The following list of Apps are what make the iPad essential to me. They are what make it more than just a toy

Educators are connecting with each other on Twitter and using it like a big teachers lunch room that’s open 24/7 whenever they need help, assistance or just want to connect with others.

The 21st Century Fluencies are not about technical prowess, they are critical thinking skills, and they are essential to living in this multimedia world. We call them fluencies for a reason. To be literate means to have knowledge or competence. To be fluent is something a little more, it is to demonstrate mastery and to do so unconsciously and smoothly.

An Age-Appropriate Lesson for the Gulf Spill

podcast with students' international stories

Chris Lehman at ISTE

Simple way to sell e-mail subscriptions

One of the first things I thought to use my iPad for was presenting and live demos. After all, it’s such a sleek, elegant device, why on Earth would I want to lug my laptop around at all? So I started researching ways to present from it.

I had a reasonably extended play with the iPad and I am very impressed. I think it has real potential as an educational tool.

Infographics help communicate information in a digestible manner as they creatively present data in an understandable and engaging format. With social media growing at an ever increasing pace, there is now a wealth of data about how people interacting with one another on the web. Naturally, infographics have proven an excellent aid in expressing high volumes of social web information in a clear, visually appealing manner.

Here are 10 infographics that prove as beautiful as they are interesting.

Primary teachers know this. Good secondary and post-secondary teachers know this. Some businesses even know this. But way too many people around this planet can't figure it out.

the need for the emphasis to be on STEAM – the addition of the A referring to the arts which are needed to encourage creativity.

View the links to the Voice Threads that were made between fourth graders and expert collaborators during our animal inquiry project this year.

Some parents say it is anti-American and too closely tied to both the United Nations and radical environmentalism. From its start in 1968 until 1976, the program was financed partly by Unesco. It is now associated with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, and until recently it endorsed the Earth Charter, a declaration of principles of sustainability that originated at the United Nations.

Mobile technologies in the classroom. Well, that is a bit of a misnomer. Mobile technologies should take one out of the classroom of course.

If it has a URL, you can share it on Howl. Collect, archive, comment on, and share interesting things. It's social bookmarking thats actually social!

some iPad apps that I thought were must adds for administrators and educators alike

Q & A session about blogging. (You should be able to access the recording here)