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iPads in Education: Wake up and smell the future I love it how a few days after the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 in Las Vegas ended, where people lustily obsessed over 55-inch wafer-thin screen TVs, Apple has got people talking arguing about education reform. Two years after launch, Apple has now unwittingly made the use of iPads in the classroom the topic of discourse and mild controversy. Finally. Finally, people are talking about how to reform education for the digital age. Let me say that again. In the unlikely event you really need convincing education needs reform, please take a look at these 2 TED videos (Ken Robinson on Changing Education Paradigms and Charles Leadbeater on Education in the slums) which succinctly show the absolute necessity to engage students and to prepare them for the modern job market, indeed to equip them with life skills for the 21st century. With Apple entering the education/publication market, controversy was inevitable. Yes, let’s. It is time to embrace the future. All of us benefit.

The Connected Teacher and Librarian - Web 2.0 tools to stay connected I saw this on twitter today and love it. This visual is a great way for a new teacher or librarian to see what tools they can use to stay connected. Thank you Kimberly Martin for sharing! Also, take a look at this end of the year portfolio a teacher created by Lisa Maples.....