It is not enough to teach students how to understand information and communications technology. At some point you are going to have to assess their knowledge and understanding.
Here is a list of educational games that can be used to teach kids during the school year or over the summer break. An interesting and eclectic list of games from a wide variety of sources.
U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra addresses participants at the Edustat University 2009 conference, hosted by Albemarle County Public Schools in Charlottesville July 20-22, 2009. Chopra discusses using data to help discover and overcome gaps in student learning and how to know what we teach and how well it is working. (2:24 minutes)
Are you looking for ways to incorporate digital media into your teaching?
PBS Teachers offers a series of FREE monthly webinars featuring leading education technology experts and PBS producers sharing resources and strategies to help teachers use digital media to engage students in rich learning experiences.
We designed these applets for NCTM's Illuminations website to help improve the teaching and learning of mathematics. They work great on your interactive whiteboard for whole class instruction. Give them a try!