Vicki Davis tweeted this. I think it could really help in promoting teacher self evaluation.

The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students. The TIM incorporates five interdependent characteristics of meaningful learning environments: active, constructive, goal directed (i.e., reflective), authentic, and collaborative (Jonassen, Howland, Moore, & Marra, 2003). The TIM associates five levels of technology integration (i.e., entry, adoption, adaptation, infusion, and transformation) with each of the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments. Together, the five levels of technology integration and the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments create a matrix of 25 cells as illustrated below.

Find folks to follow on Twitter.

Find people to follow on twitter!

I totally disagree with the highlighted quote. I think this is old school thinking--that knowledge should be "purchased" Sometimes it is true, but more and more often, it isn't.

List of free tools with educational value explained

25 free tools, with a brief explanation of each one.

I read this article in Edutopia magazine today during DEAR time. It made me cry --in front of my students, so I had to share it with them.

Article decrying the state of early primary education in today's testing environment.

Interesting--technology can help us figure out who the bad guys are! The power of social networking.

An interesting article that points out the power of social networking in a way I hadn't thought about before.

article available for purchase about the realities of online sex offenders vs. the myths

I wonder if anyone has bought this. I read annotation by Elizabeth Davis