Teaching the iGeneration
Larry D. Rosen
How to use students’ immersion in technology to enrich their learning.

Transforming Education with Technology: A Conversation with Karen Cator 
Marge Scherer
The director of the Office of Educational Technology envisions the day when broadband is universal and digital devices are available for every student.

Publishers, Participants All
Will Richardson
Building an online presence is a literacy for our times.

Too Dumb for Complex Texts?
Mark Bauerlein
How online reading discourages students from grappling with difficult content.

Using Websites Wisely
Julie Coiro and Jay Fogleman
A look at instructional websites you will want to use with your students.

Adventures with Cell Phones
Liz Kolb
Why it’s time to stop banning cell phones and start integrating them into learning.

What Screenagers Say About . . .
Pete Davidson, Alison Enzinna, Casey Gannon, Samoris Hall, Corinne Hayward, Ogechi Irondi, and Terence Perry
. . . multitasking, PowerPoint, the downside of technology, and more.

High-Tech Cruelty
Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin
What can prevent bullying inside and outside of school?

Let’s Hear It For . . .
Matt Federoff, Troy Hicks, Anthony Mangiacapre, Erin Reilly, Ryan Imbriale, Eric Sheninger, Dan Meyer, and Eric Langhorst
. . . all the devices technology leaders wished they had had when they were students.

A Technology Plan That Works
Amy Overbay, Melinda Mollette, and Ellen S. Vasu
Technology plans must be about people, not technology.

Making the Most of Your Class Website
Lemoyne S. Dunn
How to extend learning with your own class website.

How I Became a Convert to Online Learning
Nick Kremer
The benefits of online learning, from a former skeptic.

The Need for Computer Science
Jane Margolis, Joanna Goode, and David Bernier
High school computer science classes can propel students into promising careers.

How PowerPoint Is Killing Education
Marc Isseks
Can we dodge those bullets—and use PowerPoint more effectively?

Departments

Perspectives/Screenagers: Making the Connection
Marge Scherer
Listen online at www.ascd.org/el.

Double Take
Reviews, research, and relevant reads

Research Says . . . /One-to-One Laptop Programs Are No Silver Bullet
Bryan Goodwin
One-to-one initiatives engender enthusiasm but have mixed results.

The Art and Science of Teaching/Making the Most of Instructional Rounds
Robert J. Marzano
Observing fellow teachers’ instruction increases energy for change.

Digitally Speaking/Good Teaching Trumps Good Tools
William M. Ferriter
The key is choosing tools that align with the skills you’re trying to teach.

Principal Connection/Taming the To-Do List
Joanne Rooney
Are there solutions for pervasive busyness?

Book Review/Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age by Clay Shirky.
Reviewed by Meg Simpson

EL Themes 2011–2012
Plan now to write for Educational Leadership.

Index to Advertisers

ASCD Community in Action
News and resources from ASCD.

Among Colleagues/Should We Allow Students to Use Cell Phones in School?
Question contributed by Kate Long. Responses by Scott Herrmann, Dave Stovenour, and Andre Potvin.

Online

Character Education for the Digital Age
Jason Ohler
How do we help students balance empowerment with responsibility?

Three Schools for the 21st
Mary Beth Hertz and Gerald W. Aungst
Portraits of schools that use technology to teach students problem-solving.

Real-Time Writing Instruction
Anthony J. Scimone
Technology can transform the teaching of writing if we let it.

Wired for Reflection
 Meredith Stewart
 Digital portfolios help middle schoolers slow down and reflect on their work.

Learning—Brought to You By . . .
Johanna Mustacchi
Kids unleash the power and passion of public service announcements.

EL Study Guide
Naomi Thiers

Inservice Guest Blogger: Will Richardson