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Very nice article that is short and to the point regarding successful integration of technology into the classroom. 

Ginger Gregory is the Gifted Resource Teacher at Lakeview Elementary School in Yukon, Oklahoma, and currently has 117 videos on her classroom YouTube channel. Ginger has used the six iPads in her classroom and her free, district-provided YouTube channel (since the Yukon school district participates in the Google Apps for Education program) to help her students develop oral communication skills, oral fluency, as well as digital literacy skills this semester. In the following six minute video, Mrs. Gregory and eight of her students explain what they have learned as a result of their assignments this year using iPad videos and YouTube.

5 Awesome Prezis And 5 Ways To Use Them In Your Digital Classroom

Wamego teachers are require to have a classroom blog, check them out.

iPad App Evaluation for the Classroom Considerations Content & Components Logistics Fluency Substitution vs Transformation Model (based on SAMR model of Evidence of Learning (based on conversation with Stephen Wilmarth)

"5 Awesome Prezis And 5 Ways To Use Them In Your Digital Classroom"

"Making presentations is a skill every 21st century teacher should master. Students show more engagement and interest when including presentations in a lesson. As you probably know getting students attention in this 21st century classroom is one of the challenging and daunting tasks ever. So why not draw on the potential of including presentations in our classrooms to give life to our lessons and make them more engaging."

"A Great Guide to Twitter in the Classroom"

How would you flip a classroom with iPads? For fun, here's a quick exploration of 3 ways it might happen with iPad apps. If you're already doing it, please share a link in the comments area!

"Tech Tools Made Simple SuperTeacherTools.com is dedicated to providing technology tools for teaching that are quick and easy to download, learn, and start using in your classroom. In the site, you will find a variety of review games, classroom management software, and other miscellaneous tools for educators."

"10 BYOD Classroom Experiments (and What We've Learned From Them So Far)"

"48 Great Ways Homeschoolers are Using Pinterest Pinterest has proven itself to be a valuable tool for so many people: photographers, designers, craft artists, wedding planners, moms, and more. It's a great place to discover interesting ideas, organize your thoughts, and pin down resources that otherwise might get lost in the shuffle. Homeschooling parents make up another group that benefits greatly from Pinterest, as they share unit studies, school room inspiration, and fun classroom project ideas. Read on to learn more about how homeschoolers are finding value in Pinterest, and some of the interesting ways they're putting the site to work in the home classroom."

"Twitter HOTS & Establishing a Twitter Routine in the Classroom"

iPads in the classroom: Creating faculty and students tech-savvy risk takers

Google has now established a connection community for GHO just as Skype did for their classroom connections. 

"Wave Hello to Google Wave - 10 Uses of Google Wave in the Classroom"

Welcome to Reedy Technologies. This site has been designed to provide technology resources to educators. Its focus is to assist teachers in the integration of technology across the curriculum. Grade Level Resources This area has been divided into grade specific sections. Each grade level has general resources at the top for all subject areas and then subject specific resources below that section. Teacher Resources This area contains resources specifically for the classroom such as lesson plans, units, rubrics, worksheets, virtual field trips, and internet tools for the classroom.