FALL2012CSM

A script to grade google forms for you.

Describes strategies for increasing number sense

I would have thought that personal finance was part of every high school education. This article talks about how is it more emphasized in the proposed social studies standards.

This website teaches you how to set up a blog for your child.  Would be a great list of things to consider when setting up a blog with students as well.  If we are going to encourage students to blog we should make sure we do it in a responsible way.

Educational technology journalist, Audrey Watters, explains that although a large percentage of people have cellular devices, only a small percentage of those are smart phones. She also speaks on the digital divide of only being able to access internet on your phone and not a home computer for a small percentage of Americans. She concludes that online learning places need to be expanded for mobile devices if we wish to include everyone in the digital age.

This article was very interesting. It explained the importance of using the web for learning. It discusses one classrooms successes with shifting learning to the web.

This article was wrote in 2007 about why technology in the classroom is important. I find that these ten points are still reasons why technology should be introduced into the classroom. A text book is only one way to learn and technology: web, computers, apps can open up so many more doorways to learning.

Technology helping teachers work together in the classroom.

This article presents 12 ways for teachers to easily integrate technology into the classroom. Even with basic ideas of creating a class website or using an online grading system, teachers are able to move away from traditional forms of teaching and are able to connect with others in new ways. Once technology starts to be incorporated in the classroom, I think teachers are willing to explore new programs and software, or simply learn to use one tool in multiple ways to benefit their classroom.

This article talks about the different apps that would be useful in a classroom setting. Some schools are offering Chromebooks to every student so they can use Google Docs so these apps would be beneficial for them to use.

to build on the TED talk this week!  Very very good stuff!

Teacher Share!  This is great!

In this article, Michael Horn talks about the future of technology in education by way of the blended classroom. According to Horn, technology is shifting views of education in such a way that eventually, students will be learning online and at their own pace. He also talks about technology from the perspective of global education, and what potential exists for children from all corners of the world to connect and learn with one another.