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 * //Here are two lists of rich resources for technology integration.//**
 * The first is a list of groups, companies, or other organizations that work as (more or less) a branded entity in education to promote and support the increased use of new teaching strategies to meet the needs of today’s learners.
 * The second is a list of individuals - some perhaps more well-known than others - who publish books, speak at conventions, and are generally considered experts in the field of educational technology. Included in this second list are also many teachers who are "rank-and-file" pluggers, just like us, who use their blogs to share about their experiences with using technology in their classrooms.

//Note: Most **educational podcasts** are originally posted on the educators' blogs, but using an aggregator, you can locate good educational podcasts more easily. Here's a useful podcast aggregator: [|iTunes]! (Read [|more about podcasting in general and using iTunes] in particular.)//


 * Sites from organizations dedicated to helping teachers use tech for real learning gains...**

[|MiddleWeb - Middle Grades Resources] from MiddleWeb.com [|Technology Tools, Organizers, and Templates for Teachers - Scholastic] from Scholastic.com [|Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators (Home Page)] | [|Tech Tools] from [|DiscoveryEducation.com] and Kathy Schrock: //"a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning."// [|Real World Math & Science Lessons, Movies, & Activities for Your Classroom] from The Futures Channel [|Classroom 2.0] the social networking site for those interested in Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies in education. [|Project-based Learning] and [|Technology in Education] from Edutopia.com [|Information & Inspiration for Innovative Teaching in K-12 Schools] Edutopia.com home page [|4Teachers] - works to help you integrate technology into your classroom by offering online tools and resources. Be sure to check out their "4Teachers Features" and the "4Teachers Family of Tools" on the home page! [|Technology Integration Resources for Classroom Teachers] from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) [|Your Learning Journey: Using Project-based Learning in the Classroom] from ISTE [|National Educational Technology Standards] from ISTE [|Lighthouse Learning Island] A collaborative Second Life professional learning community of K-12 educators. [|Teach With Tech] Presented by the Indiana University School of Education. //"This podcast, and this blog, are designed to feature information and resources relevant to teaching with technology at the K-12 and higher education levels.////"// [|techLEARNING] //Technology & Learning// magazine's blog, with great content for teachers, tech facilitators, and administrators. [|Landmarks for School — 21st Century Literacy Tools and Information] from David Warlick: //“This Web site is dedicated to the idea that the very nature of information is changing, practically before our eyes. It is changing in what it looks like, where we find it, what we look at to view it, what we can do with it, and how we communicate it. Here you will find information and tools designed to help us redefine literacy for the 21st Century.”//


 * Blogs from Teachers (still in the classroom) and various Educational Technology Specialists (who came from the classroom or are still there)...**

[|Helping Teachers Grow!] A collaborative resource by teachers for teachers with great ideas on how to manage a classroom and become an effective educator. Make sure you sign up for the free Teacher Tips and Tricks newsletter! [|Helping Teachers Grow! Our blog...] Come read and connect with others who are dealing with similar issues in the classroom. [|Tammy’s Technology Tips for Teachers] from Tammy Worcester: //“[Helping] other educators to build models of effective technology implementation that will have the potential to truly transform schools.”// [|2 Cents' Worth] David Warlick's blog: //"Teaching and Learning in the new information landscape..."// [|Weblogg-ed] from Will Richardson of Connective Learning [|Kathy Schrock's Kaffeeklatsch] from Kathy Schrock: //"I will be posting thoughts, discoveries, and ideas here as I discover them, mainly on the topic of educational technology, and I invite you to do the same!"// [|Cool Cat Teacher] from Vicki Davis: //"Teaching content with new tools, enthusiasm, and the belief that teaching is a noble calling!"// [|Ozline] from Tom March [|Engage Me or Enrage Me] from Marc Prensky: //“As learning, education and training experience enormous technological changes, the perspective of today’s ‘digital native’ learners … is typically absent. These employees –who make up at least half of our workers and all of our students — require a different, faster, more enjoyable way to learn.”// [|Educational Technology and Life] from Marc Wagner. //"His work with schools and districts includes writing educational technology plans, leading pilot projects for emerging technologies, and working with parents to help them understand the powerful new tools their students use everyday."// [|Steve Hargadon] a blog about //"K-12 educational technology: collaborative web technologies, free and open source software, e-learning, & School 2.0."// [|tech4teaching] from Laura B. Fogle [|Moving at the Speed of Creativity] from Wesley Fryer [|Ed Tech] from a tech integration specialist in Cobb County Schools, Georgia: //"All about using technology to educate."// [|Technospud Projects] from Jennifer Wagner: //“Encouraging Teachers to Use Technology Tools!”// [|A Learning Hedgehog] and [|Always Something New] from Michelle Gilmer [|Practical Theory: A View from the Classroom] from Chris Lehmann [|Thoughts From A Technospud] from Jennifer Wagner [|EdTech Avenue] Discussions about current trends in Educational Technology [|EdBlogger Praxis] Collaborative blog. Here you will find great links to leading educational blogs. [|Infinite Thinking Machine] Collaborative blog... //"designed to help teachers and students thrive in the 21st century. Through an active blog, an Internet TV show, and other media resources, the ITM shares a 'bazillion practical ideas' for turning the infinite universe of information into knowledge."// [|Spiral Notebook: Educated. Innovative] collaborative blog from Edutopia.org contributors Diane Demee-Benoit, Stephen Hurley, Katie Klinger, Bob Lenz, Jim Moulton, Mark Nichol, Chris O'Neal: //"Original, creative, practical, and sometimes unusual advice and ideas to get you started - or keep you going!"// [|Teacher Hacks] A collaborative blog for practical and innovative teaching ideas. [|SEGA Tech] Southeast Georgia Technology group's collaborative blog

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