What's the best thing you've read, listened to, or watched related to the role of technology and learning? Why was it so helpful?

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  • ....:still thinking on this one
  • "Blended" because it talked about innovation as being potentially disruptive or supportive, as well as giving examples of schools where technology was transformative.
  • "Hole in the Wall Computer" - TED Sugata Mitra (also another great speaker for your list) [What children are capable of on their own...]
    Any of Sir Ken Robinson's TED talks or books [All focus on innovation and creativity in education]
    Malcom Knowles - Adult Learning Theory - Why teaching adults is quite different from teaching young students
    Made to Stick - Chip Heath & Dan Heath [How we can help make ideas and concepts ""stick"" with students]
    The man who lied to his laptop - Clifford Nass - [Learning how people think and learn by using technology tools]
  • "Innovation it s process not a product" by George Couros http://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/6999 This was helpful because it is the message I am trying to get across about using the school library. 
  • "0 to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future - Thiel 
  • Moving from a space of 0-N and into a space of 0-1 creates a future that isn't just different, but one that is better. Rather than taking something that already exists and tweaking it, we need to look to the future as a place in which unlimited opportunity exists to develop something completely new. "
  • 1. We have smart classes in the school which enhanced students learning three folds.
    2.We are a Microsoft school and use technology in big way.
    3.We adopted KAHO app. By which we create lesson plans,take daily attendance, write observations of students,make announcements,give homework and many more. Every teacher,parent and student have access to use it with their username and passwords.
    4.We have taken many iEARN projects. Under these projects students use internet,attend webinars,skypes and post their comment on iEARN forum through their username and passwords.
    5.We have collaborations with different schools all over the world under British Council Projects. Our 11 teachers visited schools under Teacher Exchange Program. It could possible only because use of technology.
    6.We got ISA award twice.
    7.Our head teacher Ms.P.K.Dhillon is designated as Master Trainer for core skills by the british council.
    8.We got award in blog writing under business enterprise challenge .
    9.We have two classes in which students use only electronic devices for learning.
  • 2015 Intel Superhuman Academy show at Ravensbourne, London. The event bought together, cutting edge technology, Brighton Digital Festival creatives and young people in a fun unconference way.
  • A class I took title Computers and Composition from NSULA
  • A clip on a skateboarder trying to learn a trick. Most of the failures were 'almost' and he would try again.
  • A conference in "Cosmo Caixa" in October, by an University professor from Stanford, I can-t remember now the name. He was talking about robots in our life. 
  • a couple of tech grad classes from UMO in Maine; great teachers pushed me to go beyond my comfort zone
  • A course from oregano ATDOP
  • A demo of a robotics kit for early years because it didn't need a screen.
  • A Paradigm Shift:  From Public School to Virtual Campus Dormitory
  • A SAMR model orientation because it gave me an overview on where I was and where I could go with technology. 
  • a short workshop on cloud resources; it demonstrated cost savings
  • A TED Talk by Sir Ken Robinsen plus the series of 8 TED talks.  https://www.ted.com/playlists/125/tv_special_ted_talks_educatio They clarified and re-puposed an approach to education.  The talks clarified the role of teacher, student, teaching, learning and technology. I believe the most valuable information and insight has been taken from the students I work with on a daily basis. They visit classrooms and see what is occurring not just with technology but testing, student teacher interactions, administration input, professional collaboration, access to technology, basically, the general climate of the education system which I cannot get from a talk or reading a report.  Their insights are "real".
  • A Whole New Mind.
  • About new schools in few countries like CANADA
  • accessibility to learning anytime, anywhere  --  opportunity to engage with the contents and the powerful support offered by  Technology in student learning
  • Actually, the best stuff isn't about tech but about what tech enables - culture change to one of student/teacher agency/ownership.  Drive is good in this way. Also Senge's The FIfth Element.
  • All aboard from the irish council on higher education - a tube map with technology "trains" instead of "underground"  http://allaboardhe.org/digital-skills-framework/ 
  • An article at Mindshift regarding the role of tech in the classroom. I just managed to set the bundaries between me and tech.
  • An old article from IBM on empathic design. I consider empathy the missing piece in education experience design.  Administrators, administration ans some educators, sadly, who "know better" what (they think) learners need and want and refuse to listen to their learners.
  • Answered previously
  • Any number of Ted Talks that speak to the role of technology in learning.
  • Anything by Sir Ken Robinson. It is so helpful because the message rings so true.
