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Wolfram|Alpha Blog : Wolfram|Alpha in Action in the Classroom
"Integrate Wolfram|Alpha into all of the subject areas, from spelling and language to geography, science, and math.
In this video, see examples of how a 4th grade teacher utilizes Wolfram|Alpha and describes the advantages that teacher and students get from incorporating it into lesson plans."
YouTube - Mendy's Story - Life Round Here 2009
"This is Mendy's entry to our Life Round Here project (http://liferoundhere.pbwiki.com). See the site for more entries! "
Digitally Speaking / Blogging
"Blogging and podcasting has allowed me to create a forum where my students discuss current events connected to our social studies curriculum while developing language arts skills like critical thinking and persuasive dialogue. It has also given my students the opportunity to be creators—rather than simply consumers—of online content. Finally, blogging and podcasting have given my students an audience for their ideas, which has increased levels of interest and motivation."
BLaST Intermediate Unit #17 | Project Overview and General Information
The goal of the Project is to create a digital video case library, with accompanying professional development resources, that illustrates exemplary practices in inclusive instructional settings.
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New York Characters in Sound and Images - The New York Times
*New York is a city of characters. On the subway and in its streets, from the intensity of Midtown to the intimacy of neighborhood blocks, is a 305 square mile parade of people with something to say. This is a collection of a few of their passions and problems, relationships and routines, vocations and obsessions. *
New stories added weekly.
Thirty Two Interesting Ways* to use Wordle in the Classroom - Google Docs
A collaborative presentation on using Wordle in the classroom
Glogs: Virtual Online Posters - Arizona K-12 Center Blog
Now there's a techie way for students to create and share virtual posters, and they're called glogs. Glogster is
a free website where teachers and students can create glogs and it doesn't require any paper, markers, or glue. Glogs and can be shared with the world because they are published online. Unlike physical posters glogs can include audio and video. Glogs can be easily edited and changed at anytime.
Tech Futures | Scholastic.com
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First, technology is changing the way students interact with information. It has revolutionized the way we obtain, gather, evaluate, and search for information, and schools that have not adapted to these changes find themselves disconnected from their students.
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Secondly, many technology initiatives are specifically designed to increase a student’s access to technology. Therefore, a school district can achieve its goal without actually improving student learning. The problem is that access to technology should not be the goal; improving teaching and learning should be.
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Nine Interesting Ways to use a Wiki in the Classroom - Google Docs
A collaborative presentation for using wikis in the classroom.
Technology empowers differentiated instruction
Differentiated instruction (DI) as a strategy that is centered on the belief that students learn in many different ways. They also said DI is a collection of best practices from gifted, traditional, and special education.
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Smith and Throne described differentiated instruction (DI) as a strategy that is centered on the belief that students learn in many different ways. They also said DI is a collection of best practices from gifted, traditional, and special education. "Some educators think it's a new model, but it isn't," said Throne.
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Both presenters agreed that DI is student-centered, offers multiple paths to learning, and is grounded in assessment practices
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IDEO’s Ten Tips For Creating a 21st–Century Classroom Experience
Powerful lessons for architects and designers creating the schools of tomorrow:
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