This 2020 Forecast is a tool for thinking about, preparing for, and shaping the future. It outlines key forces of change that will shape the landscape of learning over the next decade. The forecast does not predict what will happen, but rather serves as a guide to the as-yet-unwritten future. It is designed to help you see connections among things that once seemed unrelated and to help you consider the changes and challenges that you are facing today within the context of wider patterns of change.

Ultimately, the 2020 Forecast aims to provoke your own thinking about what role you want to play in creating the future of learning.

A free opensource 3D virtual world" designed to be used with interactive whiteboards. Did you hear that? It's FREE and OPENSOURCE!!!

A network of remarkable people, extraordinary conferences, powerful ideas and innovative projects that are changing the world.

Finally The End To Copyright Confusion Has Arrived

If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Around the world geeks have been putting together Ignite nights to show their answers...

Education programs on TV and Online

EduCon 2.1 is both a conversation and a conference. And it is not a technology conference. It is an education conference. It is, hopefully, an innovation conference where we can come together, both in person and virtually, to discuss the future of schools. Every session will be an opportunity to discuss and debate ideas -- from the very practical to the big dreams.

"A FREE online tool that provides a set of questions to guide classroom observations of a number of key components of technology integration. "

"ETAN provides a forum for educators and others to engage in the political process and project a unified voice in support of a common cause – improving teaching and learning through the systemic use of technology. ETAN’s mission is to influence public policy-makers at the federal, state and local levels and to increase public investment in the competitiveness of America's classrooms and students."

An international all-day "meetup" of educational bloggers and those using collaborative technologies will take place on Saturday, June 28th, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio just before the start of NECC. All are invited--whether you yourself blog, are just an educational blog reader, or even just want to hang out with an interesting group of people. The event is free.

This is the wiki site for self-coordinated gatherings ("meet-ups") of educational bloggers, timed to coincide with ed tech conferences.

The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students. The two axis are 1) levels of technology integration into the curriculum and 2) characteristics of the environment.

The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is pleased to offer Route 21, a one-stop-shop for 21st century skills-related information, resources and community tools.

Useful educational resources

This Diigo group is for this with an interest in the topic of Teaching and Learning with Web 2.0.

Librarians, teachers and parents have told us how hard it is for students to understand web searching. Boolify makes it easier to for students to understand their web search by illustrating the logic of their search, and by showing them how each change to their search instantly changes their results.

By Andrew Churches (Bloom's Digital Taxonomny) - Educational Origami is a blog, and a wiki, about the integration of ICT into the classroom.

Bloom's Taxonomy for the digital age

Easy to Use Distance Education Software

This site is devoted to building resources for the classroom and professional-development use of Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies. Hopefully, it provides you with a good overview of the technologies, some ideas for lesson plans, and then points you in the direction of more detailed resources.

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Free blogs for education

Variety of professional development opportunities. Good networking opportunties.