Earlier this spring, the National Educational Technology Technical Working Group published a draft National Educational Technology Plan.The plan is entitled “Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology” and it asserts that: Just as technology is at the core of virtually every aspect of our daily lives and work, we must leverage it to provide engaging and…

Out of concern that our children lack understanding of the fundamentals of our democracy and that teachers need better resources to prepare students for civic participation, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor launched iCivics (formerly Our Courts) to offer games and lesson plans, along with links to other useful teaching materials. (Watch her introduction to…