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Thomas Frey provides insights on the direction learning and institutions of learning need to go given the emergence of online learning and billions needing education. Be sure to ready his paper hyperlinked to the article.

Based on a survey of over 500 educators, this is a list of the top 100 tools for learning in 2010. The list has been compiled every year since 2008. Some really good stuff in here.

Some research suggests that on-line reading (and learning) is not as memorable as reading hard copy. Learning strategies will need to be adjusted.

Maria Andersen's resource mind maps are always impressive and this one is no exception. It has links to loads of subject specific learning games.

Wow! This is great!

This site has a lot of information on learning disabilities.

Link shared by Julia Wagenknecht - GCFLearnFree.org® creates and provides quality, innovative online learning opportunities to anyone who wants to improve the technology, literacy and math skills needed to be successful in both work and life. By delivering over 750 different lessons to millions of people in over 200 countries and territories ABSOLUTELY FREE, GCFLearnFree.org is a worldwide leader in online education.

Collaborative project for telling about different holiday traditions. An opportunity both for learning about other cultures and traditions and for witnessing.

Another option for online Learning Management Systems. Seems geared more towards higher-ed/professional development. Lots of really great tools, though!

Learned about the Crash Course World History video series from free technology for Teachers - http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/10/37-crash-course-history-videos.html

Has anyone ever used something like this in his classroom?  I have students that greatly enjoy having some music playing in the background (I limit it to classical piano, mostly).  Anyone know of a study that demonstrates if this helps students learn?

I've used Simply Noise in my classroom of 5th graders and I have had mixed results. Some kids really like it and some hate it. I tend to prefer the brown noise as opposed to white or pink noise. I think I might make less of a deal of it with my next class next year and just use it for a little longer period of time to get a better read on its effectiveness. I took my students to on a field trip to Environmental Systems Inc in Brookfield, WI and they use brown noise generators throughout their office/cubicle area to mask ambient noise. I found it very soothing. They used to have it timed to go off at 4pm and they found that their employees subconsciously sensed it was time to leave for the day. Not wanting to encourage them to leave early, they decided to gradually bring the volume of the noise down over the course of 30 minutes and that took care of their issue. Not necessarily applicable to what you were asking about, but kind of interesting.

On this episode of The Forge we chat with Nancy Duarte about the concepts in her book 'Resonate.' Learn how to create powerful and engaging presentations. Nancy talks about how Steve Job's iPhone launch presentation and Martin Luther King's I have a dream speak have similar elements.

ABOUT: A brief Bible "clip" to read, learn and take to heart... today. Current series: "100 Bible verses in 1 year." 1 daily e-mail @ 2 verses per week x 1 year equals 100 verses. The only Bible you truly have is the one you carry between your ears. (For memorization tips, click here.) Based on the book: "100 Bible Verses" by Robert J Morgan. "Daily Bible Clip" is written by Pastor Michael Ewart 

I started this Google Group for participants in my EDT 6801 class through MLC. This group is meant to connect Google users of all kinds in our WELS schools to learn more about how these powerful tools can be used with effective teaching to meet the needs of our students and to preach Christ crucified to a dying world.

Recap of this week's keynote at the FETC Conference in Orlando by Jaime Casap, Global Education Evangelist at Google. He told attendees about the ways technology has -- and will continue to -- change K-12 education. Among other things, Casap said technology is causing students to learn in new ways and is providing them with almost constant access to information. The changing landscape, Casap said, makes it even more important for teachers to have access to professional development and for there to be a focus on digital leadership in schools.