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Tech Learning article about the goals of the Dept. of Education's plan for transforming education. The article also includes a link to the actual plan in PDF format.

Show Document is a quick and simple way to share a document with other people at the same time.  It is a web collaboration platform that lets individuals have a free online meeting. 

Zorap is the first real-time communication service that allows groups of people to collaboratively experience and enjoy libraries of rich media content in personalized rooms, on fan pages, and on websites.. Zorap adds an exciting new dimension to the experience of social networks, allowing people to hang out and enjoy stuff together, in real-time.

This is an online learning environment dedicated for educators and students to learn how to effectively use Google Apps in an educational context.

Great article with lots of resources all on personal learning networks. I am in 100% agreement with this. I think all teachers should be involved and always learning. Isn't that what we ask of our students?

40 leaders in learning contributed to this free e-book. 

Help for teachers interested in using web 2.0 tools to build a Personal Learning Network. Layed out in a "menu" format with explanations and links to tons of great, and mostly free, services.

Create, collaborate, publish with Adobe's ROME. Sleek interface, easy to use and powerful publishing. 

compare the functionality and pedagogical advantages of some standard Moodle tools

On Wiggio, you can share and edit files, manage a group calendar, poll your group, post links, set up conference calls, chat online and send mass text, voice and email messages to your group members. Each group member can define how they want to keep informed of group activity.

Schoology is a free web-based learning management system (LMS) built on a social network. Schoology leverages the familiarity of popular social media tools to improve communication and collaboration.

Between the NBC "Education Nation" Summit, Waiting for Superman, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's $100 million gift to Newark city schools, there has been a lot of media attention focused on the topic of education reform. Unfortunately, much of it has excluded actual educators, let alone students. Furthermore, and perhaps as a consequence, the dialog has become divisive, blaming, and ultimately counter-productive. Click to watch or listen to this education reform discussion.

WEB 2.0 RESOURCES FOR 21st CENTURY INSTRUCTION

In the Radioactivity iLab, students explore how radioactive radiation changes as a function of distance. Below are all of the high school curricula that can be used to teach the Radioactivity iLab in different subject areas. Curricula are available for the following subject areas: PHYSICS AP PHYSICS BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY MATH

One of the best resources for finding technology tools in all subject areas. Integration goldmine! 

Examples of VoiceThreads in education including professional development.

Great overview of Twitter and how it can be helpful to educators.

Using Universcale you can experience the sizes of various objects in the universe. AWESOME!

12 Free services for integrating technology easily into a classroom. From blogging to video sites. Short reviews and links to some great resources.

Use Bloom's revised taxonomy to create differentiated lessons and activities.