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Web 2.0 Presentations!
Jeff McCoy
Are you tired of creating PowerPoint after PowerPoint, or having to grade your student’s PowerPoint presentations? You might want to try www.prezi.com. On a recent business trip, a colleague of mine introduced me to Prezi. Prezi is an online presentation tool that allows users to create, store and present their content online. [...]
Free Stuff for tight budgets
by Kevin S. Merritt, Instructional Technology
I just returned from Edtech 2009 (disclaimer – GCSD did not pay for mine) where the attendance was much better than I anticipated but still off from previous years. Many conferences are experiencing the effects of state and district budget cuts. Travel and purchasing funds have been slashed or eliminated [...]
Did You Know?
Jeff McCoy
One of the most compelling videos I have watched that emphasizes the importance of integrating technology into the classroom is the “Did You Know 2.0” video. This video was originally created by a school to start a discussion about 21st Century Skills and technology integration. Not long after the release of the video, educators [...]
Do You Cha Cha?
Who is the 28th President of the United States? Quick give me an answer, if you don’t know, get out your handheld computer (your cell phone) and text in the question, now send it to 242242 (cha cha) and within seconds you will receive a response back. How cool is that? Standard text messaging charges [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Teach Tomorrow Today (Upstate Technology Conference 2009)
Jeff McCoy
The Upstate Technology Conference is already upon us!! It’s hard to believe that a year has already passed. We look forward to seeing some familiar faces from last year and some new ones this year. To date, we have over 920 educators registered to attend the conference! This year will be our biggest year [...]
End of the Year Projects
Fran Mauney
By nature, the month of May is an exciting time for students, teachers, and administrators. It is a time to review the standards one last time, a time to analyze portfolios for signs of growth, and it is a time to reflect upon one’s own personal and professional experiences. In many schools, students have [...]
HAGS! (Have A Geocaching Summer)
by Kevin Merritt, Instructional Technology Facilitator
I don’t know about you, but I think we went from Winter straight into Summer! State testing is right around the corner, and SUMMER BREAK is within reach! Don’t forget to sign your students’ yearbooks with HAGS! It has a new meaning, though. Have a great summer can become have [...]
You Ought to Be in Pictures!
By Fran Mauney
Have you ever heard a parent ask his or her child, “What did you do in school today?” and the student say, “Uh, nothing.”? As a teacher, it was shocking when my students would forget about all the exciting science projects they had done that day or the fun they had at centers [...]
Special Needs Students Need Technology
By Fran Mauney
If only educators could use brain imagery to analyze the architecture of students’ brains, we could actually see the areas in which students learn best. This would allow us to build activities that correspond to students’ abilities and cause their brains to morph and grow. Recent brain research shows that the parts of [...]
Curriki: Open Source Curriculum
by Tim Cushman
Technology has played a significant role in the way we live, play, and most importantly – learn. The social networking model has migrated to the world of education to create an outstanding, open source community for developing and sharing curricula at www.curriki.org. Curriki is not “another cool site” worth glancing over some [...]
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