"The growth of the Internet has provided more and more people the ability to read books that normally they would not have access too and has provided valuable tools to assist in learning to read as well. There are several Text-to-Audio websites that make hearing typed text easier as well as website to make annotating text easier as well. Hopefully you will find a resource in this list that helps your students read, provides an extension on what you read, or provides ideas to teach reading to your students."
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"Educational Technology Guy
In this blog, I talk about educational technology, educational theory, educational pedagogy, and other topics related to these. I teach Physics and EMS classes, so some times I'll talk about those specific areas. I'll also discuss 21st Century Skills and Education. I explore free educational technology resources, ways to integrate technology into the classroom, professional development, project based learning, and tips and resources for new teachers."
Curriculumbits.com offer free online access to a growing range of interactive multimedia e-learning teaching resources. The online teaching resource library contains educational games, quizzes, animations and videos in a variety of subjects at key stage 3 and 4 of the UK National Curriculum.
born between 1965 and 1979, were defined by Douglas Coupland (1991) as Generation X
not as easily categorized.
1980s and the birth of the World Wide Web
Generation Y, simply meaning the generation after X.
Don Tapscott's (1999) term—the Net Generation
The point is not to "teach with technology" but to use technology to convey content more powerfully and efficiently.
seem to embrace both cell phones and e-mail, with a bit of instant messaging thrown in.
Baby Boomers, in general, prefer face-to-face or telephone communication
Net Generation
social networks like Facebook, instant messages, Skype, and texting.
iGeneration, a phone is not a phone. It is a portable computer
using technology to enhance education doesn't mean that we should move classes totally online. Students need face-to-face social interaction, especially in the primary and middle school grades.
Gen Xers
The resources included videos for those who learned by more kinesthetic and auditory modalities, written newspaper reports for those who learned best by visual modalities, and even interactive websites for those with a more tactile and kinesthetic learning style.
Instead of showing the video in class, you might have them watch it on YouTube as a homework assignment.
Education Requirements to Become a Teacher? When I think of the best benefits of becoming a teacher I think of summer time vacation. One of the best benefits is that as a teacher you will get off not only during the summer but also during all government holidays.