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Mandating Technology Use

An argument for mandating classroom technology integration.

The Model of a Modern Technology Classroom

A long-term project shows improvement in the ability of teachers to integrate technology in the classroom and increase student technology literacy.

Technology, the Brain, and other Issues of Our Time

The television show Closer to Truth explains that "it brings together leading scientists, scholars and artists to debate the fundamental issues of our times."

Checking in on Edutopia

Edutopia, a long standing contributor to innovation in education, always merits consultation. A project of The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF), it just could help merge education with Star Wars and Indiana Jones.

Alabama Wiki Shares Best Practices

Alabama Best Practices Center 21st Century Learning Wiki is a space for educators to contribute and access resources to support 21st century learning. Emerging educational themes on the wiki include project-based learning, gaming in education, and teacher 2.0 resources.

Resources to Assess 21st Century Skills

The Assess 21 guided search from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a not-to-miss resource.

Creating Resources for Tech Integration

To enhance learning in a digital environment, Kindergarten through 6th grade teachers in the Maize School District, in Maize, Kansas, have been working together to create a database of all of their best teacher-created resources and activities.

21st Century Professional Development

Twenty-first century classrooms often influence cognitive processes more than the content they learn. That sea change requires schools to help teachers learn new skills and new ways of teaching so they can change their classrooms.

Classroom 2.0: Easy Entry to Collaborative Technologies in the Classroom

Classroom 2.0, a social network for educators using 21st century collaborative technologies, has 3,654 members. No, wait. 3,655, 3656...

How to Convince an Administrator to Use Technology

Here is a suggested five-step conversation plan for creating greater interest in digital technologies by your school administrators...

Puzzle Makers or Trend Setters

I have this running belief that the best way to garner attention, and maybe even get rich and famous, is to slap a 2.0 next to something you have interest in and run off to market it.

Keeping Up-To-Date with Web Resources

So many new websites, so little time! How can we find the best ones for education without wasting hours surfing the net?

Moving Parent Conferences Online

Going Online to End the Parent-Teacher Conference Logjam

One-to-One Computing and Classroom Management

sIf you spend some time observing the best, most-respected, teachers you will discover that one of their essential skills is good classroom management.

Teaching Teachers to Track Tech Tips

Due DayIf you take the time to sit and watch the rhythm of the learning experiences in almost any classroom, you will likely encounter at least one unique integration of technology to adopt.

Peer Coaching

pdYou could think of peer coaching metaphorically as a game. And just how does the peer coaching game work?

 

Square Peg, Round Hole?

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When I think of Web 2.0, I think of connections. And whether you are visualizing those connections by looking at a representation of a del.icious or Flickr network, it is all about linking to people, and the multiple connections that one can initiate through the click of a mouse.

Scissors and Cell Phones

We certainly live in technologically disruptive times. The release of the iPhone at the end of June represented an important step in continuing technological convergence which is bringing powerful, mobile computing and communication power literally into the hands of people around the planet.

Building Virtual Communities

RolesBuilding virtual communities is an art. The community has to be compelling enough that it will compete successfully for the attention of busy educators. They should generate excitement, relevance, and value to attract and engage members.

 

Ten Tips for School Based Technology

It's good to learn from one's mistakes...but a lot less painful to learn from someone else's. So here's a painless way of learning -- by using the author's mistakes.

50+ Ways to Raise $$$ for Technology


Educators were asked to send in their best ideas for helping students obtain their own technology - and the result is that fifty of them are here. Some are tried-and-true and some are unique. Take a look at some of the great ideas and add yours in the Comments box.

Professional Development for Leaders

When we talk about technology in K-12 schools, why must we focus on school leaders?

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Beyond the basics, students will need 21st century competencies to survive and thrive in the future. They will have to know how to think critically, apply knowledge to new situations, analyze information, understand new ideas, communicate effectively, collaborate, solve problems, and make decisions. School districts are looking for ways to help students acquire these new skills while they also address NCLB mandates.

This 21st Century Connections site links students, teachers and administrators to the latest resources, creative tools and educational leaders behind digital learning. Provided by Lenovo, Adobe, Intel and Futurekids, the site is hosted by Technology & Learning, NewBay Media.

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