  • Anything from Tech & Learning, Adam Shoenberg, or going to EdCamps
  • Appreciation of education technology by Dr Agarwal of MIT .
  • Articles on Edutopia. It helped shape my perspective on the extent of technology,its limits and its advantages.
  • Back to How People Learn -- Bransford et all
  • Best practices and participatory activities, available to anyone who wants to become a more engaged and understand how to become a better learner- as Professor Barbara Oakley, who has taught a course on the Coursera MOOC platform - teaches Learning How to Learn to millions of students worldwide. She discusses and demonstrates some well vetted authorities on research methods based on current brain science with a leader in the field Dr. Terrence Sejnowski from Oakland University.   Sometimes, even as an adult learner, it is still important to seek out the knowledge through courses, that we never had, that are available right now,  to anyone at no cost all because of online education.
  • Blended learning, Authoring tools, Design principles, ADDIE models. It gave an insight of how the tools blended with theories can create a meaning impact to create a rich learning experience. 
  • Books and hands-on learning experiences with focus on UX- always something I can adapt easily into my workflow or attitude.
  • Can't point to one thing, but generally those speakers who understand tech as a tool (like a pencil) and outstanding instruction coming from teachers not their tools. Also, am very interested in the thoughts on AI and IA--looking more forward to a world of  intelligence amplification
  • can't think of any at the oment
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  • Carson Block- technology trends in libraries. It was super-helpful because it helped us look forward to the types of programs and services we'll need to provide as technology continues to evolve.
  • Chris Anderson on the role of video on education (TED Talk). Because reasonably justified the power of videos in education (learn by seeing and hearing)
  • Classroom 2.0 speakers sharing practical learning experiences with students. Even if I do not use the information offered, it broadens my thinking and shapes teaching practices.
  • Coursera's Tinkering Fundamentals with the Exploratorium
  • Creatively Teach Common Core Literacy Standards with Technology -- it's an excellent guide.
  • Data Information Literacy: Librarians, Data, and the Education of a New Generation of Researchers
  • Design role in learning - Harvard Education School Project Zero
  • Do I Really Have to Teach Reading - Cris Tovani. She talks about providing purpose for students to engage them in reading and it got me thinking about purposeful technology integration, if I want my students to be engaged in learning and using technology to enhance that learning I have to provide purpose for both the tool and the learning. 
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  • Dr. Jörg Dräger's Book "Die digitale Bildungsrevolution" because it is based on practical examples and describes opportunities as well as downfalls.
  • EdSurge because it has quick up to date information, Teachercast podcasts because there are interesting interviews and topic discussions
  • EdSurge in general - it's timely and so relevant. As far as a particular piece of reading, I like Linda Darling-Hammond's The Flat World and Education
  • El papel que juega la tecnología en el éxito de las comunidades y la comunicación global ágil y pertinente, fue útil para los jóvenes que inician a estructurar su éxito futuro.
  • examples of good practice presented in the framework of webinars because they have immediate applicability (Teacher Learning Community http://community.simplek12.com, http://home.edweb.net)
  • Explore Like a Pirate, The Zen Teacher, #DitchSummit
  • Faculty Focus
  • FCIS speaker --- he actually showed how he utilized specific apps (both free and costly) 
  • For me, the foundation was my EdTech Masters program where I learned how powerful tech in the hands of students can be (if used in powerful ways)... so it was a powerful Teacher Ed program. Other sources: Edutopia has some amazing articles, learned a ton from the English Companion Ning (tons of ideas from other professionals), and of course CUE. Sorry, I don't have one easy source that says it all.
  • GAmification
  • Generation global video conferencing.  
  • George Couros keynote at the MN TIES convention in 2015
  • Gerald Celente said something along these lines that education was heading into the virtual classroom.
  • Giovanni Biondi conference (Lucca, Italy). He talk about friends ad enemies of ed tech.
  • Global Education Conference sessions.  They are timely, applicable, and approach from a global perspective.
  • Google classroom activities
  • Google classroom ideas; blogs about how to apply technology in the science classroom.  The helpful ones give step by step directions, easy to apply ideas, free sharing.
  • Growing Up digital or creating Innovators.  Both books got to the why. 
  • Guide for tools is nice to any teacher to use new technology.
  • Heitin, How Should Reading be Taught in the Digital Era?
