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This article provides an infographic that helps to demonstrate the potential direction of technology used in schools.

Wonderful visual of the evolution of technology in the classroom - would be a great graphic to show to students (and teachers) for fun.

"connecting education and technology"

This is helpful for coaches as well

This article opened my eyes to a new tech teaching technique - the "Flip Your Lessons" suggestion is a great approach to take in MS computer labs filled with kids of different tech/computer aptitudes.

"A noted Harvard social scientist documents the pitfalls and promises of computerized technology in business life."

How does technology impact learning?

Want to learn from students what they want out of tech in school and beyond - check out this free, online conference on January 31. I'm thinking of live streaming in the CS lab during that day as well.

why indeed?

Interesting thoughts on tech integration not just approached at curriculum level, but at whole school culture level.

Interesting read about the challenges of addressing media literacy in school & why it is so important. "Today's schools are focusing on boosting kids' technological proficiency and warning them about the perils of the web. But something critical is missing from this education. On the other end are the skeptics, among them the adults who fear that kids are being thrusted into a world of cyberbullies and pedophiles."

Take a look at the Make tab and also the Tools under the Explore tab. These activities might be great ways to incorporate coding and web literacy into your lessons.

This is the program my husband used to teach my 8th graders how to code their text for the app. My students loved it and can't wait to code! They code on one side of the screen and see the results on the other side. It gives them instant feedback to see if their code is correct or not.

Great list of websites for media sharing, digital storytelling, managing/organizing, social networking, content resources, and curriculum collaboration.

"...less than half the time that children age 2 to 10 spend watching or interacting with electronic screens is with what parents consider "educational" material. Most of that time is from watching television, with mobile devices contributing relatively little educational value."