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This Newsletter has many relevant articles on the topic of innovation in education. "Technologies to Watch" and "Game-based Learning" were particularly interesting. "Augmented Reality" is another interesting not-so-futuristic technology that makes me think, "Jetsons here we come!"

While searching web 2.0 and social software applications in K-12, I cam across this interesting article about how the success of gaming is based on perceptions of teachers. This idea of "perception" I becomes really important when trying to implement new technologies in schools.

These are some fun games to be used with young students. Civics (formerly Our Courts) is a web-based education project designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy.