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I'm thinking that in the Ed Tech rush to engage staff in the potential of Web2.0, that we have actually made it all to easy to get out of their depth. I see lessons that involve summarising the text book into power point, or Googling into a Publisher leaflet daily.

Bookmarked by Patricia Chin. Beyond the provocative title, a great description of present problems in the way tech gets used in the classroom, and their causes.

Comprehensive Writing Instruction: Improve student writing with: Genre studies & lessons, Animations & web tools, Professional development

This site is dedicated to teaching ICT at all levels. Students will find revision notes to learn your ICT subject along with plenty of quizzes, competitions, polls to keep things interesting. Teachers will find starters and plenaries along with Schemes of Work ( SoW) , lesson ideas and tons of free material. Revision resources for every level are available

Curriculum Resources | Internet Information | Using the Internet Computer Skills Help | PowerPoint Slideshows | Lesson Plans WebQuest Design Resources Graphics and Web Page Construction Tools Web Page Tutorials and FTP Instructions

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"Yenka is a powerful piece of software for schools, which lets you use - and edit - an ever-growing library of free lessons for mathematics, science, technology and computing. "

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Recognize Women's History Month (March), by exploring the many important contributions of women, with our printables, lesson plans, and more. Find biographies and worksheets about accomplished women in American history, including Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, Sacajawea, Harriet Tubman, Amelia Earhart, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Toni Morrison, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Anne Frank, Helen Keller, Maya Angelou, Sojourner Truth, Pocahontas, Wilma Rudolph, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Abigail Adams, Charlotte Brontë, and many more!

MASSIVE collection of instructional ideas, lessons, sample products, instructions on about 20 different Google tools. Very thorough!

Not only do whiteboards offer the opportunities for user input that students have come to expect from technology, but they also address a broad range of learning modalities, including visual, auditory, and kinesthetic experiences. Children love to move, touch, see and listen their way into learning. Get a sampling of practical lessons incorporating whiteboards from Curriculum Director Matt Silverman here:

eduTecher is a non-profit web resource that was created in 2008. The website's sole purpose is to help educators around the world better integrate technology into their classrooms and schools. eduTecher offers links to valuable websites, product reviews, as well as hosting lesson plans and activities for teachers to use with their classrooms.

Vocabulary video site. Includes lesson and implementation ideas for teachers plus tips on creating/submitting student videos to the site.

A computer mouse, though losing its charm in the limelight of touch-based user-interface, remains as the most useful input device for the majority of computer fraternity. But most of the times, people are oblivious of the fact. Discover the true potential of computer mouse with Techvedic.

Internet Explorer shortcut keys can make browsing, surfing, downloading and even email communication faster and smarter. There are many shortcut keys that can be used to speed up the Internet browser.