Awesome Web 2.0 Tools page on Professional Development site. To my "Learning in the 21st Century" learning collaborative: I found this site yesterday and was so wishing I could share it with you all. Thanks to Kae--it is now possible! I think you will enjoy the resources at this website!
"We must use technology to empower teachers and improve the way students learn," said Joel Klein, a former New York City schools' chief who now leads News Corp.'s education tablet program. "At its best, education technology will change the face of education by helping teachers manage the classroom and personalize instruction."
This is an awesome wikispace for anyone who is using an iPad with students. There are so many resources, web 2.0 tools discussed, apps, and more. It is a must have resource for ipad-using teachers.
A new perspective necessary for "Unlocking the power of new technologies for self-guided education [and access to]... one of the 21st century superhighways that need to be paved."
"The habits themselves aren't new at all, and significant work has already been done in the areas of these "thinking habits." However, in a 21st century learning environment -- one often inundated with information, stimulation and connectivity -- there may be a newfound context for their application." Tech connections and web 2.0 tools that came to mind ; #5 mindmap on line #7 padlet post-its page #9 create a word cloud ... #11 creating in youtube ,instagram, pinterest :)