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Can technology support student learning by raising self-awareness? To find out, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County built a "Check My Activity" (CMA) tool that lets students compare their use of resources in the university's Blackboard course management system to that of other students. Analysis of 1,461 courses using Blackboard in spring 2010 showed that D and F students used the course management system 47 percent less than students earning a C or higher

Posted on June 2nd, 2010 Back at the turn of the century, education was gripped by the diffusion of amazing hand-held devices for children. These tools, at first considered an expensive and delicate novelty, soon became standard for every child in wealthy education systems and from there defused around the world to nearly every classroom. This is actually a description of slate tablets in the early 1800's, but it could aptly describe the technological revolution we are seeing in education today with low-cost ICT devices.

An e-book reader supposed to launch in 2010. The software should be pc combatible. Offers features such as highlighting and annotating books, texts will be stored virtually so reader's notations are available anywhere. Will also have read-aloud feature.

From the Google Blog. Google's new indexing system, Caffeine. "We analyze the web in small portions and update our search index on a continuous basis, globally. As we find new pages, or new information on existing pages, we can add these straight to the index. Google Caffeine will provide 50% fresher results than their old indexing system. "

As of 2010, I teach this

1GOAL is a campaign seizing the power of football to ensure that education for all is a lasting impact of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Raising our voices all over the world we believe that, together, we can make education a reality for the millions of boys and girls who remain out of school.

Thom Cochrane's presentation at mLearn 2010. It shows small pieces in a loosely joined, Web 2.0, mobile-friendly approach to educational technology

"The interest in game-based learning has accelerated considerably in recent years, driven by clear successes in military and industrial training as well as by emerging research into the cognitive benefits of game play." - 2010 Horizon Report: K12 Edition Using gaming as a vehicle for learning is a very powerful idea and one that is under-utilized. This wiki is an attempt to create a comprehensive resource about gaming that we can all learn from - all contributions welcome!"

As a conclusion to Banned Books Week 2010, Random House USA has been posting author's thoughts on censorship, along with much other useful material on their First Amendment First Aid Kit pages. 'In their own words' features Judy Blume, the late Robert Cormier, Zilpha Keatley Snyder and Lois Lowry commenting on censorship and their novels:

On this site you will be able to plant a poppy (one symbol of remembrance) in a field to commemorate those who have been affected by war. Between November 11, 2010 and April 25, 2011, we hope that we will have 1000 commemorative messages 'planted' by students from across the globe.

The Digital Literacy in Canada discussion paper is a response to the Government of Canada's Digital Economy Consultation, launched in May 2010. The paper calls for federal leadership in the creation of a national digital literacy strategy to ensure all Canadians have the necessary skills to use digital technologies to their fullest potential. 

This Google Spreadsheet has a listing of all of the TED talks from 2006 through to 2010. It includes a short summary of the talk as well as listings by date, conference and speaker first name

US states spurred by the promise of $350 million in Race to the Top money for improved tests-as well as an opportunity to strengthen bids for part of the federal fund's larger $4 billion pot are scrambling to join consortia to develop common assessments.

"Award winning author, Don Tapscott, and award winning global collaborators Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis (co founders of the Flat ClassroomTM Project) are excited to announce the 2010 NetGenEd Project, another global collaboration to envision the future of education and social action by inspiring today's students to study leading technology trends and create their vision for the future. "

Highly recommended to participate in one of the several projects run by Julie and Vicki.