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This is a great resource for ideas for student PBL projects (Student Projects: Student Projects, New Work, Best Work, Grade Level Links) as well as teacher resource links.The Pocantico Hills Central School District was named one of 320 schools across the United States as a 2008 No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon School.

CALCULUS IN MOTION ™ and ALGEBRA IN MOTION ™ animations empower students with the ability to visualize and understand concepts like no still picture can. NEW VIDEO DEMOS POSTED JAN 2008: Use the "Online demo" link at the left. CALCULUS UPDATES : The JUNE 2008 , June 2007, March 2007, and June 2006 updates are free to those who have the Calculus In MotionTM collection through 2005. To get them, send an email with your CD's 5-digit serial number (written on the CD's front label) along with your name and school to amweeks@aol.com , and they will be attached back to you. The June 2005 update to Calculus In Motion is available for a small fee. For description and order form, click here . Updates prior to 2005 are free. ALGEBRA UPDATES : The MARCH 2008 , Feb 2008, & March 2007 updates are free to those who have the Algebra In MotionTM collection through 2005. To get them, send an email with your CD's 5-digit serial number (written on the CD's front label) along with your name and school to amweeks@aol.com . A major expansion to Algebra In Motion was released in 2005 for a reduced fee. Click here for more information & order form . Three Sets Available: CALCULUS IN MOTION ™ 143 Animations Including Animations of 2008-1997 AP Exam AB & BC Free Response Questions ALGEBRA IN MOTION ™ 168 Animations of Key Topics in Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Trigonometry, & Pre-Calculus ALGEBRA IN MOTION ™ LITE A 62-animation subset of Algebra in Motion™ addressing middle school math through early algebra. Each set runs on either WINDOWS or MACINTOSH. Each set requires The Geometer's Sketchpad v4 (available from Key Curriculum Press, www.keypress.com ) to be on the computer. upcoming public engagements. Audrey Weeks, author of Calculus In MotionTM and Algebra In MotionTM, wil

SuccessMaker is an excellent program that provides help and instruction in English, language arts, math, science, and social studies. According to the Pearson website, over 16,000 schools nationally use the 3,300 hours of supplemental instruction available. It is also used as part of SCORE! Educational Centers' after-school tutorial program. Each seperate program allows online interactivity to sync progress at home and school, as well.

This 2002 Pew study might be slightly outdated, but it talks about a serious problem in education, which is that students are actually outpacing schools in terms of internet savviness. They are bringing along with them different expectations and skills than before and schools need to address this.

TestWiz and other programs like it, such as Elements, are essential test procesing and analysis tools for data administrators, local school technology coordinators, administrators, and teachers. These systems provide data in a hundred or more demographic fields so as to hone in on sub-groups that need the most help. Due to the results-based high-stakes testing era we are now in, tools such as TestWiz are now essential to ensure schools make AYP at the end of each academic year.

Students from New York City Public Schools, DC Public Schools, and many other urban areas throughout the country have created multiplication songs that go with some of the newest hip hop songs. Students are encouraged to create their own lyrics, record songs, and create dances. Originally created by an Ohio teacher, Spark the Mind has been featured on Good Morning America, CBS News, and other reputable programs. Smart Shorties is a proven program changing low math test scores and improving student achievement.

One of the most wired schools in the nation. Technology is fully integrated from Kindergarten through fifth grade. Kindergarten students have their own websites. Teachers discuss pros and cons of technology use.

Marc Prensky focuses on the importance of listening and getting input from students on ways to improve schools. When he talks with them he hears about how bored they are in school, how they hate lectures, and they really don't like being talked at. He also listens to the way that students view technology.

Students describe a typical day in their life and/or a special event such as a birthday. Students may also submit a captioned digital photo of themself representing an event in their life on an agreed upon subject (e.g. typical meal, transportation to school). This is a great way for students around the world to learn what it is like to be a child in different countries. Students may develop a deeper understanding and tolerance for cultures that are different from their own.

WorldWise merges technology and Tall Ships to enrich the cultural education of students in North America and provides for the material educational needs of schools in remote islands and isolated tropical communities throughout the South Pacific, Indonesia, Africa and the Caribbean

This website gives a couple lessons for all grade levels but I bookmarked the fourth grade level for internet safety lesson and how to handle school technology equipment.

Schools use technology to support adolescent literacy programs. Technology use is effective because it allows for the individualization of instruction.

Andrea Keith gives an overview of the safe email services provided by Gaggle.net. Gaggle is dedicated to providing safe email accounts for students. The tools they provide allow schools to feel secure when giving their students email access. Gaggle offers both free and paid services.

This is an interesting article, as it offers a counter-argument to technology integration in all facets of the school experience, as least in the early years. The author makes a good point about young children being over-exposed to computer generated stimuli at such an early age, and he postulates the problems that ensue because of it. He refers to the "erosion" of childhood for marketing/money making purposes that benefit technology companies. He doesn't think software should replace good, interactive teaching.

In this article, the author describes a project where students in a 4th grade classroom complete Internet-based lessons about each region of the United States. They then use presentation tools like PowerPoint (which could now be Web 2.0 presentations tools, since this article was published in 2002) to create take-home reports to share with their parents. This artcile has some great ideas and insights into things that could be done differently the next time. Technology upgrades would also make the lessons more interesting, being that it is 2008.

This article talks about a project that was used in a social studies curriculum for 4 or 5th grade students where there is technology integrated into internet based lessons. They also use technology to prepare reports. The beginning gives a quick introduction about technology and the internet in schools today to prepare children for real-world situations. Then it goes into describing the project given to the students and how it affected them.

Students use digital still or video cameras to find examples around their school representing facts and opinions. They create an iMovie, sometimes with voiceover, to clearly show their understanding of the two concepts.

From the simple, easy to use Interwrite Cricket to the versatile SMART Senteo (different posting), response systems, while already in use by instructional technologists in school computer labs, are quickly becoming a necessity in the mainstream classroom, as well. With this technology, students can make real-time, wireless responses to questions posted through a variety of software formats such as PowerPoint and Word. These "clicker" remotes offer the ability to answer/receive feedback on multiple-choice and true/false questions, while some allow for multi-line entry for open-ended questions. Set up is easy and takes just a few minutes. Assessment software is available, as well.