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I have learned so much from doing this webquest. The movies are quite educational. Staff Development opportunities galore....

Interesting that this infographic includes history of computer science. Every time I look into tech in the classroom, I wonder at the disconnect between edtech and CS.

This is a great video that describes the needs of students as learners. It allows viewers to understand that the way students once learned may not work for students in the present moment.

This is a list of LMS (Learning Management System). There are a lot of good sites on here.

This national tech plan purports to outline five essential components "of learning powered by technology" to get us to a 2020 goal of having "the highest proportion of college graduates in the world." Learning, Assessment, Teaching, Infrastructure & Productivity

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMCnX3F6YC4 Here is another video (more like an animation similar to Suzzette's) to be added to the collection posted by my classmates. In it they mentioned a simple way to start utilizing this model in a school through lesson plans.

Simple and effective explanation with the use of a real life situation.The last post I made seemed very detailed and I wondered about my part as a teacher. Was I the one creating, following or implementing TPACK? This has helped me to clarify my thoughts. Thumbs up!

Hey Julian! This was a very effective sample from which I could get two of the main aspects in which technology can be a great contributor: students can learn independently by using tech applications, and students can learn more effectively by following an interactive model. Nice video!

Exploring the potential of mobile technologies for teaching and learning

Classroom management is essential if you want the students to learn. There is much literature and many theories on the topic. Article to highlight what teachers should be doing and what admins. should be seeing.

This provides a preview to the book listed in the title. The book provides several insights for implementing a successful laptop program in schools

We have understood for a long time that expert teachers are those who can bring together their deep knowledge of subject matter with profound understanding of what is good for learning. The combination has been described as Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) and is more than the simple addition of two parts.

This is a useful tool that shows how much more beneficial the TPACK approach is to learning in the 21st century.

This is an overview of Henrico County's vision of TPCK (TPACK) and how it relates to their 21st Century Skills initiative. The TPCK model has helped develop Henrico County's TIPC chart for evaluating teacher progress in relation to the usage of technology-related skills.

I liked the way this website showed how the TPACK model could be applied to various subjects and areas of study.

This is a video that goes through the different phases of technology use in Education. It is an advertisement for Smart equipment, but it's still an interesting short video

I noticed that the commonality over time was the users ingenuity in how he interfaced with the given resources.

Nice find. Interesting how they showed the digital age in 1995 with people connecting all over the world, but then back in the classroom in 2000 with smartboards not really used to connect with others. In the video, it doesn't look like the smartboard is changing the classroom dynamic of teacher-centered learning.

This article is a description of all the aspects of TPACK. There are a few interesting points made in this about the importance of flexibility when considering the TPACK model. I also liked the BNIE activity structure.

Since the early 1980s, advances in computer technology have transformed how we communicate, entertain ourselves, work and even learn.

Short read of things to remember when developing your school's own technology plan.

This is interesting. Makes lots of sense. I'm trying to find a date on the article, though. Does anyone see one?

Some interesting tips from Scholastic. I especially like their last tip - learn from a kid. We so need to understand how kids are using tech not only to engage them, but because they also do stuff with it that's not even on our radars.

Find whatever you're looking forwith Totally Local Yellow Pages West Prairie School District's three-year technology plan, approved by the district's board of education Thursday night, includes steps to move the district towards implementing a one-to-one digital learning program that would provide students with their own device, such as a laptop computer or iPad.

For those who like learning from journal articles.