The Wall Street Journal recently asked Tim Magner, the director of the office of educational technology for the U.S. Department of Education, to recommend books “on the intersection of technology and the classroom.” Below is a brief listing of Mr. Magner’s recommendations.  Read the full story.

• “Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms,” by Will Richardson
• “Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative,” by Ken Robinson
• “Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family/School Partnerships,” by Anne T. Henderson, Vivian Johnson, Karen L. Mapp and Don Davies
• “Don’t Bother Me Mom — I’m Learning!” by Marc Prensky
• “What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy,” by James Paul Gee
• “The Flickering Mind, Saving Education from the False Promise of Technology,” by Todd Oppenheimer
• “Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation,” by Don Tapscott
• “Redefining Literacy for the 21st Century,” by David Franklin Warlick
• Partnership for 21st Century Skills, www.21stcenturyskills.org