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The article seems more relevant for K-12 although it may be used to enlighten educators who continue to embrace the sage on the stage methodology of teaching.

Great article! While reading the article I immediately thought about how young children are taught to memorize the ABC's and numbers through rote learning. Young children actively engaged with letters and numbers using concrete objects to guide them in their learning results in higher-order thinking.

Great tool for sharing presentation slides and documents with students or participants.

Prezi is an online presentation software that is a zoomable canvas which allows you to create non-linear presentations.

Once learned can be a effective tool for introducing concepts using visuals and interactivity.

Prezi is great tool to create/do your presentation.

Tips on making e-books for online learning.

What a great way to customize the reading assignments and resources for students in our online courses. This seems like it could also save money on textbook costs for our students.

Will great free courses drive down applications to places like Stanford? That's doubtful. It's more likely that these offerings will help build a stronger university brand. Writing about the success of a Stanford online computer science course in the Wall Street Journal, Holly Finn implies that free Web-based education is about to or should replace elite universities: It's a thrilling collegiate coup.

This was really interesting...there are so many free online courses. The issue seems to be quality and accreditation.

This is a great new app for the iPad. It costs only 99 cents. It alllows you to use a stylus to take notes, linked audio recordings, PDF annotations, Advanced Word-Processing, inserting photos or drawings, and more.

Here is the link to Columbia University's website that covers copyright issues and compliance. It was brought to my attention by Jeffrey Bathe. It is a great resource to check out and refer back to.

Facebook isn't just a great way for you to find old friends or learn about what's happening this weekend, it is also an incredible learning tool. Teachers can utilize Facebook for class projects, for enhancing communication, and for engaging students in a manner that might not be entirely possible in traditional classroom settings.

A wonderful place for up-to-date education news. I send my students here several times a semester for articles to discuss in class.

A very interesting site in which an "EdTechTeacher provides professional development services to teachers, schools, districts, and administrators."

An amazing list of technology tools for educators.

Wow - I agree with @KellyBullen...this is a fantastic list....

Bloomberg is a premier site for business and financial market news. It delivers world economic news, stock futures, stock quotes, & personal finance advice. Great site for following financial, news and investing. I use and utilize the site an an everyday bookmark.

Greetings all! I choose this url because I had to many windows open to do anything else. I have this all together now, I think. My correct blog name is rmichellewalton.wordpress.com I am now seeing how important technology is to education. This has truly been a teachable moment for me. As I become more and more familiar with technology, I will begin to gradually incorporate it into my classes. Twitter for Academia has opened my eyes to another way to facilitate the educational process. This is a great article. Here's the url. http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/2008/twitter-for-academia/

A really rich online resource for art and art history. Great for teaching art appreciation, history, humanities.

Developed by the National Education Association covers all aspects that teachers need to know or learn in teaching an online class.

This is a great easy-to-read blog comparing the advantages and disadvantages of synchronous and asynchronous learning.

This article contains a great module to use for student reflections. At the end of each MVCR Module we are given reflective questions and this article offers structure to creating reflective assignments.