  • Honestly, i can't remember. I usually read bad things about technology for Learning it and it irritates me. Technology : YES, what else ? for Learning : AGAIN !
  • Honestly, I love hearing from kids about how they have hacked learning through the use of technology.  It is helpful because kids are our customers....doesn't make sense to design anything without them.  
  • Horizon reports. Up to date and thorough.
  • House of EdTech podcast - simple, short, sweet and immediately actionable suggestions
  • How to change a spark plug in a motorcycle.
  • http://ajjuliani.com/7-ways-use-technology-purpose/   I refer back to this link often. It is helpful to new teachers delving into the world of technology and is a reminder to veteran tech users that purpose is an important lesson in itself.
  • http://ddeubel.edublogs.org/2010/04/27/student-created-content-its-about-learning-not-teaching/  I needed this to refocus a few teachers. They were consuming.. not creating.
  • http://www.litandtech.com/ It has examples from a teacher in the field. She helped streamline paper load. http://generation.global/
  • https://thejournal.com/articles/2016/12/12/conversation-with-dan-mcguire.aspx It's about the work I do,
  • I am teacher and I believe I have always been highly successful while using modern technology in Education. 
  • I am use and demostrate that technology is powerfull tool to learning with google edu apps
  • I attended BETT 2016 and many of the seminars were insightful and the discussion were enlightening.
  • I can't think of a certain item at this time.
  • I do not remember the the names ..... for example, now I am keen on the creation of distance learning courses on Moodle platform .... I do not know whose name is related to this technology
  • I enjoy a lot of Ted Talks because they are bite size and fit into my day and usually framed in such a way that it make me think.  One specific article/book/video doesn't come to mind, though.
  • I enjoy reading about spaced repetition and adaptive learning. To me, these are ways to use technology in a manner that informs a teacher's instruction and makes them work smarter, not harder.
  • I feel on my own experience reading one on one the best is to be there, present, reading, learning, talking now, in the present. "The best thing" ... happens right now.
  • I follow some of the Google tech pages on Google+ they often share ideas for technology in the classroom. 
  • I have attended a conference where i was inspired by Mr. Ryan Buchanan to use technology in classroom and mobile phones. It proved helpful because digital natives spend most of their time on mobile phones - in this way they enjoy working on electronic assignments and apps using their mobile phones
  • I have attended many conferences on the use of technology in the classroom, so I can't really narrow it down to a single thing.
  • I have been studying multiple areas of technology since 1990, starting with various Adobe software programs and others like Microsoft for both Mac and PC. I feel the best educationally based technology tool, and it's Notebook software has been Smartboard interactive technologies.
  • I have listened to some Learning2.0 webinars. Honestly, this is the best resource  have seen and used....
  • I have read an article about a telecollaborative project between kids from different countries and I have decided to try it with my students.
  • I have read and listened too a lot about technology and learning. It depends on the angles chosen.
  • I have seen, read and listened to many encouraging things on this. I can not name them now.
  • I have watched and listened to presentations of Library 2.0, I have benefited by getting awareness of the trends the world is striding through
  • I heard a presentation by Leigh Cassell (Digital Human Library).  The thing that struck me the most was ways that teachers are getting parents involved with their childrens' learning through blogs and other communication/social apps. It enables and encourages the students to share what they've learnt, and then have parents or experts comment on their blog entries. It demonstrates that learning doesn't take place in a single location, but is happening, whether purposefully or not, all the time and that what they share is valued. The other thing that was so poignant in her presentation was the story about a student that continued to write without any sentence structure.  He was helped by the teacher numerous times, but it was only when one of his peers said that he couldn't read it and wouldn't read any more if it wasn't changed. Well that made an impact - the blog entries improved with the help of his peers - another part of his community helping him achieve success.
  • I heard Megan Smith speak at my daughter's college graduation last Spring. I also met her at a reception the day before and found her thinking interesting because it is not simply about technology.  Yong Zhao is always inspirational. David Perkins is not as much about technology but is a deep thinker in education. 
  • I like my podcast, Techlandia and Grumpy Old Teachers. I think the website CodeCampus and doing an online course to teach and learn Scratch has been awesome. 
  • I liked Paul Solarz's book. He gave concrete, specific ideas that could be applied quickly in the classroom.
  • I look for sites that help 3-7th graders with content and language art skills.  Newsela is good.  Teachers Pay Teachers has some good resources.  XXL has a deep source of math supplements.  I use Lexile to level books.
