1 Five Things Students Want
Their Teachers to Know
About Online Learning
Lisa Nielsen presents advice
from students on how to make
the most of online learning.
2 My Favorites Resources for
Educators and Students
David Andrade lists his favorite
resources for the classroom
and beyond.
3 What’s Your Favorite
Transformative Tool?
Bob Sprankle shares his favorite
tools from 2011 and asks
readers to share their favorites.
4 Site of the Day: The
Emancipation Proclamation
This comprehensive lesson for
students grades 9-12 includes
lesson plans, primary source
documents, and links to sites
for additional research.
5 Meet New Jersey Tech
Director Rick Cave
Rick Cave says his school is
trying to transform instruction
and believes instruction has to
change to better prepare
students for the 21st century.
6 Web Filtering Checklist
School CIO Advisor Nancy
Caramanico covers the local
and national filtering rules and
discusses how schools can
comply with these rules.
7 Apps and Extra for iPad
Accessibility
Vicki Windman lists apps and
accessories that make the iPad
an accessible tool for both
students and adults.
8 Best iPad App Developers
Vicki Windman highlights
certain developers who are
working to expand from a
single app to an entire line of
education apps.
9 Android 4 Schools
David Andrade reports on this
resource that includes reviews
of Android apps (mostly free)
that can be used in K-12
schools.
10 Creating a Camp Culture
for PD
School CIO Advisor Leigh
Graves Wolf reports on the
growing “unconference” trend.