Mark Hines's List: sotf

SRI study shows blended empowers learning best

Howard Reingold's website that supports drupal based communities of practice and online learning - good stuff!

This is a great channel on YouTube that has been designed for introducing the concept of the big picture school to a general audience. Great short videos of students, advisers, mentors, all talking about what it means to learn in a school where they believe "one student at a time"

wonderful web site that has a great list of web 2.0 websites by category

wonderful resource for building exciting wikis with step by step directions

Powerful, well-designed, appropriate tool for introducing students to programming in an engaging way. Well the focus on visual learners and gender bias.

A great list of protocols based on our first CoL discussion on Sept 2.

The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students. The TIM incorporates five interdependent characteristics of meaningful learning environments: active, constructive, goal directed (i.e., reflective), authentic, and collaborative (Jonassen, Howland, Moore, & Marra, 2003). The TIM associates five levels of technology integration (i.e., entry, adoption, adaptation, infusion, and transformation) with each of the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments. Together, the five levels of technology integration and the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments create a matrix of 25 cells as illustrated below.

weighs in on the strength of bing's visual layout vs googles entrenched scholarly resources

Nice example of how High tech High teachers and students focus on 21st Century skills

Nice research based summary of school improvement efforts with an ICT focus

The Mobile Learning Institute’s film series “A 21st Century Education” profiles individuals who embrace and defend fresh approaches to learning and who confront the urgent social challenges that are part of a 21st century experience.

nice site that shows video examples of technology integration across their adoption matrix

this is a really cool voice to text app for FREE!!!

great resource for digital citizenship education

great resource for looking at iphone/ipod touch/ipad apps that are good for education

An article that explores mobile and portable devices in education and how they are transforming the way of lower schools utilize technology

This is a good look at the current conversation on the status of Ning, how education is using it and mist importantly what options will exist if and when ning becomes unavailable due to pricing changes

great resource of digital media and supporting resources through PBS

Nice article about how to hire for project based schools