Highlights of the Pew Internet Project’s research related to social networking. 86% of 18-29 year olds use social networking sites 
Creating presentations and slideshows is one of the needed skills for both teachers and students. Unfortunately many teachers still find it hard to arrange data into a catchy slideshow to share with students. 
Digital Learning Now offers a state policy framework that is America’s best hope for attacking education inequity. We have the roadmap, we have examples, and we have the technology to provide every American student with a good education. 
by Eric Sheniger The May 17 Digital Publishing Summit focused on the rise of tablet devices and to advances in their ability to create digital content.
What we have here is a failure to implement! Was the SMART Board a dumb choice? I’m going to say yes, only because of the way that it was brought to bear. Without a plan, without training, and without supplement, it was nothing more than an expensive, fancy toy for teachers (and the occasional student). If we are to justify the funds that we need for instructional technology, we must be smarter about how we approach and implement them. 
At one institution, students are constantly connected. At another, educators prefer to be off the grid. 
Students, including two soccer players suspended from games, say they should be able to say what they want on their own time. 
Three New York schools could soon pilot a new program developed by NYU graduate students. 
The guidelines recommend prohibiting students and teachers from being "friends" on popular social-networking sites such as Facebook.
Last week, I read an interesting blog post by Shelley Blake-Plock titled "The Problem with TED ed." It got me thinking about the flipped classroom model and how it is being defined.
Google is widely (and rightly) recognised as the mother of all search engines. But, if you need to drill down your searches by more specific details, do you trust Google to give you ...
Social media, when viewed statistically as a whole, is relatively accurate in understanding what we do and what we want to do. This infographic depicts many of the facts that have been gleaned over several months through social media research. Via EDTC@UTB 
A new guide strives to help counselors better understand Facebook.
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A private high school teacher shares her findings about her AP Calculus students - NEW guest post...
Kevin Buran teaches 6th and 8th grade science to students at Carmel Middle School. I use Evernote, Everywhere:
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I use Evernote for.. I first heard about Evernote about a year ago, but have become an avid user much more recently. Here are just a few of the ways that I use Evernote for teaching:
It's not your parent's school anymore. Technology has turned the learning and studying landscape upside down. 
The Flipped Classroom, as most know, has become quite the buzz in education. Its use in higher education has been given a lot of press recently. 
VersaHub is a platform for remote work teams and telecommuters. It provides remote collaboration, task management, telepresence and performance tracking features. 
a tool to help reflect on how we learn to use and apply new technologies... 
When we talk about using cell phones in class, we’re not just talking about using cell phones in class. 
The Swivl mobile accessory from Satarii allows you to video record yourself by using a dock that holds your mobile device and moves it horizontally and vertically in order to track the included marker that allows the device to know where you are.
Waukesha - Last year, Kim Crosby spent about 80% of her class time teaching math concepts at Waukesha STEM Academy. For the other 20%, she helped students individually.
To help you in your quest to decode your kids' space-constrained text babble, we've compiled a list of popular terms and abbreviations. These 92 terms are among the most popular, but know that this is just the tip of the iceberg.
By Nathan Maton
Games have shown great promise for learning, but it’s not always easy to figure out the logistics of how to use them in class. 
More and more students own mobile devices, including tablets, and indicate a strong desire to use those personal learning tools in school to increase collaboration and access to resources, according to the annual Speak Up Survey, which is...
Great for class projects!
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