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Ray & Coulter (2010) supports this stating that currently, teachers as a collective, do not see the potential for technologies to aid in the development of new knowledge, active engagement and linkage of knowledge to a real-world setting.

NSW is set to lose one of its most energetic technology chiefs as Stephen Wilson prepares to exit the education department. It is understood the Department of Education and Training chief information officer has tendered his resignation and is expected to leave at the end of this week.

Play neverending quiz, memory & brain games to train your thinking

This week I joined with teachers, students, researchers and policy writers at Melbourne University to discuss student voice. This conference was hosted by Social Education Victoria and made possible by the conference partners, The University of Melbourne, Education and Training Victoria, Foundation for Young Australians and Connect. Over three days, participants engaged in rigorous dialogue about the significance of student voice and what is required to ensure its benefits are maximised for all.

Atomic Learning training: a fee is involved.

Robolab for NXT The ROBOLAB™ software uses an icon-based, diagram-building environment to write programs that control your students' LEGO® robotics projects. This 2.9 upgrade to ROBOLAB™ is designed to support RCX users and ease the transition to the NXT system.

"Over the past few years, Forsyth County Schools in Georgia has been moving toward allowing students to bring their own technology to school. The district updated its acceptable use policies, beefed up its infrastructure and piloted the initiative. But the schools decide what that initiative would look like in their buildings. In all 35 schools, students can bring personal devices. In 25 schools, the initiative has permeated the buildings, and in the other 10, has made its way to some individual classes."

Get a sneak peek at the new myfuture My Guide career planner -- be a tester!

Get a sneak peek at the new myfuture My Guide career planner -- be a tester!

"Google Docs is a favorite thing for many educators. It is a totally free, web-based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and form application. It allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users, especially for trainers using it in online classroom. In addition to being a stellar way to write, store and manage your documents and slideshows, is also a fantastically useful way to create online quizzes for assessment. "

Interactive classroom resources eg countdown timer, number spinners, random name generators. Useful stuff.

Excellent screencast resources from the University of Westminster. Part of a JISC supported project. Good for help with things like Flash, Dreamweaver, After Effects and Director etc as well as general web design skills.

This course is ideal for those who want to use Facebook for social networking and online viral marketing but lack the skills or knowledge to do it.