This is a ning site dedicated to the support of a Personal Learning Network for Educators. I found this to be very interesting.

A compilation of four new studies of one-to-one computing projects in K-12 schools identifies several factors that are key to the projects' success, including adequate planning, stakeholder buy-in, and strong school or district leadership. Not surprisingly, the researchers say the most important factor of all is the teaching practices of instructors.

This slide share is a pretty good prep to see what is being said and done in schools who are ingaged in 1:1 computing. Henrico County Schools are also mentioned.

Key links: TPACK wiki | TPACK Newsletter | Key pubs: Mishra & Koehler 2006 | Koehler & Mishra 2008 Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), builds on Shulman's idea of PCK, and attempts to capture some of the essential qualities of knowledge required by teachers for technology integration in their teaching, while addressing the complex, multifaceted and situated nature of teacher knowledge.

Posted on: January 12th, 2008 | Categories: Design, Housekeeping, Technology, TPACK | 5 Comments " Other related posts and pages: |Koehler & Mishra (in press) | Koehler, Mishra & Yahya 2007 | Koehler & Mishra (2005) | Harris, Mishra & Koehler, republished | Harris, Mishra & Koehler, 2009 | The Mishra & Koehler (2006) article is the first and somewhat definitive presentation of the TPCK framework.

Help Needed : The section on Researching TPACK is in need of heavy development, and needs your help. If you know of any approaches to developing TPACK for pre- or… An introduction to TPACK - Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge A number of TPACK survey instruments have been created.

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.

Basic rubric for effectively evaluating a technology plan.

Busy directors and program managers may feel that they don't have time for technology planning or that technology planning is too complicated. However, the creation of a technology plan is an important way to stay aligned with the program's needs and to procure adequate funding.

Another video presentation that captures the past as well as the future. It is amazing how much we have grown. We still have a long way to go...

The Future Amazingly Precise Predictions from AT&T in 1993 Super-Low-Tech iPhone Speaker Touch Screen Technology in 2014

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

Technology has evolved into a vast field of capabilities. This site has comparisons of the past and the present. The slide show really gives you that concept of evolution.