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"In most classrooms around the world, using cell phones to send text messages and laptops to access sites like Facebook and Twitter are very much discouraged. Considered a high-tech distraction that impedes the learning environment, such actions often end in the student being reprimanded, penalized and even having their devices confiscated."
With up-to-the-minute tech news, insightful commentary on the new innovations, and even scientific takes on the hottest Hollywood stories, we aim to be your first stop for what's new and what's next.
Interactive site that walks students through what it would be like to be a C.S.I. lab tech. Students learn about the science behind different lab tests & then use virtual tools to evaluate evidence.
This blog will be maintained by several technology coaches from various school districts. It is our hope that each day we can provide an activity, tech tip or project idea that we have observed in our school.
Fortunately, these two targets -- technology and project learning -- go hand in hand, says Tom Hickey, the Classrooms for the Future coach at Freedom Area High School, outside Pittsburgh.
Technology should not be the focus of your project, but rather the tool by which students meet the targeted standards.
Throughout the project, keep a keen eye on the learning you want to achieve.
Fortunately, these two targets -- technology and project learning -- go hand in hand, says Tom Hickey, the Classrooms for the Future coach at Freedom Area High School, outside Pittsburgh.
This podcast is a recording of a presentation by Sylvia Martinez at the TCEA (Texas Computer Education Association) conference in Austin, Texas, on February 8, 2007.