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"The first "wiki," or user-edited Web page, was made in 1995 to improve communication between computer programmers. With more than 3 million articles, Wikipedia, the user-edited encyclopedia, is the world's most widely used wiki. And because a Wikipedia entry comes up for almost any Google search, students will inevitably encounter the site during their research. For this reason, it's important to teach students about using Wikipedia effectively and avoiding its pitfalls. "

"Robust grammar checking allows you to find those pesky mistakes and correct them before turning in your paper. " Find out if your paper contains plagiarized text before your professor does. Our proofreading system alerts you to opportunities to improve your writing.

"Multiple measures of student performance, more school innovation among their suggestions From staff and wire reports Mar 3rd, 2010 Print this article Teachers also said administrative support, not more money, motivate them to succeed. Teachers say administrative support, not more money, will motivate them to succeed. In one of the largest national surveys of public school teachers, thousands of educators agreed that today's students aren't college-ready when they graduate from high school. Teachers' suggestions for solving this problem include clear, common standards; multiple measures of student performance; and greater innovation, including differentiated instruction and more use of digital resources."

" A national survey of more than 368,000 K-12 students, parents, teachers and administrators documents the increasingly significant digital disconnect between students' beliefs about how technology can improve the learning process and the practices of educators who are less comfortable with using technology in the classroom. The findings of the 2009 Speak Up Survey, conducted by Project Tomorrow and sponsored by Schoolwires, are being presented today at the first of two congressional briefings in Washington, DC."

"The ancient tradition of storytelling meets the digital age. When students create a movie or interactive slideshow to tell their story, learning becomes personal. With digital storytelling, students can: * Improve their writing. * Show creativity. * Have a voice. Digital storytelling projects lend themselves well to portfolio assessment."

"Welcome to the complete collection of our Photo Masterclasses. Just click on the images below to download a PDF of each masterclass and your photography skills will soon improve with our experts' advice. "

"Reading and creating stories online is a great way for students to practice their story telling skills. With improving technology and advancements, it is now possible to create 3-D pop up books, too! "

We welcome you to our wiki and blog for supporting iPod & iPad devices in education. Although our focus is K-12, many of the techniques should work for you at any level and with any number of devices. On the wiki side of this site are the deployment and management articles, and on the blog side, you will find the classroom activities (written primarily by teachers) where iPods are supporting achievement improvement for our students. We are posting as many help and how-to articles here as we can and as quickly as we can so you can continue to be successful using iPod devices in your classroom. Please let us know if there are more or different things that you would like to have included here.

On Tuesday, May 18th, Google announced that Google Wave is now available for everyone! Now you may have tried Google Wave in the beginning and felt it was not your cup of tea. Initially, Google Wave did have some annoying problems. However, like most technology, it has improved with time. Google Wave uploads faster, notifies you of updates through your e-mail, has many collaborative features, and now lets anyone join. Some of the collaborative features on the wave include video chat, embedding all sorts of documents within the page (PowerPoints, videos, and text documents), collaborative mindmapping, collaborative drawing, and much more! The video below will show you how to get started and wave.

NPR story on using video as an evaluation and research tool for discovering effective teaching techniques.

Richard Byrne's Favorite Tech Resources for Teachers Why aren't the lesson plans that used to work so well, not working now? Technology alone is not going to rehabilitate our lesson plans. However, when used correctly technology can improve our lesson plans and in turn our students' learning experiences. The pages in the left-hand column will take you to free technology tools and resources that have been reviewed on Free Technology for Teachers.

Interactive site for improving your writing.

"These modules are prepared by AMSI as part of The Improving Mathematics Education in Schools (TIMES) Project. The modules are organised under the strand titles of the Australian Curriculum. Number and Algebra Measurement and Geometry Statistics and Probability"

Computer program helps students with music, literacy skills Students at a Florida middle school are enhancing their musical literacy through SmartMusic, a software program that scores students' attempts to play along with sheet music on a computer screen. Teachers can review the students' work and type in feedback and grades. The program does more than just improve musical knowledge, the school's band director said. "I have seen the results of their growth academically alongside what they are doing musically," he said. The Tampa Tribune (Fla.)

Ginger is the leading contextual grammar and Spell Checker on the market today. Based on full-sentence context, Ginger automatically corrects even the most severe spelling and grammatical mistakesat an unmatched success rate. The product operates as an online service and supports MS-Word, MS-Outlook, MS-PowerPoint, Internet Explorer and Firefox.Ginger's key features:* Grammar & Spell Checker- Corrects texts based on the context of each sentence.* Ginger helps users learn from their own mistakes. Tracking the mistakes of each individual user, the Ginger Tutor automatically creates a personalized learning program with tailored lessons and quizzes for each user.* Ginger Text-to-Speech Reader(Premium Version)- Reads aloud texts in emails, documents,and web pages and Improves the user's pronunciation and accent.* Ginger provides assessment & progress reports to students and teachers (School version). The reports include the most frequent mistakes in each topic, as well as a student's progress over time. Teachers can view individual student reports or any group report. This enables the teachers to better tailor their lessons for the level of each student. www.gingersoftware.com

Free Resources from Generation YES logoWe are happy to provide these resources to help you empower students to improve technology use in their own schools. The resources on this page are all free, based on lessons learned in our years of working with K-12 schools around the world building successful student-centered, student-led technology programs. Please use, print, and share with colleagues. We ask that you not modify them, sell them, remove our name or copyrights, or use parts without attributing us. Other than that, we hope you link to them, download them, share them, and let us know if they were helpful! FREE - The Generation YES Express News and stories about education, technology and student empowerment. E-mail: Text Only E-mails What you'll find on this page: * White papers * How-to guides * Research summaries * Presentations, handouts, & slideshows * Videos

Photo Effect Toolkit! Improve your digital pictures and drawings with this collection of easy to use photo effects. Tuxpi.com provides a variety of browser based imaging tools and toys, that let you very easily apply a special look to your pictures.

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