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Dragon's Den: A Reality TV Simulation for Research Writing (Guest Blogger)

Todd FinleyDecember 15, 2010

Tags Classroom Technology, Comprehensive Assessment, Formative Assessment, Mobile Learning, Student Engagement, Middle (6-8), High (9-12), English Language Arts

Editor's Note: Today's guest blogger is Stephanie West-Puckett, a National Writing Project Teacher Consultant and a Teaching Instructor, Department of English, at East Carolina University

A Primer on Interactive Books

Laura FlemingSeptember 8, 2010

Tags Classroom Technology, Mobile Learning, Technology Integration, Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12), English Language Arts

Editor's Note: Today's guest blogger is Laura Fleming, school librarian at Cherry Hill School in River Edge, NJ. Laura blogs at EdTech Insight.

In my quest to find all interactive children's literature or take "static" literature and make it interactive, I have divided all of my findings into tiers which I will share with you in this post.

Will the iPad and Similar Technology Revolutionize Learning?

Bob LenzJune 9, 2010

Tags Classroom Technology, Mobile Learning, Teacher Development, Technology Integration, All Grades, District of Columbia

I am writing this blog post on the new Apple iPad while on a plane returning from the Newschools Venture Fund Community of Practice and Summit in Washington DC. There, at the nation's capital, a gathering of education entrepreneurs from across the country explored the themes of technology and innovation.

iPod, iListen, iRead

Milton ChenMay 17, 2010

Tags Classroom Technology, Mobile Learning, Primary (K-2), Technology Integration, Upper Elementary (3-5), English Language Arts, California, Oregon

The learning landscape is shifting under our feet. It's an exciting and momentous time for technology advances in learning, from the explosion of interest in online courses to free videoconferencing to powerful new devices at lower cost, such as the iPod. Having worked in educational media and technology beginning in the 1970s, I dare say that more change has happened in our field in the last four years than the last 40.

Can Electronic Reading Devices Replace Classroom Texts?

Owen EdwardsSeptember 25, 2009

Tags Mobile Learning, Technology Integration, All Grades

And now a few words about the book, that ancient medium we've all encountered, with ink on paper pages, a front and back cover, and pleasure, or knowledge, or provocation, or even a certain necessary tedium stored within.

The Digital Divide Within: Creating a Level Playing Field for All Students

Chris O'NealJune 7, 2007

Tags Digital Divide, Mobile Learning, Teacher Development, Technology Integration, All Grades

This is a follow-up post to "1-2-3 -- Red Light!: Let's Give the Use of Technology in Classrooms the Green Light Instead." There's still a lot of talk about the digital divide in this country. I've seen it firsthand as I've worked with schools and school districts around the country on technology-leadership issues; some student populations do lots of online and computer work at home, but other schools serve students who don't have computers and Internet access at home, so the choices for after-school technology work are limited.