EDCT203

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."

The article talks about a proposed US budget and Obama wants to eliminate the EETT budget down to zero dollars. Now, if this passes, I am afraid that teachers and schools will be forced to pay their own ways to meet the technology standards without the aid of the federal government. Teachers will soon be expected to perform miracles, get your ticket early for the best seat. (/sarcasm)

This page is describing the new Ipad.

This article is about Blackboard and Desire2Learn and the lawsuit that has been dropped about their technologies.

I like this article because it shows how much technology has changed education and how easy it makes communication. Using email the way this teacher does is very helpful and also very green.

This article talks about using assistive technology with students with learning disabilities. I think it is really important to help students the best we can be able to learn, and technology can play a great deal in that.

technology education and its relevance to lateral thinking

Using technology in education for better sustainable development practices

This article is about how South Africa is proposing to teach technology to primary and middle school students and their rational for doing so.