  • I love my learning network on twitter. There is just so much that I find it overwhelming and can only mine so much of the information. Some things I like to read: Learner's Way, educatorstechnology.com, freetech4teachers.com.
  • I loved the dream flags presentation, it captured so much that is needed, and did it in a very accessible way. 
  • I owe a huge debt to Tech Savvy published by the American Association of University Women and was the most inspirational reference for the literature review in my doctoral dissertation.
  • I read a book about instructional design that I found very helpful in thinking about how to design websites and learning platforms.  
  • I read so much as a LMS on this topic.  I try to be as knowledgeable as possible so that I can assist teachers on how to make it work.  I watch webinars as often as I can.  I like things that use specific examples of how to use their idea.  Our school is a 1 to 1 so we are always trying to learn ways to make the most of our technology.
  • I really like Modern Learning's last white paper, the urgent case fr reimaginging schools.  This quote from the paper sums it up for me " But despite some schools’ best efforts to keep apace by adding new devices and connectivity, and by adopting a more contemporary rhetoric about learning in classrooms, we’ve also watched little if anything change below the shiny surface of new technologies and trendy labels. The time-worn systems and structures that are at the core of the school experience persevere untouched."  To not put too fine a point on it, everything articulated in these ten steps are things we have all been saying, but this isa call to action.
  • I really like Will Chamberlain's and Dan Meyer's stuff.  
  • I started work on an instructional design certificate. I plan to use it in my current job 
  • I taught at National-Louis University and was impressed with the breadth of information my students brought me. I once saw a video about Tech 2010 or something like that. It was scary. They came out with another Tech 2011 or something like that which showed a much more positive future.
  • I tend to listen to NPR a great deal and I love hearing how others are transforming learning whether for themselves or for those in their community, because often times those ideas can be transferred to a school setting easily. 
  • I think the best thing I've read about the role of technology and learning is the book "Aprendizajes, conexiones y artefactos" by Begoña Gros, even this book is a little old it shows how to really use technology to helpe people make colaborate. 
  • I was at CES this year, most was a bunch of high tech mumbo, but I was impressed with the tech that took a new concept and tweaked it a little or saught a new process. How can we take things to new areas
  • I was listing to NPR one day and they were talking about how technology can not replace teachers. Also a article I was reading had this great quote. If we teach today as we taught yesterday then we would rob our children of tomorrow.
  • I watched and read a module about gamifying a classroom. I found this useful especially in conducting flipped classes
  • I watched students at STEAM-related booths (makerspaces, design stations, coding workshops, etc.) at Imaginology (http://www.ocfair.com/steam/2017/index.php), a free annual STEAM event. The event’s format reinforced how important hands-on learning, choice/freedom, differentiation, passionate guidance, and “cool” (meaning so many things) lesson design are to fueling learning at any age.
  • I wish I had something really great to add here. I am a huge fan of Edutopia and will suggest this Tech Integration Guide as an example of their great publications: https://www.edutopia.org/technology-integration-guide.
  • I work in the domain so every day I read new articles, blog posts, FB discussion. I also see what going on on Youtube. So, it is difficult to exactly say what readings help me most. My reading are very helpful to design my courses but also to write about my ongoing research papers. They also are useful to keep up to date with others works.
  • I would love to see a truly good report with a solid ontology and taxonomy of EdTech
  • I'd have to go back and look......not sure off the top of my head
  • I'm a certified instructor in D2L and Canvas. Completing the hands-on experience was the most thing. One often learns by doing.
  • I've read articles and watched films that show technology reach; in particular, how powerful it can be for students with disabilities. Can't put my finger on the names of any. 
  • In reference to the above statement, Julian Treasure's TED Talk about losing our listening. It shows how we can find a balance between technology and communication.
  • Infomocracy by Malka Older - the future is coming
  • Innovator's Mindset, offered a shift in thinking about what is innovative.
  • Interactive Websites 
  • IowaBig  (iowabig.org)  has a platform for documenting students' competencies in real world projects
  • ipad Handy
  • iPad in Education sessions - the basis should be very firm
  • Is Microlearning a Myth? by Sharon Boller (https://www.td.org/Publications/Blogs/Learning-Technologies-Blog/2015/06/The-Myth-of-Micro-Learning). It was useful as it convinced me that micro learning is not suitable for all types of learning. More importantly not all fads are based on rigorously sceintific testing and that we should examine the evidence more closely in case of any new "in vogue" ideas.
