ISTE 2011

Workshop agenda and links. Includes links to apps collections in all subject areas, reviews, and lesson ideas.

Check here for links from Craig Nansen's presentation on Google Apps and digital photography.

Create customized Google Maps with placemarks, images, hyperlinks, and video. Publish student work and join a global history project with schools from around the world. You can download Carol LaRow's handouts here: http://bit.ly/mtsX6i

Glogster diagram and links to projects from aehrhart

Founded by teachers for teachers. Collaborate with this tool to share content and ideas, and to access announcements and grades. Edmodo can be accessed online or through a portable device. Increase communication by using this tool with your students or with other fellow teachers. Includes a video from the co-founders of Edmodo.

Links to all of the great resources shared at the ever-popular Web 2.0 Smackdown. Brief explanations are offered here: http://bit.ly/jk18Fl

Although PLCs have received a great deal of attention in the literature, few research studies have been conducted to determine their effectiveness.

Webcast archive of the ISTE 2011 opening keynote presentation featuring Dr. John Medina with a welcome by ISTE President Holly Jobe.

Live Blog reporting from ISTE11. Ed Reach Education Media Network provides a platform for passionate, outspoken educators- aiming to strengthen their voices by highlighting innovation in the field of education, through reporting critical educational news and providing commentary and criticism of the educational issues of the day.

Quest Atlantis (QA) is an international learning and teaching project that uses a 3D multi-user environment to immerse children, ages 9-16, in educational tasks. Participation in this game is designed to enhance the lives of children while helping them grow into knowledgeable, responsible, and empathetic adults.

The Achieving Technological Literacy in Arizona Students and Teachers (ATLAST) is a three-year project supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) expands learning to anyone interested in the topic using participatory learning, connectivism theory, open-source learning tools, and web 2.0 applications.