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Amazing blog post by a senior in high school.

The latest effort by the New Humanities Collaborative to tell the story of how reading and writing have been transformed by the web. What does it mean to write? to read? to publish? The answers to these questions, once obvious, must now be reimagined. Can the educational system rise to the challenge of preparing students to live, work, think, and thrive in an environment of ceaseless change?

This is a collaborative project to generate Social Media Guidelines for school districts. The goal of this guideline is to provide instructional employees, staff, students, administrators, parents and the school district community direction when using social media applications both inside and outside the classroom.

Why new schools are choosing an old model to bring students into the 21st century.

This is a collaborative project to generate Social Media Guidelines for school districts. The goal of this guideline is to provide instructional employees, staff, students, administartors, parents and the school district community direction when using social media applications both inside and outside the classroom.

Wouldn't it be great to invite authors into your classroom or library to video chat with students before, during, and/or after you've read their books? We are growing a list of authors who want to make that connection with you. See the alphabetical list in the scrolling author box on the left. Read on to find out just how easy it is!

We hear a lot about the 21st Century learner - But what about the 21st Century Teacher? What are the characteristics we would expect to see in a 21st Century Educator? Well, we know they are student centric, holistic, they are teaching about how to learn as much as teaching about the subject area. We know too, that they must be 21st Century learners as well. But highly effective teachers in today's classrooms are more than this - much more.

This is a blog post from Presentation Zen on storyboarding. Embedded in the blog post is a video from Disney about their use of storyboarding. The post and video might be useful to share with students when developing projects that are best organized through storyboards.

Welcome to PBL-Online, a one stop solution for Project Based Learning! You'll find all the resources you need to design and manage high quality projects for middle and high school students.

Twitter has become a powerful tool for community organizers, marketers, and others who want to share and receive information in a fast, friendly environment. It's no wonder, then, that teachers have also found success on Twitter, using the tool to connect with students, share information with parents, and find useful resources. Here, we'll take a look at 100 tools that can help twittering teachers make the most out of this helpful microblogging tool.

6 minute academic overview of Wikipedia. Might be good for high school librarians, teachers and students (and beyond).

Joining us today are Clayton M. Christensen and Michael B. Horn, authors of Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns. In the book, the authors predict that within a decade, half of all courses at the high school level will be delivered online and they argue that each student needs a customized learning approach to maximize his or her potential.

The cellphone industry has a suggestion for improving the math skills of American students: spend more time on cellphones in the classroom.

"Extended interviews with educators on the meaning of "21st century literacies," recommendations for using new technologies, and ideas for updating lesson plans to support 21st century learning. "

This is a series of podcasts on copyright.

In the Web 2.0 world, self-directed learners must be adept at building and sustaining networks.

This is a blog entry post-Hacking Education Conference. It does challenge the thinking behind "reinventing" education. What is realistic and what is not....