  • It always enhances but for expressing emotional feelings it does not work properly.
  • It boosts the learning/acquisition of modern languages.
  • It is most helpful to learn what other teachers are doing in their classroom and their thoughts about it.  I recently purchased a 3D printer for my classroom.  The 3D printer was "Reader's Choice" for 2016 and we are very, very pleased with the ease of using the printer...and the "magic" it has brought to our students
  • It is not about the technologies but rather about the skill sets our students need to be acquiring.
  • it report Innovative services in Academic Libraries 
  • It's not about merely using ICT in schools, it's about how ICT has been transforming our relationships to knowledge, power, others and ourselves and how we need to rethink education. Instead of just adding yet another "gadget" we need to change  the underlying paradigm. This was an eye-opener to me, but I still struggle with the concrete implementation of this insight.
  • Jamie McKenzie's work on questioning because it tries to get students focussed on thinking about and building on concepts rather than just collection and presentation. It sets a focus on learning that I can build on. I also like Tom Barrett's work because it offers practical applications of specific tools in classroom settings whilst demonstrating how tools can be used effectively to draw together ideas from a learning network.
  • Joyce Valenza's blog post on truth, truthiness and triangulation in SLJ. It gave me a timely, super relevant way to introduce and reinforce the need for information literacy instruction in my new district.
  • Judy Franks Media: From Chaos to Clarity
  • Just various talks on TED talks.
  • Kathy Shrock's talk about the power of storytelling
  • Khan Academy - videos could often be better or have a second example - but free and accessible to all
  • Khan Academy narrative style of teaching useful in mathematics
  • Kids challenged to "solve" problems and given parameters, tools and freedom
  • Learning with technology
  • library = education by vallery gross
  • library reports
  • Listen to a good book while playing a computer game or music are one of my favorite things because I can amuse myself 
  • Listening to the students and given validity to their voices.  If students know a learning exercise is a gratuitous use of technology, then its a lost learning experience.
  • Lo mejor que he leído al respecto es un artículo de Anco Fabboni al respecto de las trampas de la tecnología en donde aborda esta cuestión de la obsolescencia programada como la compulsión del consumo de tecnología en términos de buscar tener siempre el equipo más avanzado, más moderno, más caro aunque solo se utilice para cuestiones inmediatas, frívolas, intrascendentes y estériles.
  • Make Magazine is a great resource for me. Once of the best courses and networks is the online course at MIT Learning Media Labs called Learning Creative Learning . Also Code.com is a wonderful resource as is Scratch for programing.
  • Many articles/videos have helped me better understand technology integration. What students discover and put to use when they explore technology continues to fascinate me.
  • Many expensive types of science lab work can be simulated inexpensively with technology 
  • Many TED Talks. They are good because they go straight to the point, putting away any kind of "ornamentation".
  • Materials for ALA's Librarians as Instructional Design Ambassadors - provided transparency with regard to ed tech not being THE fix in education and learning.
  • Matt Miller's blog posts
  • Matt Miller's Digital Summit was amazing.  There were a variety of passionate, enthusiastic educators sharing a vast amount of knowledge and excitement.  
  • Mayer's theory of multimedia learning because it has design value in creating instructional resources.
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  • Mike Sharples from the Open University, UK. He's very well informed.
  • MOOC 4.0
  • Mooc about Antropology
  • MOOCS that is Massive  Open  Online Courses.  I have  read  so much MOOCS that it  has make  me digital to learn more and more. 
  • more culture and technology- but really was inspired by: Wasting time on the Internet- just made me think about how it is and is not changing us
  • Most of what I read is criticisms of technology and education
  • Most recent reading is Ron Richart's book on Cultures of Thinking. It gives a powerful framework to consider what the learning environment needs to support powerful thinking.
  • Most TEDX talks and a course on Data Journalism. It was so helpful because it helped me visualize how numbers can be translated into a greater picture more than just words using chats or tables which is simplified. 
  • My best video learning is from SimpleK12 where I can learn from so many people with a different focus on technology.  The best book I have read recently is Ditch That Textbook by Matt Miller - How to utilize technology and step appropriately and effectively outside of textbooks.
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  • Nano technology.
  • National news and the day's latest developments from Silicon Valley
  • No specific writers or speakers come to mind now. I've listened to many TED talks and been to countless conferences where I learn best practices of other educators.
