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Sarah Lacy strikes again! A nice post on how our current system doesn't nurture technology and creativity in our schools - she touches on several business examples of the effects of this. I'm with her on this rant. - Kate Olson

This is a decent evaluation for students/learners to take to determine if they are ready for online learning. A district I know of uses this as a prerequisite for registering for online courses. - Kate Olson

This is a great teaching and parenting piece written by a teacher returning to the classroom after 7 years at home with her children. She's facing the daunting task of going back to work, leaving her children and the navigating oh-so-different world of ed tech. A lot has changed since she last taught! - Kate Olson

BusinessWeek has put together an entire special section on school technology. Lots of quality articles and features to check out! - Kate Olson

A short article in the Wall Street Journal that most notably quotes Vanessa VanPetten, who writes a great teen/parent blog and does an amazing job detailing what teens are doing online in her work. The comments on this piece, however, give some interesting insight into the views of parents. - Kate Olson

Sigh. The reason my now-unused accounting degree from 2002 lessens in value as the years go on......and the reason that textbooks will be obsolete faster than they can be printed. Just one more piece of proof that a degree is meaningless unless there is continual professional development in any field. - Kate Olson

A BusinessWeek article on cell phones in education. It was cool to see a member of my PLN, Liz Kolb (@lkolb) quoted at the end of the piece! - Kate Olson

An interview on Future Tense with Nancy Duarte, author of the book Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations. Some good points about why many presentations are ineffective and also links to examples of good presentations. - Kate Olson

This just blows my mind - I had been looking for an online keyboarding solution like this for over a YEAR and NOW I find one? Well, hopefully it will help one of my readers and I will pass it on to the teacher who moved into my old job. Seriously kicking myself for not finding this last year...it has everything I needed! Online, student reports, keeps track of student data......... - Kate Olson

This PBS Kids Media Literacy site has some great games and activities for understanding advertising. There are resources for parents and teachers as well. - Kate Olson

This calculator is a great tool for using the finance rule of 72 to determine how long it will take for an investment to double based on the interest rate. I'm working on writing financial literacy curriculum right now and love this quick calculator. - Kate Olson

I haven't gotten the first email newsletter yet, but this looks like it could be a great resource for new teachers. If nothing else, the author, Lauren Maynard has great credentials and the site is incredibly clean and professional-looking! - Kate Olson

"A “Web 2.0 PR Agency” is simply one that understands the new ways that people are connecting and building relationships." So says Christine Perkett - she totally hits this one and does a wonderful job explaining that a Web 2.0 PR Agency isn't about the tools, it's about new ways of connecting. This can be applied to just about anything that often gets the 2.0 or Web 2.0 terms thrown in front of or behind - it's never all about the tools, it's about how the tools change the way we live and work. Annotated link http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/... - Kate Olson

Jane Porricelli strikes again! Check out her fun new project and nominate someone to be on the 2009 Hot Blogger calendars - don't worry, this is equal opportunity fun with a male calendar and a female calendar :-) - Kate Olson

As I'm just entering the Blogger world of blogging, I had to figure out how to remove the navigation bar at the top of one of the sites I'm using for a group project in a course I'm taking. For anyone who's as behind as I am in the world of Blogger, here's the code (go into your Template tab, click on Edit HTML sub tab, and paste the code, making sure not to interrupt any other code when you do so): #b-navbar { height:0px - Kate Olson

Partners Against Hate is an organization dedicated to, what else, stopping hate and hate crimes. The Educators Against Hate section has some great resources for anti-bullying curriculum and helping youth resist bias and hate. - Kate Olson

This CNN article details how the state of Missouri is drafting a bill banning teachers from having text or social networking (MySpace, Facebook) "relationships" with their students. A very interesting read that brings up some new and interesting issues, possibly setting back teachers who have recently made progress in getting social networking in schools looked at more favorably by parents and administrators. - Kate Olson

This piece gives some important tips for succeeding in an online learning environment - things every online learner should know and many don't. Perhaps with better preparation, more people would be willing to open up to the great opportunities available online. - Kate Olson

I normally delete the emails from people telling me about their posts, and "maybe you'd like to write about this?", but I checked this one out and definitely think it's worth sharing. Lots of great videos in this list for all subject areas. - Kate Olson

My distant friend Edward Branley responded to my cry for advice on Facebook and wrote this post - I'd like to think it's just for me, but really every parent or anyone traveling with small children should read this. I'm considering flying by myself with my 2 toddlers this winter and this post gave me a TON of insight on the trials and tribulations I might face! - Kate Olson

This service from Calvin College is hands-down my favorite online citation resource. It has helped immensely in creating bibliographies and all different reference lists in the past months. It allows you to choose from every possible citation format - a GREAT tool. - Kate Olson

A great guide for beginners and even longtime internet users/texters. It gets into reasons for abbreviations and is much more than just a list of "net lingo". I'd definitely recommend this for parents and teachers alike. - Kate Olson

Shared so thoughtfully by Larry Ferlazzo (http://larryferlazzo.edublogs....) - this is a good primer for those who haven't ventured into the mysterious waters of actually creating their own home on the web. Have to admit I was there less than a year ago - crazy to imagine, but I can still remember when.......... - Kate Olson

GoAnimate comes highly recommended by a friend and colleague of mine for creating neat animated stories and sharing them with others. - Kate Olson

GoAnimate comes highly recommended by a friend and colleague of mine for creating neat animated stories and sharing them with others. - Kate Olson

Liz Davis' book on 21st Century Technology tools - free download and $9.99 for the paperback book. I'm just AMAZED at this - how cool is this that Liz has her own book! - Kate Olson

Liz Davis' book on 21st Century Technology tools - free download and $9.99 for the paperback book. I'm just AMAZED at this - how cool is this that Liz has her own book! - Kate Olson

Vicki Davis (coolcatteacher.blogspot.com) pointed me here - a GREAT thing for all teachers to check out. After the discussion at Will Richardson's workshop in July when a teacher said she uses the filter to essentially "babysit" her students, I think this information is much-needed. - Kate Olson