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While there are still some educators who dispute the importance of technology in the classroom, there is no dispute over the fact that technology is here to stay in schools. Whether you are one of those tech-savvy teachers who can't get enough of technology news and ideas or you are a teacher just learning to embrace technology in the classroom, these blogs offer a wealth of information straight from teachers and other professionals in the education field themselves.

Good technology resource blog mentioned by Sarah Houghton-Jan during her T is for Training Interview

Librarian In Black Blog

The Silicon Alley Insider recently named 21 technologies that became obsolete this past decade... here are ones that apply to learning. Perhaps a future T is for Training topic???

Robin Hastings upcoming Blogging and Lifestreaming book link at Amazon.

Mentioned during Sarah Houghton-Jan interview.

If this is your year to buckle down and tackle a social media strategy, it's time to get serious. The time for oohing and ahhing is rapidly drawing to a close,

Few writers have given me more to think about in the last few years than Daniel Pink and, in particular, his book A Whole New MInd, which Kylene Beers asked us all to read one year before we gathered for...

"Train­ing Rule: "Less is More" Iden­tify the most impor­tant pieces of con­tent. Spend train­ing time to ensure that par­tic­i­pants can process the infor­ma­tion and apply it to real-world situations. Here is a short list of instruc­tional strate­gies you can use to bring your lesson's con­tent alive: * Dis­cus­sions * Sur­veys * Contests * Case studies * Drills * Reflec­tive writing * Mind maps * Jigsaws * Brainstorming * Role-plays * Simulations"