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" Beyond Google - AddThis Posted by Mr. Byrne at 2:12 PM Labels: Google, Internet search, teaching technology, Teaching With Technology, Technology Integration, web search, web search strategies 5 comments: SIS Media Specialist said... Geesh Richard, another great resource; like your posts are not enough. Many, many thanks. I have followed your blog for about a year and have learned SO MUCH. I understand you are from CT. Any chance we can get you to the joint annual CASL/CECA (Connecticut Association of School Librarians and Connecticut Educators Computer Association) conference next year? October 24, 2009 10:35 PM Mr. Byrne said... Yes, I am originally from Connecticut. In fact, I went to CCSU for freshman year. I'd like to come to CASL/CECA. Can you send me an email? richardbyrne (at) freetech4teachers Thanks. October 25, 2009 6:47 AM Linux and Friends said... Thanks for the amazing document. I am aware of a few of the resources listed in the document. However, many of the others are new to me. I will definitely check them out. November 2, 2009 9:45 PM dunnes said... I visited and bookmarked four sites from this post! Thank you for the great resource. Students want to use Google rather than stick to the school library catalog, but they need more instruction on how to do this. I have seen too many children search with ineffective terms, and then waste time clicking on their random results. November 8, 2009 12:38 PM Lois said... Beyond Google is a great resource. I wish I had your skills for taking what you learn and putting it together as you do. I love reading your daily blog. November 15, 2009 10:04 AM Post a Comment Links to this post Beyond Google: Improve Your Search Results http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/10/beyond-google-improve-your-search.html While working with some of my colleagues in a workshop earlier this week, I was reminded that a lot of people aren't familiar with tools

"Dance in science, pop art in Spanish, or photography in math -- there's no end to the ways arts can be integrated into other curricula. Educators from Bates Middle School, in Annapolis, Maryland, share arts-integrated lessons and resources that you can use in your school."

The International Center for Academic Integrity seeks to identify, affirm, and promote the values of academic integrity among students, faculty, teachers, and administrators. This website contains information about the Center and its activities, with a members area hosting resources and information about ICAI projects and a ListServ for exchanging ideas and information. Become a member today and learn how your academic institution can gain access to all of the online resources provided by ICAI!

Great matrix to describe levels of technology integration

We just wrapped up our popular workshop Integrating iPads and Tablet Computers into Library Services. Today's workshop was particularly noteworthy in light of Apple's recent rollout of the iPad 3.

"Keeping Your Academic Integrity in the Copy Paste Culture." Curated by Megan Black.

From the site: The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students. The TIM incorporates five interdependent characteristics of meaningful learning environments: active, constructive, goal directed (i.e., reflective), authentic, and collaborative (Jonassen, Howland, Moore, & Marra, 2003). 

"To help you answer these questions, The Copyright Alliance, as part of its educational mission, has assembled a valuable array of classroom curricula and other teaching resources on its website, www.CopyrightAlliance.org. "In addition, the Alliance has partnered with the award-winning curriculum experts at Young Minds Inspired (YMI) to develop this comprehensive Educator's Guide to Copyright, which includes: "* An overview that defines copyright, traces its history, and clarifies the issues of fair use and plagiarism in the classroom (pages 2-3). "* A FAQ section that will answer some general copyright questions as well as questions that arise in the classroom (pages 4-5). "* A glossary designed to keep you abreast of the language of copyright and computers (page 6). * Standards charts for all the educational materials available on the Alliance website to help you integrate these resources into your curriculum (pages 7-13)"

Key Challenges in Integrating ICTs in Education Although valuable lessons may be learned from best practices around the world, there is no one formula for determining the optimal level of ICT integration in the educational system. Significant challenges that policymakers and planners, educators, education administrators, and other stakeholders need to consider include educational policy and planning, infrastructure, language and content, capacity building, and financing.

Guide for planning digital integration at the district level.

washington state university - , to highlight the importance of integrating ideas and perspectives across traditional boundaries of viewpoint, practice, and discipline.

Provides a framework for defining and evaluating technology integration Sets a clear vision for effective teaching with technology.

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From Georgetown University. Includes how to use the web for research, differences between the web and online library resources, how to find scholarly books and articles, how and why to keep track of sources, why it's important to credit your sources, how to work in groups and share materials ethically

Operational Amplifiers and Linear Integrated Circuits by Robert F. Coughlin Free Download, Operational Amplifiers and Linear Integrated Circuits by Robert F.

As a veteran English teacher in the Euclid City Schools, and someone who sees great value in integrating technology, I wanted to contribute to the ongoing dialog regarding tablet/mobile computing, specifically the iPad, and its impact on student literacy and students' self perception of their own literacy

…Word Clouds in Education Series: Part 1 | 21 st Century Educational Technology and Learning  In this series of posts I will cover: 12 Tips in Using Wordle  (Some you may now… but other you may not.) Over 10o ways  to use Word Clouds in the classroom There is more to Word Clouds then Wordle… other awesome word cloud generators Beyond word clouds… cool sites and applications to integrate word clouds

Tips for integrating tech into the curriculum, when you are not tech savvy.

Tresham College of Further and Higher Education has introduced learning resources loan data into the main College reporting system, which has allowed all staff to see the information. This has encouraged the closer integration of learning resources with the curriculum. As one of a series of innovations this has helped almost double the amount of resources borrowed by learners.