21st Century Learning

James Paul Gee - Handheld Learning 2009


Clicker Response Systems
Student Response Systems Gauge Understanding

Livescribe Pens
This article that explains the great educational benefits of these pens:New software turns paper into a inexpensive digital tablet

Here is an example of a "pencast" with a Livescribe pen:


Schools are looking at using devices such as iPods and iPads in the classroom to improve access to the curriculum for all students. Here are a collection of resources that discuss some of the projects and the different devices.

Educators Intrigued by Apple's iPad
New Electronic Devices
Future of eReading might not be iPad, but Blio
Free Project Gutenberg eBooks download directly to kindle or iPad
4 Alternatives to iPads
10 Best Apps for Education
iPad May Help Math Instruction
Kineo: Like an iPad but for Education


Great list of do's and don'ts if you are thinking of introducing iPods into the classroom.
Slide to Learn - Beginners Guide to the iPhone, iPod touch and iSlate in Education.
Ideas for using iPods in the classroom- specifically the music classroom.
The Advantages of using the iPod Touch in the Clasroom for Education
The Best Free Apps for Education: Apple iPod Touch Apps for Language Arts Teachers
The Top 10 iPod Touch Apps to Use in Math Class.
We welcome you to our work-in-progress wiki for supporting iPod devices in education.
Using iTunes as a Digital Portfolio

Siftables
MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables -- cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on learning?