This social networking blog by Pam Dyer has some really great infographics (think like graphics that actually provide relevant information in an educational way) that lend themselves to starting awesome classroom conversations. Talk to your students about social networking, the benefits and pitfalls of Facebook, why Instagram is taking over, and how to avoid being a terrible Twitter user. She does a fantastic job providing relevant and important information to the average consumer, but it impacts educators even more. Check it out for a good read!

This amazing new tool (new to me at least) allows you to create a short story and set it to music using the Google Docs interface. When you are done it creates a short link to share out to all your family and friends. This has amazing implications in education and technology for use as a quick check for understanding, overview video, formative assignment, or quick creative writing assignments.

This is a great new tool that I stumbled upon while doing some research for another project. It kind of brings together all the neat stuff Google is doing with Documents, collaboration, music, and short URLs.

Really interesting study from Pepperdine on the effectiveness of iPads in a school setting.  There are some awesome nuggets of information to pull out here for everyone involved with the 1:1 movement.

A great study that actually looked at the realistic results of putting iPads in a college setting. This was a scientific study that yielded some interesting results.

Absolutely amazing Web 2.0 tool.  I used this all the time in my class and is exactly what you want for back channel communication in your room!

If you use iPads, iPods, or other iOS devices then you have probably heard of this resource.  Quality all the way.  They have truly been leading the way out there in the iOS world for education.  Great resource.

A great thinker and forefront leader in the education world.  Interesting blog most of the time as well too.

This is a great, but controversial article about iPads being used in schools.  Read between the lines and see what you think!

This is something I have been looking into for our communications director - how does she "work" from home, but still access and work on FCP at school? This may be the solution.

A great resource for screen sharing and virtual helping of staff that may or may not be in your building.

Here is another look at the Flipped Education model out there and how it is being used in Lakeville.

This is an awesome Web 2.0 tool, maybe not something that fits that definition really well, but it is still an awesome tool to use with your iOS device.  Check it out!

Amazing tool that everyone from classroom teachers, to trainers, to professionals are using this tool to help project their iOS devices onto their computers. Amazing piece of technology.

This is a great resource and a true Wiki for anything and everything educational technology related.  Great first stop for anything, not the final stop, but the first stop!

If anyone uses the Casper Suite as an MDM then JAMF Nation is the place to check out new ideas, add in new comments, and change posts on how things work.  It is a good look for those of us that use this software on a daily basis.

Whatever you may use to manage iOS and OS X devices, this is a great resource for you to post a question and get some awesome feedback on management. Yes, the group is geared for tech staff and those using their software, but they leave it intentionally wide open. Also note the "jobs board" in the lower right corner is not just for them, but for tech jobs around the globe!

A great look at testing in the state of Minnesota.  It is a sad fact, but this is a good, objective view of the world as we see it.

An awesome educational technology blog from a mentor and the creator of the Shift Happens original video - Karl Fisch

A great education blog from an awesome source - CNN.  Good articles abound on this website and are easily categorized into columns as well.

If you don't yet follow this blog on Twitter or Facebook then you should! Always some great stuff about education, schools, and well written overall. An awesome resource for a good Sunday morning read.

The SMART Notebook iPad app has arrived!  I personally have not had a chance to look at it, but the author of this article did.  James does a wonderful job explaining the pitfalls to using this new app - especially when we have a SMART board in a classroom.

A great resource for educators who use SMART Boards.  The articles on here are written by teachers and for teachers that use these boards.  Lots of good articles and constantly updated as well.

SMART Boards can be great if used properly with some awesome ideas...or they can be a huge waste of money. This group of educators has done an awesome job really laying out some new ideas and different templates to use with SMART Boards. Check them out!

This is a great article looking over the iPad craze and the Flipped Education idea in Minnesota schools.  It still makes me wonder what we are trying to teach out students by using these devices - What is the educational goal?  This article also points out the need for an investment in teacher training as an essential part of a technology program.  Check out the sticky notes and highlighting for more information.