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Provides a list of how technology has changed the classroom. Makes you think about the movement in teaching from using technology b/c you have to, to using technology b/c you need to.

Thirty teachers from Edina just finished a Teaching & Technology Cohort through Hamline University. The Teaching & Technology cohort focused on improving their leadership and technology skills through four blended courses. The focus of the classes was to enhance practice of integrating technology into Edina's curriculum as well as build leadership skills in teachers in the field of technology and learning.

From ALA: Libraries are in a revolution fueled by rapid advances in technology, and thus the roles, capabilities, and expectations of libraries are changing rapidly. National public policy for libraries must reflect these changes. Today, the American Library Association (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) released a discussion draft policy agenda for libraries to guide a proactive policy shift.

Lee Rainie, Director of the Pew Research Center's Internet Project, runs through the seven questions libraries need to address as they consider future services and their role for their patrons and communities...He describes how project research about the changing role of technology in people's lives affects the kinds of issues librarians need to address as they experience the disruptions of technology change.

As a chief technology officer or director of technology, probably one of the toughest challenges you face isn't keeping up with the technology, but rather understanding how to leverage it for your organization. While in the past, we were limited by the occasions that served as "learning experiences," in the 21st century, learning isn't restricted to a special event bound by time and place.

Home of the WCSLit, champions for School Libraries and Information Technology in Washington state.

Home of the WCSLit, champions for School Libraries and Information Technology in Washington state.

February 28, 2015 Gaming is a growing trend in the 21st century learning paradigm and you don't need to look hard to see the evidence. Digital and video games take up a big part of the lives of our digital natives, and of course, as is the case with every 'new technology' doubtful and cynical voices are the first to be heard.

So many great tips. Most teachers in my school use Google Classroom, so this was helpful.

25 tips for teaching with apps. Thought the idea of combining apps in instruction seems like such a simple idea, but I know that might not be used by all.

I follow this site off of Facebook. They do great things here and I have found many solutions and ideas in what is posted. Below is a recent post: This is a guest post from Tom Daccord (@thomasdaccord) of EdTechTeacher, an advertiser on this site. Thanks to a recent partnership with Khan Academy, Duck Duck Moose has made its terrific Draw and Tell iOS app completely FREE. With Draw and Tell, young students can easily create an animated screencast complete with voice, drawings, images, and objects.

Don't have technology anxiety.

Fun for students when studying animals

Kevin Honeycutt, a technology integration specialist, delivers the keynote address on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at the WASB/WASDA/WASBO State Education Convention in Milwaukee. Use technology to demand more from students. Then tell people what they can do!

How can you prepare students for workplace experiences that don't exist yet? As an educator in this digital age, that's one of my biggest challenges. Our students now in elementary school have never had a time in their lives where mobile technology wasn't present.

When used effectively, iPads can develop thinkers and problem solvers. They can be used to transform learning inside and outside of the classroom, and offer limitless opportunities. Many educators are effectively integrating technology in the classroom using iPads to achieve the 4C's, or "super skills," that digital learners need to compete in our global society.