  • Not any one thing in particular.
  • Not directly related to tech as such but Simon Sinek on the power of knowing your 'Why'.  I think it relates well to our purpose in everything we do as teachers and as learners.  It made me a whole lot more critical about my practice.  Also Michael Absolum's book, Clarity in the Classroom - also changed my practice and made me think critically about my actions on a minute by minute basis.
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  • Nothing comes to mind unfortunately.
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  • Number of Video lessons helped me to handle classroom very creatively and interestingly. 
  • Observing my own team of students whom I challenge to go the extra mile producing purposes driven multimedia products. It opened my mind to the possibilities that technology can bring in learning process that is learner driven. The most exciting part about it is the outcomes of the learning process; not so much the end product of a completed video for instance. There is a great deal of a multidisciplinary learning that takes place in the students so that by the end of the learning activity (projects) there is a noticeable change in the students. While they are by no means excellent in the outcomes of their work and what they have been able to learn, I am pleased by the learning process  that they undergo. I learned that technology is a powerful aid to learning, re enforcing  the students' creative process and making it a more exciting and rewarding experience for them and I the teacher. 
  • One of the most powerful educators for me is Pernille Ripp. Her work is amazing because it came out of her own passion and her own vision for what could be. It was practical and inspirational all at the same time. I think to really change education we need to provide teachers with examples of how to move in a new direction. Teachers need to be inspired AND given ideas for what they can do Monday morning AND what to do the next day, especially when it gets hard.
  • OzoBot project videos on youtube
  • Peer Instruction, by Eric Mazur (1997). Not because his presentation of technology, but because his view on teaching shaped my view on technology as a tool in my own teaching.
  • peer reviewed article on boys and technology as a medium for learning
  • Peter Just's keynote address at the CoSN/NMSTE/APS conference in Albuquerque in December 16 was inspiring and informative because it addressed so many issues around technology integration and made using effective educational technology seem doable.
  • Podcasts recently from Matt Miller , also an amazing post by Shelly Fryer http://www.shellyfryer.com/2016/11/20/technology-101-skills-for-teachers/
  • Project based learning exemplars from BIE (Buck Institute of Education) and Edutopia. So helpful because modeled ways to use technology as part of learning and also demonstrated that all schools can embark on such journeys.
  • Project based learning using mobile devices.
  • Recent readings on Microtraining and Connectivism have inspired me to rethink how Toastmasters can learn most effectively online.
  • Recently I read an interesting blog post about research data management posted by colleague librarian on the Facebook. It was interesting and new for me.
  • Recently, some of Michelle Miller's application of theory into practice; it reinforced my experiences, gave credence to brain-based learning practices.
  • Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age.  It was a healthy reminder that technology is a tool and that it is important to also unplug and have meaningful face-to-face conversations.
  • research based articles completed on topics that I am interested in. 
  • Right now I am finishing up HarvardX's Leaders in Learning course on edx, lead by Professor Richard Elmore. It is helpful because it has got me thinking about how language is taught and all the different ways it can be delivered to learners. 
  • Sal Khan's TED Talk about mastery learning and using technology to curate and give access, assess, and support students. 
  • SAMR in 120 seconds give a brief overview on this model. Understanding the different levels in the model help to differentiate instruction and utilize technology that supports student learning.
  • SAMR model
  • Several presentations from TED.
  • Shel Israel talking about AR/VR and learning --great perspective about kids on the spectrum and how AR/VR is helpful 
  • Shift happens
  • Simon Sinek on Millennials because the social and mobile exposure is a new powerful trend and its addictive. 
  • Sir Ken Robinson has been a big influence to me regarding innovative teaching with technology. The changes taking place in education today are not about us teachers, but about the new style of learning for students. Our students will only face faster changing technology as they grow older. It is our job to help them learn with the changes.
  • Sir Ken Robinson- basically everything he has to say about creativity and passion are important for a learner, especially when the technology can be the tool used to enhance learning.  
  • Sir ken Robinson's presentation  He's great to learn from
  • Smarter Than You Think by Clive Thompson - it illustrated how technology can have a positive impact in a variety of learning environments. I especially appreciated the discussions of how groups of people can become their own instructors through the use of technology.
  • So many things!!
