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Schools that have moved from banning and blocking to a pilot a program with schools that will redirect all YouTube links to educational content on Schools interested in participating in the pilot program can sign up at safely embracing tools like YouTube are able to empower their students to learn with real-world resources.

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Edublogs is built on WordPress - which was once just for blogs. But now, WordPress is used for way more than blogs and powers around 20% of the entire web! It never stops amazing us when we see all of the different ways that educators are using Edublogs and we don't get to share them all often enough.

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There is also an ipad holder for potty training now too..Check it out: http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=ipad+potty+chair&id=61FBD558EB09F08438CDC707D5DA27EC34E0F345&FORM=IQFRBA#view=detail&id=0E7F957E5FED69002596A57E5A8E97F13D6EDA96&selectedIndex=6 Here is the dirt on technology and the developing brain currently. As we know 90% of all foundational brain growth happens by the age of five. Babies are born with billions of unconnected brain cells waiting for stimulation, repetition, and connection with the outside new world. When you put a baby in front of rapidly changing images they are mesmerized. Why? Because things are flashing in front of them and they are trying to grasp meaning but can't because they have no mental context in which they can attach the new information to. Their brains develop expecting information to come to them in a rapid fire motion. But the world is slower than that (go back and watch old Mr Roger''s videos). When the brain is conditioned to expect rapid visuals and it doesn't find it inattention results. We are seeing more children with attention issues in school. For more go to Dimitri Christakis at Ted Talks www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoT7qH_uVNo By the way..this is Wendy =D

Thanks, Wendy, I am very interested in human development topics.

Lots of videos made by educators for educators.

Digital Storytelling 106--better known as "ds106"--sprouted in 2010 as a computer science class on digital storytelling at University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Founded by Jim Groom, educational technology consultant Alan Levine, and instructional technologists Martha Burtis & Tom Woodard, ds106 has evolved into a model for all instructors and students who aspire to experience, explore, and extend connected learning.

this is tomorrow! K12 online school

There's been quite a bit of buzz about documentary films that take a look at issues within the American education system. Whether you agree with the point of view of any of these films or not, they are sure to get you thinking. (Updated: 2/2014) Information about upcoming screenings can be found on the film's website.

Great how to videos about Diigo

The resources for history teachers wiki is so easy to use and has any resource that a history teacher in Massachusetts will ever need.