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I found this article most interesting because it talked about how some school districts are now getting funding that is allowing their students to have their own personal computer that can be used for school work. It allows them to personalize and download things on to their own computer.

Andrew Marcinek Director of Technology and EducatorU.org Co-founder, Boston, MA An acceptable use policy is a document that is present in every school district around the country. The purpose of this policy is to provide safe parameters for exploring digital resources and using school-issued devices properly. The article talks about the importance of developing internet use guidelines that students can understand by avoiding overly complicated words that may confuse or intimidate students. These guidelines should focus on how students should use the technology rather than focusing on what they should not be doing. The article also focuses on the importance of involving parents and helping them understand how their children should be using technology. Furthermore, the article mentions the importance of being aware of the new apps and their implications in the lives of students. This allows school districts to stay one step ahead and decide whether or not they want students to have access to these apps.

This is a great perspective on flipping the classroom. Jon Bergmann breaks down the reasoning behind flipped learning, explains how to begin flipping your classroom, and creates an interesting diagram that breaks down the process of flipping a classroom that educators can use to identify where they are at in the process and what the next step is for them.

The article "How to Integrate Tech When It Keeps Changing," it explains the step you should take in knowing the newest and staying up to date on technology. For example, some sites change or update their site. So make sure to check once in awhile. Make sure you have an understanding and now what to do. With things that you are sometimes unsure with, make sure to try to get help with it from someone that may know.

This article speaks on how technology is evolving. With the constant changes it states how schools and teachers need to dive into technology and swim around in it. Classrooms need to correlate classroom learning and technology every day. It will be a lot easier in the future, because students will be more comfortable with it.Technology changes every day and the only way to keep up with the times is constantly working with it.

This constructive article written by Nicole Krueger stresses the importance of developing student's abilities to tell their stories through the use of many technological mediums, focusing primarily on video. In today's digital age, sharing our stories or work with the world is an integral part of making learning meaningful and positioning oneself to take place in digital society. While many teachers are still hesitant to integrate video projects into their curriculum, "creating a video can provide an authentic learning experience that brings together critical skills, such as analytical thinking, problem solving and collaboration." Therefore, I think this article is very helpful to our class and other educators alike as it promotes the use of technology in a very creative, innovative, and opportunistic way for students to think beyond the classroom, develop essential abilities, and strive for excellence. The progression of utilizing video projects in the classroom can only implicate stronger motivation for students to exercise technological tools as a major pathway of transferring their learned knowledge and skills to real world application.

Project ReimaginED is based of of Sarah Winchester's idea for her eighth grade students workshop which allowed students to comment and grade each others works anonymously. This was a great idea and could be a tremendous help to anyone need a technological helper in their creative writing class or if the class is new and not comfortable with each other yet. Project ReImaginED is a contest for teachers to show off their ways of infusing technology into their classrooms in order to win. Winchester's idea allowed the students to express their ideas without having to share their identity so some may be more inclined to say more than the usual, "It was nice. I liked it." When they have to workshop their peers. Project ReimaginED "allows teachers to see what their peers have already or plan to implement in their classrooms and encourages teachers to try technologies in ways they have never imagined." It does not say what the prize is for winning.

I've often wondered how flipped learning works for students without internet access, and this article addresses that issue well. This is useful for INTC because we will be incorporating technology not all of our students will have access to, and we must be prepared with backup plans to handle these situations. Always be prepared!

I read and book marked the article "What NOT to do on the first day of class". I thought it was extremely cute and creative as well as amusing. The video is made using young children to make it absolutely hysterical, but also relate-able and extremely true.

This video can benefit us in the ways that students will be able to use technology in their classes and still get a well rounded education. The new assessment feature will be helping in making sure the students watch the whole video and understand the material.

This video can benefit us in the ways that students will be able to use technology in their classes and still get a well rounded education. The new assessment feature will be helping in making sure the students watch the whole video and understand the material.

