, examines characteristics shared by programmes that assist educators, either by aiding their work in schools or by helping them improve their own pedagogical and content knowledge.

The Teq Educator Resource Center contains SMART Board lessons, resources, and mixed reality 3D content. Download subject-specific SMART Board lessons, including STEM and PMI, plus game templates, SMART Response tests, and SMART Table activities. Many of our SMART Board lessons were created by educators during Teq's SMART Board User Certification.

Critical thinking skills are what we want our students to develop. Without these skills we can not guarantee a sound and effective education that will enable our kids to seamlessly blend in tomorrow 's  job market. Therefore, it is our responsibility as teachers and educators to fully understand the components of this set of skills in order to better focus on them in our instruction.

"I naively assumed that Twitter was a place for people to narcissistically blab their every move, and after reading "Why Educators Should Join Twitter," my mind was changed and I joined. My life is changed! I finally feel like I have others whose lives revolve around education the way mine does". Jaime Mendelis, Binghamton, NY

"We've added a lot of new content, including chapters focused on iPad apps, using Facebook in Education, Free Productivity Resources, and more. We've also added quite a few new articles to various chapters throughout the booklet, and removed some older material. We combed over all the links to make sure all the resources are still available, and made changes where needed."

"21st century educators and learners need to be properly equipped to face the challenges of information overload with mind mapping. This powerful educational tool helps you develop into an effective critical thinker, a creative problem solver and a collaborative learner."

This wiki is designed to be a "toolkit" of online information and resources for educators. It is also an ongoing development project for the FTCC EDU271 Educational Technology courses.

6 Emerging Trends Driving Technology in Education -- Campus Technology http://t.co/InBwLPsKP4

6 Emerging Trends Driving Technology in Education -- Campus Technology http://t.co/InBwLPsKP4

The ' checklist mentality ' is something very common among teachers and educators. We use checklists alot in our work and I personally find them very effective in getting things organized. I use them not only with my students but in my day to day life as well.  I have a checklist  for my MEd courses in university, another one for blog posts to write about for the next day and so on.

"Discover the tools and techniques today's teachers and classrooms are using to prepare students for tomorrow -- and how you can get involved. What should collaboration, creativity, communication, and critical thinking look like in a modern classroom? How can parents help educators accomplish their goals? We hope this guide helps bring more parents into the conversation about improving education. (And when you're done, don't miss our Home-to-School Connections Guide.)"

As the availability and awareness of open educational resources grows, educators and open-content publishers are experimenting with hackathon-style content collaborations among subject-matter experts to create high school and college textbooks over the course of a few weekends.

"Bring your own device" (BYOD) initiatives are relatively new in education, cropping up in the last few years as schools-under tight budget constraints-seek ways to leverage student-owned devices for learning. Supporters of the BYOD movement say students are instantly more attentive and better behaved when they are encouraged to use their own mobile devices in the classroom, but educators face a number of challenges in making BYOD work in their schools.

Just Pinned to Elearning and edtech: A Good Google Drive App for Creating Photo Collages ~ Educational Technology … https://t.co/qcLkFprF5q

Just Pinned to Elearning and edtech: A Good Google Drive App for Creating Photo Collages ~ Educational Technology … https://t.co/qcLkFprF5q

Just Pinned to Elearning and edtech: 15 Effective Ways to Use Google Docs in Class ~ Educational Technology and Mo… https://t.co/ZgUDk4klDu

Just Pinned to Elearning and edtech: 15 Effective Ways to Use Google Docs in Class ~ Educational Technology and Mo… https://t.co/ZgUDk4klDu