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"Loudoun County Public Library now offers customers access to Beanstack, an online portal that provides free personalized recommendations of children's books and apps. The new, online service is free to all customers with an LCPL library card. Customers can sign up here and use Beanstack from their home computer, mobile device, or in any of the Library's branch locations.   Beanstack is an innovative new way to connect children and their families with books and educational apps that match each child's interests, age and reading level."

comprehensive collection of tools and video tutorials on using MANY web 2.0 and helpful classroom tools

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I developed a series of educational computer software programs that they could operate on their own by simply pressing the spacebar.

Interactive Mathematics Projects that need Macromedia Flash Player Version 6 or higher to use, which is on the computer network

Topmarks Interactive Activities--great for use with an interactive whiteboard, but also work well on stand-alone computers (Site uses UK English)

Children, Computers and Ergonomics: Can they fit together?

Brain computer interface, or BCI, could day help restore movement to paralyzed people and enable amputees to move bionic limbs.

This site provides accessibility help, enabling computer users to make the most of the internet whatever their ability or disability.

Printable quick references that are yours to use, distribute, and share. You can also receive a 30-day trial of CustomGuide training,

"Free NaturalReader 10.0 Microsoft Voice included All functions to read aloud any text in your computer Change speed and speaker Floating bar to read any text in other applications"

50 one-stop learning activities 15-30 minutes each. online and interactive

Great online games ranging from 15-30 minutes.

Fabulous and free support, activities , file folder games, supports computer activities

Monica Kissel and Adina Popa from Loudoun County Public Schools, both Innovative Educators of the Year, will discuss kinesthetic learning. Sponsored by the Innovations Committee. How do we engage our 21st Century students? How do we help them understand that the material covered in class is relevant to their lives? In his book "Motivating Students to Learn," Jere Brophy suggests that students learn best when they are actively engaged with the content. Through kinesthetic learning, they develop lasting skills that many times translate into higher levels of student achievement. But how does kinesthetic learning look in a 21st Century classroom? The answer is simple: gesture-based learning. Does this initiative belong to the future? Not according to the 2011 Horizon Report which highlights Gesture-Based Computing as one of the six emerging technologies that will likely enter mainstream use within the next four to five years. The purpose of this session is to identify current technologies that employ gesture recognition, and then present innovative and replicable ways through which these technologies have been used at Steuart Weller Elementary. From turning shy students into persuasive public speakers through Avatar Kinect, to opening a world of possibilities to students with special needs though Kinect Adventures, to saving animal species with partner classrooms across the globe using multiple technologies, to exergaming, children have been immersed in a world of learning that they love. Attendees learn not only what relevant technologies are available, but also how to use these technologies in any curriculum area

List of basic computer shortcuts within MS Word

How to use function keys as computer shortcuts