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"...[D]espite the widespread declared enthusiasm for "edtech" and all its related cyber-baubles, teachers still - and will continue to - rely on a quality ELT textbook as the pedagogical "anchor" of their teaching, and schools are also probably more comfortable having such an expert-authored curriculum than being without" (So Is the Clock Ticking? ¶2).

High school students discuss current events

"The Educators' Guide to Electronic Tools and Resources for K-12"

Literature-based word lists for all grade levels (kindergarten through high school). http://bit.ly/9uMY66

This article details the use of an assessment tool entitled, the parent journal. The parent journal is a response to a reading writing exercise in which the students respond in school then bring the journal home for their parents to either respond to the student's writing or craft their own response to the topic. I would then respond to each of the journals, creating a circle of communication. Over the four years the parent journal has been in place, parents have been much more involved with their child's education and subsequently almost all of the students' academic performances dramatically increased.

Palo Alto High School Online Journalism Site. Excellent example of authentic student work.

App Yalie and 2 high school students created for the iPhone. What's interesting is the ability for students to create their own customized tours based on their specific interests.

Ruth Li "presents an innovative approach to the design and integration of collaborative writing projects using the Google Apps for Education online platform (OWI 4). The setting is a traditional, face-to-face high school English classroom in which students write in class simultaneously, each on separate devices, on shared Google Docs. In particular, I offer specific strategies for teaching students to write collaboratively in a variety of creative genres, including plays, poems, narrative essays, and speeches" (Explain broadly..., ¶1).

See also #prgessentials glog http://dumacornellucian.edu.glogster.com/prgessentials/  ; and presentation http://slide.ly/view/cedc01bae8087587172744b5913217cd