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Technology Tools

Technology Integration

Expand your teaching toolkit with technology tools. Find reviews of tech tools, gadgets and software that can be used in your classroom to complement and augment your curriculum.

Anyplace Anytime Reading
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One of the newest trends in technology is the use of electronic book readers. These hand-held devices can provide a reluctant reader with an intriguing motivation to read and explore text. Many schools are already considering these technology tools as a viable alternative to the traditional textbook. Consider the idea of students carrying around their whole set of textbooks on one of these little devices instead of a heavy book bag. Learn more about these amazing mobile readers. (June 2009)
Who is Alice©?
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Alice is not the waitress at the local diner, as you might expect, but, rather, a unique programming tool that makes it easy to animate 3-D objects to help tell a story or interact in a video or game. Students use a drag and drop interface to create the program which animates characters, animals or objects in their virtual world. (May 2009)
Learning in a Flash
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Remember the days of fumbling around with cardboard flash cards for practicing and memorizing of vocabulary, number concepts or history facts? Now, online tools provide easy creation, storage and exporting electronic flashcards for real-time student learning. Learn about these great web resources. (April 2009)
Bringing Autism Education into the 21st Century
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Virtual Expert Clinics, Inc., brings autism education into the 21st century through technology. A two-pronged technology solution, AutismPro® focuses on teacher education and best practices as well as practical classroom applications. (March 2009)
Thinkfinity™
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"Thinkfinity brings the power of learning to your fingertips," according to the Verizon™ Foundation which has organized a consortium of respected educational organizations to provide an abundance of content for educators, students, parents and after-school instructors.(March 2009)
Videos at Your Fingertips
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VOD (video on demand), one of the latest additions to an educator’s technology toolbox, provides students with anytime access to learning resources via the Internet or server. (February 2009)
Even Personal Security Can Be Green!
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All parents worry about their children when the kids are away from their care. Husbands and wives are often concerned about their spouses when they need to be out at odd hours. Now, parents, students, and educators can have another level of free, environmentally friendly security from their cell phones! (January 2009)
Hot Potatoes™ is Hot! Hot! Hot!
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Hot is the word to describe this free software suite which offers great interactive tools for student use on the web.The ability to integrate the Hot Potatoes™ into classroom Moodles™ or on a classroom webpage makes this a very useful tool to use with students of all ages. (November 2008)
Can’t dance? You can still ChaCha™!
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ChaCha™ is a mobile search engine that can be used on your cell phone. But, unlike other search engines, responses from ChaCha come from real live people! If you can make a traditional cell phone call, or text message a question, ChaCha can give you an answer. And the service is absolutely free other than standard text messaging charges! (November 2008)
Hear Comes GPS
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Depending on the policies of the local school corporation, many students are now bringing cell phones into the classroom. Most of these cell phones, as well as many other technologies such as music players, have a Global Positioning System (GPS) feature. This feature enables parents, friends, and law enforcement agencies to track the location of the phone at all times. Does this sound like a good idea? (October 2008)
Google™ Makes it Easy
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Think about being able to collaborate with 20 other classrooms around the state to record the daily temperature in a spreadsheet or to share students’ opinions in a document immediately upon the completion of the presidential election. Google has made it not only possible, but easy to do in real-time. (October 2008)
You’ll Flip over This New Tool!
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Video capturing can be a valuable classroom resource, but the video camera is an expensive tool for schools to purchase, and a pricey piece of equipment to place in the hands of a student. Enter: “The Flip.” (September 2008)
Create with Pixie2™
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Students easily create, print and share with Tech4Learning™'s updated creativity tool for all students in all curriculum areas. (August 2008)
Ning
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What in the world is a Ning? According to co-founder Gina Bianchi, the word means “peace” in Chinese, but you won’t find “Ning” in dictionary.com. Marc Andreessen, who brought us Netscape, is the other founder. (August 2008)
Preparing for Your Replacement
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There are not many people who think of this topic on a regular basis. However, we have all heard horror stories of the impact of failing to think in these terms. Being a technology director in public education should come with an inherent need to consider the next person in line. (June 2008)
Something Old is New Again
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Do you have fond memories of Hyperstudio™ or Kid Works™? Well, they are back. Bigger and better than ever! Both have been updated to include the latest in multimedia tools. (May 2008)
Are You Ready To Ca$h In Some Of Your Old Technology?
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Recycling is an important part of being a conscious citizen on our planet today. And modeling good stewardship can teach a valuable lesson for our students. Read about two sites that offer alternatives to dumping old or unwanted technologies in the landfills. (May 2008)
Free Open Source Software
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Looking for some really smokin’ software, but don’t have money to burn? Check out this amazing list of open source software that is free for the asking. You’ll be pleasantly surprised! (April 2008)
Talking Freely
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See how using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) can connect your students to experts and real-time activities around the world - for FREE! (April 2008)
Net Trekker di
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This award-winning educational search engine brings the best of the web to K-12 students, teachers, librarians, and parents. (March 2008)
Fabulous "Must-have" Freeware for Your Classroom
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Are you a parent, teacher, or administrator and have been looking for quality free software for your computer? Perhaps your needs are great, but your budget is not, and you need better technology tools to improve your efficiency in the classroom. (February 2008)
ExamView® Software
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Read this review on ExamView® Assessment Suite which provides a streamlined toolset for test generation, application and management. (February 2008)
RM Easiteach Software
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Read this review on Easiteach, which is a family of content-focused software developed for use with interactive whiteboards in K-12 classrooms. (January 2008)
Interactive Whiteboards at School? — Cool!
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Interactive whiteboards are some of the coolest new technology tools being used by classroom teachers. See how other schools are using these to enhance their classroom instruction. (January 2008)
Tune In to Great Educational Opportunities at iTunesU
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This article includes tips for educators, parents and students on how they have access to loads of free fabulous educational resources at iTunesU. (January 2008)
Ogle Google for Some Cool Cell Phone Tools
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Discover how cell phones can be used productively in the classroom! (December 2007)
PSP: Handy Learning Tool at Your Fingertips
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Video gaming can enhance and support student learning. This article offers tips for using a PSP in the classroom and links for further exploration. (December 2007)
Is There a Place for Your Face on MySpace?
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Read this thought-provoking article to see how MySpace and Facebook can present wonderful opportunities for the savvy teacher to make authentic connections with students. (November 2007)

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