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"Most of the teachers had been reluctant towards technology but Skype is one of those fantastic free tools that gets teachers new to technology motivated to try the technology. For this reason, I love to show teachers and administrators Skype. Skype is one of the top tools I introduce to teachers, administrators, and my students. This tool has tremendous learning potential, is free, easy to use, and has incredible buy-in."

This is Dan Callahan's blog. He is an exceptional technology integration specialist.

"Ed tech adoption isn't about forcing new technologies on teachers or wearing them down in an effort to obtain grudging "buy in." On the contrary. In order for any technology-centered education initiative to have meaningful results, according to Rushton Hurley, it has to be born of a spirit of collegiality, teamwork, and openness. And, he said, it doesn't hurt to give teachers some time share their successes with one another."

"Broadband, Social Networks, and Mobility Have Spawned a New Kind of Learner By John K. Waters 12/13/11 Students are different today because of technology. Every educator knows this, of course, but this change is about much more than agile thumbs, shriveling attention spans, and OMG'd vocabularies. According the Pew Research Center, the combination of widespread access to broadband Internet connectivity, the popularity of social networking, and the near ubiquity of mobile computing is producing a fundamentally new kind of learner, one that is self-directed, better equipped to capture information, more reliant on feedback from peers, more inclined to collaborate, and more oriented toward being their own "nodes of production." "

"Since technology in classrooms is constantly being updated, the way children practice skills should be updated, too. KidBlog is a fast and easy way for teachers to set up their very own classroom blog. Think of it like an online journal. Instead of students writing passages in a notebook everyday, they can do the same thing on the computer and not have to worry about losing the book or leaving it at home. It is a new way for them to discover the joys of writing as a way to get their thoughts across."

"You are reading Part II of a series of blog posts that started out of the desire to help teachers learn more about blogs for themselves in order to help/coach/facilitate their students' blogging adventure. My guiding questions for this series of blog posts are: How can I make it easier for teachers to learn about the process of teaching and learning with blogs? How can blogging enhance student learning? What are components of QUALITY blogs? How can I guide teachers in experiencing a shift in teaching and learning and help them make a pedagogical commitment to blogging. In Part I, I laid out the importance of READING blogs in order for the teacher to be able to gain and understanding of student blogging as a platform FOR learning, not "just" a vehicle for technology integration."

"Garfield teachers have grown so much in a very short time: last year the worked on developing PLCs (Professional Learning Communities) and CRT (Culturally Responsive Teaching). Now they want to infuse technology to not only motivate stuGarfield Elementary teachersdents to want to learn but to change the learning environment."

"When I asked my students recently how blogging in class makes a difference to them, they had lots to say. Blogging has allowed them to meet students from all over the world and discover new interests. It's also helped them improve their technology skills and write more on assignments than they could if they had to use paper and pencil."

"MEET the mini-bloggers. Most think of blogging as an adult pastime but kids as young as seven are now joining in. Some young bloggers are proving so popular, they have started to receive sponsorship. Here HEATHER GREENAWAY talks to children from Scotland's first blogging primary school and a teenage book blogger, who is proving a hit with famous authors."

"YouTube safety mode is finally here. This should make it feasible for school to districts to "lock down" YouTube at the browser level. It even filters out comments which is ideal when in a school setting!!" Check out the video:

"Hear from Dr. Ruben Puentedura, creator of the SAMR model, on how teachers can apply the model - from modification to redefinition - to transform teaching and learning. "