EDCT203

This article backs up Cody's on games helping students to achieve their goals.

I like this article because it shows that no matter where you come from, how small a community, you are important and can teach others a thing or two. This is an excellent example of using video conferencing.

This article is short but it gives one solution to a problem that most schools face.

This paper illustrates the conflict that exists between what is required of teachers in preparing students to meet certain standards and the need to incorporate technology into their courses of study.

This article talks about how toddlers show a incredible aptitude for technology which emphasize the importance of incorporating technology in education because it helps maintain that connection to the education setting and the real world setting.

See, games do benefit students in academic settings...

This article talks about students offering tips to teachers on how to use technology and incorporate it into the classroom. Sometimes the teacher HAS to become the student to really learn.

This article talks about students who are gifted and they create the morning news for the school using our favorite tool, technology!

I feel like iPads would definitely be useful but the expense would be out of this world!

Hmm, interesting article. This article talks about using video games for 30 minutes a day to help failing students pass the TAK. The teachers said that the results were remarkable and the students were becoming successful in the game and understanding of math. They even wanted to learn math again. When the students were asked about the game, 86% said that it helped them understand concepts of math better.

Chesapeake Middle School (school district where I just moved from and where my little sister attends) was recently awarded national recognition by PLTW. Here is a link on their recognition http://www.irontontribune.com/news/2010/jan/31/ironton-chesy-schools-earn-national-honors/

This article talks about a school in Lakewood Ranch, where they put the kids on computers in kindergarten. The students are much more technological capable than I am!

This article talks about schools trying to get a computer for each student basically.

From the introduction, "A Finneytown High science teacher and her students have become a research experiment into how the use of Net books and Internet-oriented assignments can impact learning for students of various capabilities." I strongly believe in using Netbooks in place of textbooks for students.

A very short article and not exactly related to several of the chapters but it is important. The school district is moving resources that will help teachers and parents collaborate for the students' educations. The resource, AutismPro, allows teachers to share progress with other teachers and the parents. From the article, "RCPS said its teachers and parents update their Web-based AutismPro files with new data on a weekly basis using the built-in collaborative tools. And all service providers update their case files monthly, allowing all parties involved to remain current with data and developments."