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"On Wednesday, Feb. 23rd, members of the EDU PLN Ning and participants of #Edchat had the opportunity to join Gary Stager in a live conversation with a critical look at education technology."

A wiki with interview questions for various types of educational technology positions with some links to other sites.

Teachers...Make a Wish Just like a gift registry, you build a wish list of technology products for your classroom. Then you can tell prospective donors how their support will make a difference to your students. After a purchase, Digital Wish automatically donates an additional 2%-10% in funding for your next technology project!

The ISTE Classroom Observation Tool (ICOT®) is a FREE online tool that provides a set of questions to guide classroom observations of a number of key components of technology integration.

Overall there is a strong body of evidence linking the use of technology to improvements in learning and outcomes for learners. The relationship is not a simple one. Time taken to embed the use of technology, school-level planning and learner competency and focus of use, and link to models of learning are all important in mediating the impact of technology on outcomes. Schools that take a systematic and planned approach to using technology to support learning achieve better outcomes with technology than other schools. These 'e-mature' schools have a well-developed vision for learning and lead and manage their use of technology in support of this.

Explore how technology can be a helpful tool that enhances and supports students' performance with their writing. Below you will see technology listed with the suggested grade level posted next to the title. The grade levels are separated in three groups: primary (K-2 grades), intermediate (3-5 grades), and secondary (6-12 grades).