  • so much but still looking... interested in seeing a list of what people submit here... citizen science is one of many interesting possibilities for contributing to meaningful learning
  • So much on Twitter; "Most likely to Succeed" book
  • Some of the Global Education presentations have been inspiring - especially as this organization has been on the cutting edge for years now. Creating a pilot integrated high school graduation program (out of BC, Canada) that was co-created with the participant youth - ie. putting my learning into practice within the new medium - that was inspiring.
  • some of the TED talks, innovative
  • Soy un profesor dedicado a Tecnologia y uso Flipped Classroom
  • still waiting for that "perfect" message/advice
  • Students and Teachers Interaction
  • Students talking about how IT has helped them personally and also when IT is not applicable or the best approach. Getting the balance right is not easy sometimes when bound by Educational external requirements. Teach one way and test another.
  • Sugata Mitra's talks impress me a lot . They are a testimony to the fact that Technology can initiate learning anywhere and for any group
  • Teaching Crowds by Jon Dron and Terry Anderson
  • Teaching in higher ed podcast epispode 87: http://teachinginhighered.com/podcast/what-the-best-digital-teachers-do/ 
  • Teaching the iStudent by Mark D. Barnes
  • Teaching with Technology by Pete Sharma. The article provides lots of ideason using technology in the classroomto to boost students creativity and develop 21st century skills.
  • Technology and Learning closely related to each other.
  • Technology enables students to speak, listen, write, and read the target language. 
  • TED - probably the best place to start!
  • TED Talks - they can make me reevaluate my thinking
  • Ted Talks on technology. They help clarify why technology is important to the future and why it is necessary to implement it into education.
  • TED talks, verifying and support given for new thinking. Interactions given time.
  • TED Talks! I can watch them forever. I am a member of the IEEE Education Society. I like reading their publication called IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies. http://ieee-edusociety.org/
  • The AI learning system that monitors your progress and decides what to do next based on one's progress.
  • The best thing i've experimented was read, listened and at the same time watched. How you can learn to seat aside technology and focus on communication, without leaving -really- the technology.
  • The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge was eye-opening in terms of how can we make our organizations more effective, particularly our schools. There has to be communication throughout the organization. 
  • The gaming sites because the students are drawn like a magnet even to the most basic one dimensional game to learn their material. Very effective instructional tool, but has to be engaging and competitive.
  • The Genius Hour webinar by Chris Kesler
  • The Global Education Toolbook -- many starting points; The 20time Project - Kevin Brookhouser - allowed me to let go and give my students the ability to be self-motivated learners.  
  • The Hawke Centre presents Dr David Suzuki https://youtu.be/ztnrqxQMdYU - ethical and sustainability considerations for the future
  • The initiative in India by the person who left a computer in a remote village for children to explore for themselves without any specialist intervention. I believe this experiment took off and the educator responsible has developed many more purposeful ways of engaging remote communities to 'learn' about the use of technology to enhance learning.
  • The intereview  to  Sugatra Mitra it openes theteachers' mind 
  • The ISTE conferences each year
  • The lectures of the conferences on education and technology that I have attended
  • The new Swivl technology, enhancing both teaching reflection and research in classrooms 
  • The One World Schoolhouse:Education Reimagined
  • The only thing that is constant is change. (Heraclitis)—We need to stop teaching tools and focus on teaching kids to learn how to learn. Then, they will be prepared for the unknown future!
  • The role of technology in education by Andrew Essex
  • The SAMR Model is the newest thing I am working on now. It helps to apply technology in learning appropriately.
  • The World Is Open--it covered eLearning fro all sectors.
  • There is nothing recently.
  • There's so many.  All the TED talks on education. David Thornbergs' Campfires in Cyber Space and From the Campfire to the Holodeck (forms my thinking on Learning Space). and some odd ones like Dan Pink's To Sell is Human, A Whole New Mind, and Free Agent Nation
  • This is a really tough one - not sure. I like many You Tube videos in terms of using Ed Tech.
  • This is a very interesting question for me because too often what I read, hear, or watch about tech implies or just states outright that tech is the panacea we have all been waiting for, as long as we are intelligent, or even more insulting, not afraid enough to embrace it. Tech, like anything else, is no silver bullet. It needs to be used wisely, with understanding of our true aims, and with good intelligent planning in order to be an effective tool. So most of the helpful things I have gleaned from most of the presentations I've experienced have come from the deeper discussions I've had with people and with myself about my understanding of the appropriate role of tech in the exercise of my profession. 
