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Betrayed - Why Public Education Is Failing Betrayed is a new online chat forum for parents, teachers and community members to offer their thoughts on what's wrong with public Education and how to make it work better for the students. The comments within are based on extensive research by Laurie H. Rogers. If you would like to learn more about this research, please contact Laurie Rogers at wlroge@comcast.net.

"You don't need to venture into the Old West or shutte into space to be a pioneer. These Top 12 pioneers in education have explored much rougher terrain to shape modern learning. "

Michael J. Gorman (organizer) -Michael is available for presentations, inservice, and consulting - (or scroll to the bottom for more info) - A big thank you to those thousands of people who visit this web site every month. In four short months the resources continue to grow along with my commitment to contributing to the transformtion of education for the 21st Century. Please consider joining the Wiki, it's free! I plan to start a monthly newsletter in the future with the best of new additions to the site. By joining we can collaborate together to grow 21st Century education! Also, please pass on this site to other colleagues, be sure to bookmark in your favorite social bookmark site, and add it as a link on a page you work with. As always, please feel free to contact me anytime. I make it a practice to answer all emails - Thanks, and Welcome To The Future Of education - Mike (mgorman@sacs.k12.in.us)

"The iPod Touch®, iPhone®, and iPad®, are a great innovative technology tools for educators and students to use in the classroom. These devices all have access to the App Store, which now contains a wide array of easy to use, fun and functional applications for education. Access to the App Store is readily available through iTunes or over wireless and 3G"

"Can Educators Flourish Without Twitter? | Blogger of the Week"

"Being connected changes learning. When those connections are global, the experience of knowledge development is dramatically altered as well. Over the past four years, a growing number of educators have started experimenting with the teaching and learning process in order to answer critical questions: "How does learning change when formal boundaries are reduced? What is the future of learning? What role with educators play in this future? What types of institutions does society need to respond to hyper-growth of knowledge and rapid dissemination of information? How do the roles of learners and educators change"

"A listing of social networks used in educational environments or for educational purposes. Please add to this list (alphabetical by category and within categories). "

Very interesting infographic illustrating education budget cuts 2008-2009, 2009-2010, and other details via Angela Maiers blog.

Education Requirements to Become a Teacher? When I think of the best benefits of becoming a teacher I think of summer time vacation. One of the best benefits is that as a teacher you will get off not only during the summer but also during all government holidays.

"A Short Guide to Copyright for Educators "

This article supports the point of students being provided opportunities to voice their opinions regarding their education. 

"The 5 Common Fears Of Using Google Apps For Education"

"The Khan Academy has been in the education news lately but it's not the kind of publicity that its founder, Salman Khan, would have chosen if given a choice."

"4 Questions To Ask Before Implementing Education Technology"

There is certainly not a shortage of places to find educational and inspirational videos online. I've listed a handful of them here. Keen Talks is another entry into that market. Keen Talks is an online catalog of videos featuring educational and thought-provoking talks from people across the academic and entertainment spectrums. While Keen Talks is very heavy on science topics, you can find talks on topics in history, economics, entertainment, and technology. You can search Keen Talks by topic, category, or speaker's name.

"Adam Foster is a UK based independent iPad/mobile device educational consultant, providing training and support for schools using tablet technology to enrich learning and teaching. Adam was one of the first teachers in the UK to deploy a 1:1 iPad trial in a Primary School and presents at education shows and regular training events."

Storytelling continues to gain popularity as an educational activity as it stimulates a deep thinking process, it provides opportunities for reflection and it enhances and enriches the learning experience for our students. Storytelling is a very powerful way of communicating with our peers and portrays to others who we are and what our own stories are. It also provides an opportunity to connect with a group by creating a shared experience. This is vital in any community but more so in an educational setting where we are nurturing and fostering creativity.

"Apps in Education One of the hardest thing with using the iPad in the classroom is finding the time to go through all of the apps in the iTunes Store listed under the Education banner. We have started to list some of the apps we've found under each of the Key Learning Areas."