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Educators and researchers share their views on why technology integration is an important strategy for 21st century classrooms.

The first thing the teacher needs to do is to understand what kids do and the range of it; she has to understand what her own children do.

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Twitter makes staying in touch and sharing announcements super simple and even fun. These ideas offer a great way to put the tool to good use.

Twitter’s hashtags and other tools share a great way to organize information for your classroom.

Use these ideas to take advantage of the vast resources that Twitter has to offer.

ompounding the issue, data has shown that students with disabilities perform well below their peers in standardized testing.3 In their research, McTighe and Brown articulate a disconnect between the instructional

Overcoming obstacles to effective differentiation

Many of the obstacles to implementing differentiated instruction can be overcome with the effective use of technology. Teachers who feel ill-prepared to address the diverse needs of their students, for example, have ready access to more options than ever before as a result of the wide range of software and hardware tools available. Technology can equip teachers to address students’ needs in an almost limitless number of ways, through content input, learning activities, and opportunities to demonstrate comprehension. And because many students come to the learning environment with a predisposition for using it seamlessly, technology can become an intermediary that bridges the relationship between teacher and student,

Math textbooks can be very dry and hard for students to read for understanding. So much of math involves relationships, patterns, and 3-D objects that a static textbook just can’t do justice to. Online supplements can give students a better understanding of relationship, pattern, and 3-D objects with video and animation.

11. Harcourt Multimedia Math Glossary

Real World Math Practice:

1. Flip (10) Your Lessons

2. Create Scaffolded Challenges

3. Empower Student Leaders

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My own children, both still not yet in high school, are media omnivores. They will watch broadcast TV from Comcast, they will view YouTube videos, they enjoy Netflix, they watch iTunes movies using the AppleTV box, and they still watch a DVD or two while we roadtrip somewhere. No single solution exists that satisfies everyone and it's awfully nice to have a variety of choices.

John GiardinaSenior Technical Instructor - Electrical at Duke Energy - Harris Nuclear Plant

Last week Twitter announced the ability to run Promoted Tweets without first publishing them organically to a brand’s followers, as previously reported by Adweek.

Assistive technology is designed to make hard, or seemingly impossible, tasks doable. For students with disabilities, writing can be the hardest task of all.

You should understand your child's challenges and match technology to his needs,

Assistive technology is designed to make hard, or se

It’s simply harnessing the power of technology to leverage your instruction. It’s incorporating technology in your teaching practice to boost student engagement and motivation.

I thought this Connected Educator Starter Kit was a great resource to share to get started.

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