  • This is one of the most inspirational videos - Collaboration - On the edge of a new paradigm https://vimeo.com/119101747
  • Thomas Frey-
  • TICAL Conference Sir Robinson. It opened my eyes to new possibilities in my child will learn in the future.   Reviewing Future Ready Materials made me and fellow co workers think about how we support this type of education system.
  • Today thank to the computer i'm quickly informed through the social network for what happens in the world. Thank to the Technology, i can talk with everyone in the world, i mean the mobile phone! It is helpul because it makes the people of the more closest.
  • Tom Walsh, Futurist
  • Too many to list
  • Too many to name.
  • Tough question. I spent some time visiting Ceipa University in Medellín, Colombia.  While it is a private university, they have some very interesting uses of technology.  Colombia is an interesting country to view in that they are trying to skip past some of the incremental change steps.  True there are also VERY low end schools that have no tech.  
  • TransformingEDU -- one day program at the Consumer Electronic Show (transformingedu.com)
  • TRUDACOT model: it allows teachers to consider different approaches to using tech in a traditional classroom.  It is non-judgemental, encouraging stretching and growing rather than labeling.
  • Twitter is my go-to to learn about new tools.  There are lots of ideas and not a lot of pontification about them; I can explore them on my own.
  • UN events on the use of technology
  • Understanding the Digital Generation (Ian Jukes, Ted McCain, Lee Crockett)  This book talks about the "why" behind ed tech.  We held a district-wide book study with book and so many teachers commented things like "Now, I understand why this is so important."
  • Use of technology to connect cultures as it helps to widen the horizon of the students towards outer world.
  • Use of various advanced technological tools to promote communication skills. I find the articles useful because it helps me to try something innovative in my classroom. My classroom experience helps me to disseminate that knowledge to other practicing teachers through workshops in teacher training programs. 
  • Using design thinking with the use of technology in the science classroom. It allows the students to explore the varied possibilities of coming out with innovative models and designs to explain phenomena around them especially in environmental /earth science topics.
  • using Mobile app to.enhance learning
  • Using MOODLE even though we need training to do it but it seems through online courses I took part in that it can help tremendously.
  • Valerie Irvine's presentations on multi-access classrooms; it provided learning options for students to choose.
  • Very helpful in explaining and assessment.
  • Video conference can gather more people to learn and share knowledge on line without distance and limitations.
  • Videos with practical steps, always related to a human being, but then again some diagrams and visual aids are great with technology/internet.
  • virtual  worlds for immersive learning.They engage students and teachers in the process.
  • virtual laboratory in combination with actual laboratory experience
  • Virtual Reality and Connected Learning
  • VR in the Times HE paper - so many possibilities!
  • Watching my students/class use technology of their own choice, or observing how they use technology to solve their classroom problems or provide interesting, innovative and unique outcomes. Listening to ways in which my students personally use technology, particularly their mobile devices helps me understand what they are capable of achieving, what tools/apps might be useful in the classroom etc. 
  • We need to adjust and appropriate the use of technology according to our landscape needs. Technology will never replace us, it will be someone with technical expertise will replace us. 
  • Web. 2.0 tools for apply into my teaching. 
  • Webinars. I have attended these from all over the world and indeed they have increased my "hunger" to learn more. Before technology, it would cost me a ticket, visa, accommodation etc in a different currency, to learn something about a Library in the USA. Today, I attend an online conference on Library 2.0 and listen to presenters from the USA talk about 3D printing and how paper copies are still preferred to soft copies. And all it costs me is internet charges (and electricity depending on whether it is on or not).
  • What other teachers or people post on Twitter, Google +, ...  It sparkles so many ideas, gives examples, fosters imagination. I thank them all for that. I particularly want to thank a fellow teacher, many many years ago who showed me how to scan the picture from the textbook (that tiny picture lost in the overwhelmed double page of the textbook) and project it on the board to focus kids attention ... later I found how to add my own title or question to that picture, and that was it ! 🙏🏽
  • Whatever i learn through technology, gave me great insight and also professional enhancement. So i felt technology and learning will help others also.
  • When I heard Sugata Mitra, point out that when a child is playing a video game. The experience is different if they play with their parent, their sibling, a peer or alone. The experience counts more for learning than the actual technology. 
  • World is Flat
  • Wow, hard question.  My best learning comes from surfing the internet for cool technology website and it helpful because it gives me news ideas on how to teach or introduce a topic. 
  • Your initial book interviews were awesome, honestly. Got me interested in reading several books.