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Cathy Davidson looks at the transition from EdTech to Digital Media Learning.

A collective blog by Lower School teachers at Sidwell Friends School.

Mobile Schools for a Mobile World - Independent School Magazine - thoughts on changing pedagogy along with changing technology

"Schools are doing Education 1.0; talking about doing Education 2.0; when they should be planning Education 3.0"

Simple steps for using Augmented Reality (Aurasma) in school

Example of page shared with parents detailing online tools that kids are using at school.

An overview of how Mobile Learning can be integrated in schools

A focus on the pedagogy required to fully embrace mobile technologies.

Things to consider when selecting tech tools

ePortfolios site from Garrison Forest School

Prezi from a high school professional development session.

How to manage attention - seeking balance for our students (and ourselves?)

"Project RED conducted the first and only national study of education technology to focus on student achievement and financial implications. In our research of nearly 1,000 schools, we discovered a replicable design for successfully introducing technology into the classroom- one that leads to improved student performance and cost benefits. "

"Clarity is an online platform that helps schools determine the impact of their technology use on student learning." See: http://www.brightbytes.net/

"Moving a campus to one-to-one is a huge change for schools when properly implemented. It can and should change the ways that teachers teach and students learn. The technology allows for lessons to be enhanced in ways that are nearly impossible without the use of it. But before any of this can happen, there should be a lengthy period of discussion and research, and certain questions must be answered by all involved. Here are some of the questions to consider."

"More importantly, it happens in K-12 classrooms all the time.  I know because when teachers relate stories of engaged students using technology, their students all ask the same question: "Can I have more time to work on it?" The ingredients for cooking up engaging activities vary, but certain elements are constant. For one, the activities are challenging and expectations high. There's no "click-along-with-me-and-do-what-I-do-kids" passiveness in these classrooms. Instead, it's more like: "This is hard. And I'm not going to show you how to do it. But I expect what you create will be excellent." There's also an authentic audience. Tell students you're going to present their work at a conference, or submit it to a state publication, and then watch the heightened focus in their eyes. Yet, the audience doesn't necessarily need to be outside the school walls. Just tell them you're going to show their work to other classes and teachers. As one teacher noted: "I didn't realize how little I mattered, until I told my students that I was going to publish all their work to an audience." And great teachers figure out other ways to make kids care. They personalize the content - drawing connections to kids' lives - and help students understand why what they're doing is important."

ePortfolio description and resources

"With more and more schools going paperless or migrating to the "cloud" (storing files on the Internet), student work has become more easily shareable, accessible by many, and more easily organized. Many teachers have turned to digital portfolios -- or "e-portfolios" -- for their students. These digital portfolios have caused a huge shift in how teachers assign, collect and assess student classwork and projects."

Step by step suggestions to sustain a culture of innovation.

A good idea!

how to use google drive iPad app to create portfolios