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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Federal Communications Chairman Julius Genachowski unveiled the new "Digital Textbook Playbook," a resource designed by the Digital Textbook Collaborative to help guide educators in their transition to electronic resources and blended learning.

Smart post by Sam Gliksman on the reasons for classroom iPad use. A lot of what he says applies to technology in general.

The Stone is a forum for contemporary philosophers on issues both timely and timeless.Tags:The Stone is featuring occasional posts by Gary Gutting, a professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, that apply critical thinking to information and events that have appeared in the news.

An article from edutopia about someone who works with people to integrate technology into the classroom successfully.  He offers a list of specific ideas

Sean said this is better than sliced bread!

2006 Time article on ... you guessed it.

"what we know-from industry and neuroscience-is that organizational structure, environment, and human performance are deeply intertwined. It is inevitable that schools must be completely redesigned if society wants to tap the wellsprings of creativity and exploration that the industrial system subdues." Wow.