The goal is to give a perspective of educational history and technology, where common technology tools (such as a chalkboard or pen or even Internet) were once banned and labeled "harmful" as we are doing with cell phones. I created this video for my presentation at the MACUL conference tomorrow in Grand Rapids, MI. would love some feedback on it. Enjoy! Update: Here is the Link to video on TeacherTube.Enjoy MORE >>

the Guidelines provide practical advice to policy makers seeking to transform increasingly ubiquitous and affordable mobile devices into tools for learning. But as champions for "out of school learning" we felt that there was a large, and gaping hole. What about "out of school / adult / working learners"? The focus was too much towards school age learners. lot of thought had gone into how to impact government policy, and improve access to IT in schools. The joy of momentum! See below to links to all the resources. MORE >>

PEW Internet and American Life Project has just published the results of their study on how teachers in grades 6-12 are using technology. few highlights of the study include. Just 18% feel they know more than their students MORE >>

is a brand new text alert tool that focuses on parent-teacher communication. The focus is on making sure that the teacher can easily let parents know about a child''s progress in school on a daily basis. can see this tool being extremely helpful in elementary classrooms, where the teacher can give a quick update at the end of each week. also can see how this tool could be helpful with students with special needs or students who come from families where texting is a primary form of communication. 'ClassWith.Us The ClassWith.Us ClassWith.Us ClassWith.Us MORE >>

A strong case can be made that a revolution is underway in how computers are being perceived and used in schools across the world. For example an informal survey of over 600 students conducted by the Principal at a lower-socio economic school north of Brisbane in 2008 showed that more students already owned a mobile device such as an MP3 player, Nintendo DS and digital cameras than used a PC regularly (and this wasn’t even counting mobile phones!). The second factor is the growth in availability of these devices in schools. How do we know this? see p20). phone? link]. MORE >>