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Even though this article was written back in 1997, it still has some really great info. Loved the line about how when the teacher did not know how to work the technology it never occurred to her to ask her students! Also another great line was Computers are not our future, they are our present!!

This has been a life saver in my computer lab.  I have created Symbaloos of websites I use regularly in my lab for each of my classes.  It has been especially helpful with my younger students who have trouble typing in web addresses.  

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With this program a student can speak math problems and they will be written out on the computer. This can help students who have a motor skills disability.

Metroplex Voice Computing is the leader in speech recognition mathematics. Our exclusive speech recognition software products are designed to operate without needing the keyboard or mouse.

Great article on schools using teachers to help teach others in the school about different areas in technology that they are competent in. My only thought was that it really should have gone further and reported on schools using its students to train the teachers and fellow classmates. We have a school nearby that has a class on basic computer repair and then the students then spend one hour a week going around the school helping out the teachers. Really cuts down on expenses and students have a sense of pride and a useful and marketable skill!

Collection of 35 interactive free online lesson for students to learn about technology, computers, and society. No need to register.

While searching for CoP's for Macintosh Computers and Adobe Software for educators, I came across this site and felt that this CoP presented by Slide Share would be a good resource for CoPs through the use of slides, since I see this tool being used in Moodle.

I really enjoyed this slideshow. It definitely takes away from the monotony of reading PDF articles. The slides provide enough information for users to understand CoP.

The secret that fulfills the promise of 'phablet' computing is -- wait for it -- wearable computing! Some people describe their own giant phones or mini tablets as "phablets."

A teacher brought in two experts via Google Hangout to meet with some students working in a computer gaming program. The students were able to takeaway tips from the experts for their programming and connect with "real" designers.

Interesting article about how technology is changing art and whether digital art can be considered art.

This document from the University of Washington helps users make computer labs welcoming, accessible, and usable.

6 Ways to collect data using a Google Form Have students conduct experiment in classroom and one member goes to teacher's computer to enter data for that group Have students create surveys using Google forms and display on own computer; students travel from machine to machine to fill out the