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This article discusses how integrating technology into a classroom in the proper way can deepen and enhance the learning process. It goes into how using technology tools to learn provide students with a realistic snapshot of what the modern office looks like.

This article indicates the increased usage by universities and other higher education institutes of social media. It seems to imply that the more integrated a teacher is with social media such as Facebook and YouTube in the class room the better the students respond.

A selection of ways to integrate art into the classroom, all of which would work for a wide range of age groups, not just elementary! Search criteria "technology in the art classroom"

This article provides another view on the cost effectiveness and the uselfulness that the iPad provides in all classrooms, especially for autistic students. It describes a pilot research study that proved to support integrating the iPad into special education curriculums because of the wide range of uses and tools it provides. One of the main points the researcher argued is that the iPad has multiple uses and can replace the many devices that are apparent in special education programs.

This article argues that teachers should actually teach their students how to use these social media outlets successfully so they can use them in the class room. I think this is an important article to show how important it is to bridge that gap between student and teacher.

This document describes many ways that the SMART board can be used in the classroom. It also provides links, shortcuts, and techniques.

This article talks about a high school in South Carolina that used extra tech. money to integrate more art into their school. It lays out "what's it like?" "why bother?" and "how to start?"