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For all of you with ipads for kids, here are some great suggestions for how to maximize learning.

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Where's the Joy in Learning? Flickr:WoodleyWonderworks A school is not a desert of emotions," begins an article by Finnish educators Taina Rantala and Kaarina Määttä, published last month in the journal Early Child Development and Care. But you'd never know that by looking at the scientific literature.

This site has instructions and illustrations for making dozens of airplanes, boats, flowers, animals, and 3-D figures.

ISTE's NETS for Administrators (NETS*A) are the standards for evaluating the skills and knowledge school administrators and leaders need to support digital age learning, implement technology, and transform the education landscape.

Digital age leadership ISTE NETS standards

Menu of Workshops for Teachers on Curriculum, Cooperative Learning, Inquiry Based Learning

Amidst a Mobile Revolution in Schools, Will Old Teaching Tactics Work?

The ActivTable Promethean's preview of the interactive, collaborative table, the ActivTable. It has a high-definition 46-inch touch-screen, a full-featured Windows PC, and and can support up to six users simultaneously.

The "data room" at Sharpstown High School in Houston is covered from floor to ceiling in dense grids, neatly drawn numerals, and a rainbow of felt marker.

Scaling Up a Video Game-Learning Link Isn't it time we leveled up? By Michael H. Levine & Alan Gershenfeld At an event at the White House in September, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the establishment of the Digital Promise , a nonprofit initiative created to promote digital technologies with the potential to transform teaching and Learning. Experts on digital media and Learning cheered this latest signal that robust experimentation with technology based on rigorous research and development would take a more prominent place in the national education reform debate. In tandem with the Digital Promise rollout, our organizations-the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and E-Line Media-announced the second year of the National STEM Video Game Challenge . This video-game-design competition is intended to motivate interest in science, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM, Learning among America's young people by tapping into students' natural passion for playing and making video games. Why games? Are video games really a key element of an untapped "digital promise"? We believe the answer is yes. But we are also acutely aware that realizing this promise will take a concentrated effort by dedicated scientists, game designers, teachers, supervisors, educational publishers,... This article is available to subscribers only. To keep reading this article and more, subscribe now or purchase this article. Already have an account? Please login. Subscribe to Education Week and Save Get a full year and save up to 45%! Premium Online + Print 37 issues + Online Access $89 You Save 45% SUBSCRIBE NOW (See details.) Premium Online 12 Months Online Access $74 You Save 38% SUBSCRIBE NOW (See details.) EDUCATION WEEK EVENTS Bringing the Community to Schools WEBINAR MARCH 27, 2:00 P.M. EASTERN REGISTER NOW. Beyond Seat-Time Requirements WEBINAR MARCH 29, 2:00 P.M. EASTERN REGISTER NOW. The Accountability Push in Virtual Learning CHAT APRIL 9, 2:00 P.M. E

This site is an online reading program with interactive features and games. Students can create booklists, choose books, and take quizzes on books they've read. There are also contests and prizes.

Thanks Tolga! This website is great. I sent this to my Teachers so I'll let you know how it works out.