Issues and Trends

Online Tools for Student-Centered Learning - Web 2.0 tools to engage students in discussions, analyze information and solve problems. Collaborative learning tools for the classroom

Kim this is a great Web 2.0 tool. This would be a great resource for teachers and students in promoting self-directed learning. I think self-directed learning is crucial in education, and gets us away from the "spoon feeding" phenomenon that so many students have grown accustomed to.

Cloud based document conversion. Perfect for making sure students can create documents that each other can access.

Ryan this is a great tool, and one that I could use with my students. Giving students the ability to share documents through the web is a great way to promote group projects and the team concept.

Blog for K-16 teachers about digital writing.

Blog for K-16 teachers about digital writing.

A webpage developed by Sandra Day O'Connor that teaches students about branches of government, citizenship, and other areas of social studies.

A webpage developed by Sandra Day O'Connor that teaches students about branches of government, citizenship, and other areas of social studies.

This webpage offers many different links about various aspects of college life, in and out of the classroom.

This webpage offers many different links about various aspects of college life, in and out of the classroom.

Scott McLeod blog discussing technology, leadership and the future of schools. He is also a very passionate speaker who I was lucky enough to get to hear speak at ISLI on Oct 5, 2013

Scott Mcleod has a way of making educators think about their craft!

Kim, I browsed through this blog a little bit to check out some of the posts and they seem awesome! I believe this blog can be an amazing resource for educators and I could use it efficiently in my future classroom for ideas, motivation, and support. I believe this resource is mostly for teachers as it is a blog about the future of our schools with mainly content focused for teachers. I have posted a similar blog, Wesley A. Fryer's, on our class diigo page, you might want to check it out! Thank you for this resource!

QR Code Periodic Table linking each symbol with a video file. Very cool videos are well done.

What an awesome way to introduce or re-ignite excitement about the periodic table! I can certainly see students using this in the classroom. Also, how motivating to be able to use their cellphone or tablet!!

Share ideas - Mind Map

"Bring the wild to your classroom with ARKive Education! Our FREE education resources for 5-18 year olds can be used to teach a range of curriculum subjects including science, geography, English and art. Packed full of links to our amazing wildlife photos, videos and fact files, each education resource includes classroom presentations, activities and teac"

Kim, I really enjoy this website! I like how this website is also split up by grade levels! This makes it so much easier for teachers to search for resources. I think it is so awesome how it has a bunch of different photos and information! This seems like a really useful website! I can't wait to check it out more! -Austin

Donnison, S. (2007). Digital Generation Pre-Service Teachers as Change Agents: a Paradox, Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 32(4).

Digital Generation Pre-Service Teachers as Change Agents: a Paradox

FBI Cyber surf island: splits activities by appropriate grade level and covers digital citizen and safety issues.

Kim, this is a great resource! When you have your kids on the internet it can be hard to make sure they don't visit sites that are inappropriate! I like how this website focuses on safety and also focuses on certain grade levels! I think this is something a lot of teachers should really look into.

Article explaining benifits and safety of Kidblog.

Wow, this is an awesome resource! I definitely use twitter, youtube good apps, and skype. The other tools are new to me and I think they are awesome!!! Edmodo is a site where students and teachers can share their sites and resources and even look at their grades and a lot more! I think learning about all these different tools is really awesome and I can't wait to learn more! -Austin

"Transformative learning (Mezirow, 1991, 1995, 1996; Cranton, 1994, 1996) is the process of effecting change in a frame of reference.

"Garrison, D. R., Anderson, T., & Archer, W. (2000). Critical inquiry in a text-based environment: Computer conferencing in higher education. The Internet and Higher Education, 2(2-3), 87-105. pdf Full Text"