How Can We Use Today's Tech Obsessions for Education?

Blogs? Tweets? Widgets? ebooks? Podcasts? Texting? Rather than resisting the current and constantly evolving world of technological communication, how can teachers and librarians use the ever-growing technical doo-dads out there to enhance learning?

OSPI information on this topic can be found here:

http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/StateTech/

I have also been visiting the following sites to get ideas:

http://www.eschoolnews.com

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/

http://edtechpower.blogspot.com/

http://ilearntechnology.com/

http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/

http://www.edutopia.org/

http://readingtech.wikispaces.com/

As I continue to explore this important educational topic, I will continue to blog about what I find, and I welcome any ideas, advice, and resources that will help us use technology to enhance literacy and learning in today's schools.