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shared by Kelsey K_VHS on 17 Oct 11 - No Cached
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      Kelsey K_VHS on 17 Oct 11
       
      This USA Today Article give an example of how technology is being used in high school classrooms today. The traditonal whitboard is being replaced by iPads and computer programs. Most students and teachers find this benifical because it allows students to try to think and work through problems for themselves before asking instructors
  • Sitting in pairs, students poke at their iPads waiting for class to begin
  • digitally records her lessons with a tablet computer as a virtual blackboard, then uploads them to iTunes and assigns them as homework
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  • the latest way technology is changing teachers' jobs
  • allows students to chat online while watching the videos
  • attracted the attention of funders such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has become a major backer of Khan Academy, a non-profit repository of nearly 2,400 free instructional videos that teachers use to teach everything from pre-algebra to Augusto Pinochet's Chile.
  • flipped classrooms show a lot of potential, but she worries that many low-income students don't have reliable Internet or computer access at home
  • all about helping students understand difficult material
  • made her students more independent, less-stressed learners
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mhs-1 WorldStudies pln

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    This article is about a social networking site in trumbull connecticut and talks about how social networking sites affect communities
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Mhs-1 worldstudies virtual_communication

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  • Next spring, he will offer UPG students a course he's designed called Theater Technology.
  • Students will learn various technological skills including creating digital audio and attending and participating in virtual performances.
  • virtual textbook he's creating will eliminate the excuse: "I lost my book."
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  • And it's becoming a popular site for college classrooms.
  • Chiarulli said her students will visit underwater sites and take tours on a Second Life island.
  • Chiarulli already teaches online distance learning courses involving video clips, audio recordings and textbooks. The Second Life class is an expansion of technology in the classroom.
  • He said the site will help students become comfortable with navigating 3-D worlds, which he anticipates may have applications in many different fields. "I think it has tremendous potential as a learning tool," he said.
  • "It's like The Sims," she said, referring to a popular online community game, "but a lot more complicated. "You meet new people, and you definitely develop skills."
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