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Article on the use of ICT's in education. Topic of our WAR this week.

Invention and technology timelines tell the history of famous 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th century events. Timeline of Electronics Timeline - important events in the history of electricity. Timeline of Inventions Timeline of technology and inventions - complete with leads to detailed articles and photos.

Article offers tips on how to use storytelling

Negative comments about cell phones in the classroom from a teacher in health sciences.

The article offers different opinions on the subject.

This could be a great resource to show how you can incorporate digital storytelling in all areas of your curriculum. It lists how you are building 21st century skills when using Digital Storytelling.

Formerly called Science News for Kids, this is a great resource for elementary and middle school students. In my classes I assign a monthly "science current events article" and this is one of the recommended sources.

Cell phones could become the next big learning tool in the classroom. So why have schools been so slow to embrace them? Without a doubt, cell phones can cause serious disruption in the classroom. From urgent text messages flying across the room to lessons interrupted by rap-song ringtones, these gadgets are responsible for nationwide frustration among educators.

Interesting..but I think a little controversial.

By Marshall Raskind, Ph.D. , Kristin Stanberry Assistive technology (AT) is available to help individuals with many types of disabilities - from cognitive problems to physical impairment. This article will focus specifically on AT for individuals with learning disabilities (LD). The use of technology to enhance learning is an effective approach for many children.

Parent Benefits Positive parent-school communications benefit parents. The manner in which schools communicate and interact with parents affects the extent and quality of parents' home involvement with their children's learning. For example, schools that communicate bad news about student performance more often than recognizing students' excellence will discourage parent involvement by making parents feel they cannot effectively help their children.

computers and gender

This article was written by UCF professors Dr. Tony Grajeda and Jay Beck discussing the importance of "sound studies" on the discipline of humanity, specifically, but also across academic disciplines.

Technology based charter school using facebook

Countdown to Your First Year: Making Planning Manageable (Teaching Channel, 2014)Need help figuring out where to start with planning the content for your first year of teaching? Lily Jones gets right to the point with general questions to consider and a few go-to resources for first-year curriculum planning.

Early Childhood Educators discussing and sharing ideas. Everything from curriculum ideas to policy. Some great educational technology ideas for this age group.

This article is an example of the need for technology education.

Article on technology in Gifted Education from dr. Gillian Eriksson, head of the Gifted program at UCF