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"There is a great excerpt from the Abilene, Kansas High School Dialogue Buzz Website that sums up what we will do for students when we create a 1:1 environment for our students Here's the excerpt: Let's have a little competition at school and get ready for the future. I will use a laptop and you will use paper and pencil. Are you ready…? I will access up-to-date information - you have a textbook that is 5 years old. I will immediately know when I misspell a word - you have to wait until it's graded. I will learn how to care for technology by using it - you will read about it. I will see math problems in 3D - you will do the odd problems. I will create artwork and poetry and share it with the world - you will share yours with the class. I will have 24/7 access - you have the entire class period. I will access the most dynamic information - yours will be printed and photocopied. I will communicate with leaders and experts using email - you will wait for Friday's speaker. I will select my learning style - you will use the teacher's favorite learning style. I will collaborate with my peers from around the world - you will collaborate with peers in your classroom. I will take my learning as far as I want - you must wait for the rest of the class. The cost of a laptop per year? - $250 The cost of teacher and student training? - Expensive The cost of well educated US citizens and workforce? - Priceless"

This is is a very important study from the U.K. and Office of Standards in Education in 2009 entitled "The Safe use of new technologies" showed that where provision for e-safety was outstanding all used 'managed' systems to help pupils to become safe and responsible users of new technologies." This is being cited EVERYWHERE. Take a look.

"We can't keep ignoring the formidable cognitive skills they're developing on their own"

FREE SONGS AND VIDEOS We provide a free song from each of our titles in Vocabulary, Literature, Social Studies, Math and Science. You can find these samples by clicking on the subject heading above. We've produced videos for some of these songs (scroll down). We've also created a handful of free songs that don't correspond to any particular album. Feel free to use these songs in your classroom, download them and share them."

Introducing the idea of safe, online profiles to students is no easy task. Most of the time, they'll tune you out. Jeff Utech does an outstanding job of entering in through the back door on this subject.

"When people talk to me about the digital divide, I think of it not being so much about who has access to what technology as who knows how to create and express themselves in this new language of the screen. If students aren't taught the language of sound and images, shouldn't they be considered as illiterate as if they left college without being able to read or write?"

Short article reflecting on assessment after the implementation of any type of newer pedagogy.

Hundreds of free internet sources including: Web 2.0, You Tube videos for teachers, Twitter Feeds, etc...

"Imagine hundreds of thousands of great short videos, and other media, explaining every topic taught to school kids. Imagine them rated and sorted into a giant Directory, making them simple to find. WatchKnow--as in, "You watch, you know"--is a non-profit online community devoted to this goal. "

A podcast on counting. Kids with younger siblings get a big kick out of it because it talks about how children develop a number sense. Also talks about the importance of mathematics in everyday life. I use it during my unit on logarithms.

Nice article to explain parenting styles of many of our students.

a game and curriculum designed to educate preteen students about the forms and methods of advertising. Admongo's primary feature is a game in which students earn points by collecting advertisements as they move through a fictional city. As they advance through the game, students will see short videos that explain the type of advertisements they see and how those advertisements attempt to get them to take an action. Watch the video below to learn more. Applications for Education Admongo provides a curriculum for teachers to use with 5th and 6th grade students. The curriculum is designed to complement the lessons students learn by playing the game. On the Admongo curriculum page teachers will find posters, handouts, quizzes and other printable materials to use in their classrooms.

Quick tutorials to make the most of your ipad 

Older article but timely with the recent release of Drive, the new book from Daniel Pink.

Very cool website from the Delaware Art Museum. (Close to home for me.) Easy to tell a story using one of the pieces from their collection. Then share your story with others.

This presentation does a nice job of blending Blooms and 21st Century Skills.

Bank of tools. How many am I using?

"How to Weather the Frustrations of Technology Integration"

Maps of the world at your fingertips. Great for projection or use in digital media projects.