The Best of 2011: EdTech Resources
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
By: Abbey Sullivan
Here’s your homework assignment over winter break!
We scour EdTech sites daily to remain current on research, industry happenings, and bring you the most helpful and relevant resources to encourage high achieving learning environments. We’ve compiled an archive of articles, blog posts and research pieces that have earned the highest response rate when we’ve shared them. We’ve also included links for each source’s website/blog and Twitter account (we follow all of them). Sections below include resources on differentiated instruction, collaboration, interactive learning, laptop programs, teaching with technology, and professional development. If you’re not already, follow @DyKnow on Twitter and “Like” us on Facebook to receive these articles as we come across them.
Feedback is welcome and appreciated – let us know what you think, and re-share with peers and colleagues! Happy reading 
Learning:
- “How Technology Fuels Learning” by Tina Barseghian | MindSHIFT | @MindShiftKQED
- “Leaders Share How Tech Has Helped Students Learn” by Lisa Nielsen | TheInnovativeEducator | @ InnovativeEdu
- “Social Media Pioneer Says Technology Will Transform Education” by Mark Schaefer | BusinessGrow | @markwschaefer
Professional Development:
- “Professional Development in a One-to-One Environment” by Nick Sauers | 1 to 1 Schools | @njsauers
- “10 Ways to Change the Minds of Tech Reluctant Staff” by Meris Stansbury | eSchoolNews | @eschoolnews
- “‘Digital Literacy’ Will Never Replace the Traditional Kind” by Annie Murphy Paul | TIME | @anniemurphypaul
- “4 Ways to Prepare Teachers for Technology Integration” by Tanya Roscorla | ConvergeMag | @reportertanya
EdTech Deployment & Differentiated Instruction:
- “Use of Technology-Rich Learning Environment Reveals Improved Retention Rates” by Michelle Cometa | RIT | @MicShellNews
- “Technology Adds Spark to Science Education” by Tina Barseghian | MindSHIFT | @MindShiftKQED
- “The Times, They Are a’Changin’” by Katie Hahn | DyKnow | @DyKnow
EdTech 1:1 Environments:
- “Study Reveals Factors in EdTech Success” by Laura Devaney | eSchoolNews | @eschoolnews
- “Tablet PCs: A Tool for Instructional Collaboration” by Mike Lafreniere & Greg Foley | Ohio Univ. – Chillicothe | @oucmath
- “1 to 1 Computing at MICDS: Our Visit!” by Abbey Wilson | DyKnow | @DyKnow
1:1 Implementation:
- “iPad vs. Netbook for a 1:1″ by Ben Grey | EdReach | @bengrey
- “What Does the Research Say about School One-to-One Computing Initiatives?” by Nick Sauers & Scott McLeod | @njsauers @mcleod
- “Measuring 1:1 Results” by Bridget McCrea | THE Journal | @THE_Journal
- “Successfully Building & Sustaining a One-to-One Program” by Becky Keene | Kent School District
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Great list! I also thought this article about The Future of Music Education from EdTech Digest was both fascinating and inspiring.
http://edtechdigest.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/interview-david-butler-the-future-of-music-education/
Hi Ada,
Thanks for the recommendation! What an interesting article on creative uses of EdTech. We find so many of these fabulous interviews, stories and anecdotes and yet there are always more to read. We’re always happy to take suggestions!
Thanks for reading and commenting, and Happy Holidays!
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I have to respond to this. I have been in communication with many different 1:1 users around the States. As a small rural district (Hopkins, MI) outside of a metropolitan area (Grand Rapids, MI) we are currently in a time of massive upheavals in the education field. I currently home school my children. Not because I feel like I need to protect them from the big bad world, but because I can get done in 20 minutes what it takes a classroom teacher and hour to lecture about. This leaves my children about three times the amount of time to delve deeper into question that they currently have or that interest them more than other topics. I have to believe that in order for Education to survive in its current from (IE: brick and mortar attending school) Educators have to stop thinking that they are the ones that only have the answers. Khan academy and others are slowly making teachers obsolete who refuse to move into this genre of teaching. Recording classrooms are just the next evolution in teaching. As teachers we have to be comfortable in the language of the next generation and without that ability we are going to be missing the amazing journey of growing ourselves alongside our students. Lecture is not bad in and of itself, but if one can do something more efficient and in the language of the students I think we should. I sometimes think as educators that we fail to recognize that this career is not for our own selfish ambition but for students!