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"Secretary Arne Duncan announced the draft National Educational Technology Plan on March 5 This plan describes how information and communication technologies can help transform American education. It lays out a set of concrete goals to inform state and local educational technology plans, as well as recommendations to inspire research, development, and innovation."

Common Sense Media is dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in a world of media and technology. We exist because our nation's children spend more time with media and digital activities than they do with their families or in school, which profoundly impacts their social, emotional, and physical development . As a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization, we provide trustworthy information and tools, as well as an independent forum, so that families can have a choice and a voice about the media they consume.

"Educypedia is an information resource about scientific and educational material: electronics, engineering, science, encyclopedia, history and information technology. All the links in the central part are tested with respect to content. All pages at educypedia are free for personal and educational use."

Written for both new and veteran users, Mac|Life provides exclusive, authoritative information and advice for readers who want to get the most out of their Macs, iPods, and third-party hardware, software, and services. The magazine also delivers informative feature articles showcasing the latest hardware and software, an expanded "how-to" section, and candid reviews of the latest gear.

Access to information and people creates revolutionary changes in schools. One of these changes is the learning commons, a place where learners share information and resources. The courses you create and share on MoodleCommons.org add to the learning commons. Be part of the revolution by uploading your courses and improving those posted by others.

Information is very powerful but for the most bit it is bland and unimaginative. Infographics channel information in a visually pleasing, instantly understandable manner, making it not only powerful, but extremely beautiful. Once used predominantly to make maps more approachable, scientific charts less daunting and as key learning tools for children, inforgraphics have now permeated all aspects of the modern world.

Cheat sheets have a bad rap as a way for students to succeed on tests without actually knowing the information, but now it's time for them to have a more positive place in education. Cheat sheets can offer a succinct way for students to study their lessons and provide an excellent boost to what you are already teaching them in class. Cheat sheets can provide helpful information for teachers too. Browse through this selection to find cheat sheets for a variety of subjects.

ll About Explorers was developed by a group of teachers as a means of teaching students about the Internet. Although the Internet can be a tremendous resource for gathering information about a topic, we found that students often did not have the skills to discern useful information from worthless data. So we set out to develop a series of lessons for elementary age students in which we would demonstrate that just because it is out there for the searching does not mean it is worthwhile.

There's lots of good information on the Internet, but you will also find opinions, misconceptions, and inaccurate information. How do you judge the quality of Internet resources?

In this day of high-stakes testing and frequent complaints from teachers that they "don't have time to use technology" in the classroom, this wiki seeks to bridge the gap to help teachers see that technology doesn't have to be an add-on that distracts them from focusing on the curriculum. Rather than accepting an either/or mentality, we can begin to connect technology to the accepted "best practices" that our districts expect to see in our classrooms. Readers and contributors will learn and share information about specific Web 2.0 tools that can be used by teachers, and strategies that can be used with those tools that align with and support research-based effective instructional methods. Reference will be made to specific instructional strategies and a variety of examples will be shared covering all content areas from K-12 to college/university levels. This wiki is an information resource as well as an interactive space where readers can add their own insights and strategies.

If you're looking for information you can trust about kids and teens that's free of "doctor speak," you've come to the right place. KidsHealth is the most-visited site on the Web for information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years.

Assessment is a huge topic that encompasses everything from statewide accountability tests to district benchmark or interim tests to everyday classroom tests. 3 In order to grapple with what seems to be an over use of testing, educators should frame their view of testing as assessment and that assessment is information. The more information we have about students, the clearer the picture we have about achievement or where gaps may occur.

Indian Yellow Pages is a comprehensive online business directory website. We are a team of professionals with a vision - to present business information and services provider information in an easy manner.

Video encoding alludes to the way toward changing over crude video into an advanced configuration that is viable with numerous gadgets. With regards to real-time, recordings are regularly packed from gigabytes of information down to megabytes of information. Video encoding is fundamental for live streaming, assisting with guaranteeing fast conveyance and playback. Encoding can happen inside a program or portable application, on an IP camera, utilizing programming, or through an independent machine. We offer the Video Encoding RDP live encoding arrangement, which empowers the creation of quality encoding with managed cloud control RDP. Mainstream programming alternatives incorporate Vmix, Wirecast, and the allowed to-utilize OBS Studio. To pack the crude video into a more reasonable size, encoders use video and sound codecs, which apply calculations to shrivel the massive video for conveyance. To put it all the more just: encoding portrays the course of pressure, though codecs depict the means for doing as such. Video Encoding Although Video compression can affect video quality by reducing the size of video files, Video encoding reduce files size without effect on the quality of video and files during Video encoding GB's cover into MB's and make your content compatible with various platforms.

Kids' Informal Learning with Digital Media: An Ethnographic Investigation of Innovative Knowledge Cultures" is a three-year collaborative project funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Carried out by researchers at the University of Southern California and University of California, Berkeley, the digital youth project explores how kids use digital media in their everyday lives.

TextMarks is an early stage company focused on making text messaging more powerful and more accessible. We empower individuals and organizations to "text message enable" their information and their web pages -- and to do so in a matter of minutes. If you like what we are doing, please contact us. We are looking for passionate and talented individuals to help us fulfill our mission.

DOTGO is a brand new way to send and receive information by cell-phone text messaging. Use DOTGO to access your favorite companies, organizations, or web sites. Just send a text message starting with an internet domain name to the phone number DOTCOM (368266)-or to one of the phone numbers DOTEDU (368338), DOTGOV (368468), DOTNET (368638), or DOTORG (368674) as appropriate. Try it now!

This is an alphabetical list of websites where you can find out about anything and everything - whether it be a small fact or a large body on knowledge. The websites cover a wide range of informational and educational topics and include general reference resources, how-to guides, wikis, how-to videos, podcasts, courses, lessons, tutorials (including open courseware), e-books as well as other reference resources and places to ask questions both online and on your mobile. The resources are suitable for learners of all ages: students as well as workplace learners and lifelong learners - as well as teachers, educators and trainers.

The International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education (IJMCE) publishes cutting edge research and substantial in-process reports and theoretical accounts of mentoring and coaching in educational contexts, including schools, colleges and universities. IJMCE provides overviews of how mentoring and coaching are evolving as well as circulating critical engagement with theoretical and practical issues. It enables insights into variations in mentoring and coaching on a global platform, evidencing their situated nature and generic characteristics as well as reporting on emerging issues in mentoring and coaching theory and practice. This unique journal highlights what is recognised as effective practice in specific contexts, as well as evidencing why this is so and discussing possible transferability to other contexts.  IJMCE regularly features informed reviews of mentoring and coaching publications and provides conference reports from events that have global significance.

Kathy Schrock's Guide including a LOT of technology integration ideas, rubrics, bloom's taxonomy information, etc. GREAT STUFF!