While the majority of those who responded to an online survey say they favor letting high-school students use cellphones, laptops and tablets in school, respondents reported favoring restraint in how students could use the devices.

In this blog post, sixth-grade teacher Bill Ferriter writes about a failed experiment in which he tried to start a classroom blog. The blog never took off, he writes, because technology alone does not motivate students. Instead, students are motivated by issues, opportunities to be social, people in their lives and challenges they face.

Virtually every discussion of 21st-century learning puts innovation and its close cousin, creativity, atop the list of skills students must have for the future.

What does it take to ensure the successful rollout of a one-to-one iPad program? In this blog post, Jac de Haan, technology integration specialist, outlines step-by-step what a successful two-month rollout should look like.

English teacher Randy Turner remembers Stephanie Taylor, a student who was in one of his early sixth-grade creative-writing classes and who, this year, will be teaching her own class for the first time. In this blog post, he offers advice for her and other first-year teachers.

Educators can make a difference by developing a long-term vision for their school and a plan for achieving it, education activist Sam Chaltain writes in this blog post.

For the students out there, the closing of summer means a change of scenery, from beach and bonfires to classrooms and textbooks. To ready yourself into study mode, we're highlighting six tech products to bring out the A student in you.

Vicki Davis, a full-time teacher, award-winning blogger and co-founder of the Flat Classroom projects, writes in this blog post about how students and teachers can become co-creators on the "journey of learning".

Teachers at some Maryland middle schools are participating in an ongoing professional-development program provided by the Verizon Foundation to help them incorporate technology into their classrooms.

Students in Monina Salazar's third-grade classroom at Live Oak Elementary School in San Ramon, Calif., used to make dioramas about science biomes; now, they create audio podcasts. The technology activity is much more valuable, Salazar says, because it allows her to integrate science into reading and writing.

Children are like plants says primary teacher Adam Lopez and he believes the roots of a great classroom are created by strong relationships.

Back in school, I pretty much hated math. I couldn't imagine a more boring way to spend my time. That is, until I got to 10th grade, and I met the algebra teacher that made me see the light.