"In short, blending means going beyond giving students a digital curriculum in a regular classroom. Blending is taking the best of digital programs and incorporating traditional pedagogical strategies. As educators, we cannot dismiss what we know and rely completely on the software to do all the work."

Edmodo is one of the promising web technologies that is making a strong foothold in the field of education. It has been embraced by several school districts and is being widely used to host online classes and connect students with their teachers. I personally see edmodo as a very robust alternative to the traditional Moodle.

We're half-way through 2013. Like I've done in years past, this week I'll be featuring some of the best new tech tools of 2013 as well as some of the most popular posts of the year. Soo Meta is a digital presentation tool from the same people that developed the YouTube remixing tool Dragon Tape.

Infographic: Day in the life of a connected educator