This valuable article by Nicole Krueger explores five tips on how to develop a professional learning network amongst fellow educators from all around the world. Michelle has stressed to us in class how so many teachers have "discovered these vibrant learning communities" through means of networking sites such as Pinterest, Twitter, Edmodo, Diigo, Google Classroom, and much more. This assignment, of bookmarking and sharing information, epitomizes the importance of this article as we are enabling one another to grow from each other's ideas.Thus, I think for our class and other educators alike it is important to "dedicate time for networking, joining networks, attending conferences and edcamps, sharing ideas, and asking connected educators for help." The ability of such vast wealths of knowledge to be shared globally between many teachers can only implicate stronger connections and better points of reference for all educators in the future. 

Digital storytelling is a way of bring the story to life. Tinkering allows us to express our creativity. Group assignments bring students together, allow them to share their thought among one another, and create something together.   

When the teacher isn't the all-knowing expert, students feel more empowered to take ownership of their learning. Rather than filling students with information, show them how to find answers. Pose challenging questions and allow students to gather information, analyze, and conclude themselves. Having flaws shows that it's ok to make mistakes and learn from them. Teachers and learners are on a"learning journey" together.

"Teachers and learners are on a"learning journey" together." Perfectly stated.

This is an insightful article. Teachers do not want to spend 80% of their day teaching common core lessons. Since their administrators force them to do so, they spend less time reading about new and exciting facts they could be sharing about broader subjects. To sum it up I believe teachers are being pulled from learning more to teach robotic lessons.

There are major predictions for 2015. Teachers all over the nation will be able to share/provide information with online groups. It will also bring an explosion of new classes being formed so students can create and experiment with newer technological programs. People all over the nation will experience a new speed of technology and a new level of privacy.

This article describes upcoming technologies that will be placed into school systems and their benefits to students and teachers. This article foresees a bright future in the tech world. They will be implementing faster internet speeds due to the lack of connectivity in several schools across the U.S. With things such as this being implemented into schools, technology seems to be the only future education has and will only be improving from here.

"Holographic technology is moving quickly toward classroom application, with implications for video conferencing, science simulations, design and more." Holographic technology is an interesting prospect that can be integrated into the classroom to teach in a more hands on way - perfect for learners who need to have a visualization to genuinely understand.

Project ReimaginED is based of of Sarah Winchester's idea for her eighth grade students workshop which allowed students to comment and grade each others works anonymously. This was a great idea and could be a tremendous help to anyone need a technological helper in their creative writing class or if the class is new and not comfortable with each other yet. Project ReImaginED is a contest for teachers to show off their ways of infusing technology into their classrooms in order to win. Winchester's idea allowed the students to express their ideas without having to share their identity so some may be more inclined to say more than the usual, "It was nice. I liked it." When they have to workshop their peers. Project ReimaginED "allows teachers to see what their peers have already or plan to implement in their classrooms and encourages teachers to try technologies in ways they have never imagined." It does not say what the prize is for winning. 

This is a good example of how a teacher used technology and tech tools to not only teach her students but coincide with the common core curriculum. Her tip is to use an assignment that her students can use to complete as a grade as well as understanding and focusing on analytical thinking, decoding a document, and being able to explain a math problem.

This article is helpful to us considering we are all aspiring teachers. I'm sure we will all have the opportunity to attend this convention so this can contribute to our experience during that time. Also, who knows how advanced technology will be by that time so there is more of a chance we could have a 10x better experience!

This article is helpful to us considering we are all aspiring teachers. I'm sure we will all have the opportunity to attend this convention so this can contribute to our experience during that time. Also, who knows how advanced technology will be by that time so there is more of a chance we could have a 10x better experience!

This article is helpful to us considering we are all aspiring teachers. I'm sure we will all have the opportunity to attend this convention so this can contribute to our experience during that time. Also, who knows how advanced technology will be by that time so there is more of a chance we could have a 10x better experience!