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Paul Beaufait

professionallearningboard Toolbar - Download - moodle, professional learning board, pro... - 0 views

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    The Professional Learning Board (PLB) offers a whack of resources to parents and teachers, including this dedicated toolbar for Firefox (Windows, Mac, or Linux), which is also availablle for Internet Explorer 5.0+
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    The Professional Learning Board deserves a thorough exploration to see what else it has in stock for: "professional development, instructional strategies, classroom management, online teaching and learning tools, virtual classrooms, continuing ed, and school" (2008.07.30).
Learning with Computers group

National Endowment for the Humanities in the USA - 0 views

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    This site links to the world's great museums, librairies, and universities. All sites are reviewed for content, design, and educational impact in the classroom. (Rec. EHS)
David Wetzel

5 Strategies for Using Wikis in the Classroom: Engaging Students in Technology Projects... - 20 views

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    Strategies are provided for taking advantage of Wikis to provide opportunities for students to collaborate with other students, share what they have learned, and become a centralized online resource for educators.
andrew bendelow

Study Finds That Online Education Beats the Classroom - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    Online learning is acknowledged superior--at least at college level. Can it be brought into the lower grades?
Paul Beaufait

MultiBrief: Effectively incorporating technology with English learners - 2 views

  • Perhaps the first consideration is the instructional purpose of the lesson, and how the technology will enhance that purpose or help students to achieve the goals and objectives of the lesson.
  • Technology, as mentioned earlier, has the power to increase student knowledge and skills in various content areas. Yet another consideration that must be taken into account when working with English learners is how the technology is increasing academic language knowledge and skills. It is critical, then, that teachers take into account not only the content goals and objectives for the lesson, but also the language goals and objectives as well as the linguistic demand of the tasks students will need to accomplish in the classroom.
  • English learners need additional instructional supports or scaffolds, including providing students with necessary background knowledge that other students may possess, using graphic organizers, pictures/visuals, demonstrations and realia, and providing redundant information and differentiated instruction based on students' language proficiency level. When researching various technology tools, it is critical that we investigate how the tool addresses these principles.
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  • The use of technology in the classroom is quickly becoming not only commonplace, but also essential for helping students gain the 21st-century skills they will need to be successful in the future.
  • when implementing technology in the classroom, an important component of instruction is to teach students how to use technology effectively and responsibly. Students may need guidance and instruction on how to use technology appropriately given the task and learning at hand, how to avoid distractions with technology, and how to effectively navigate the digital world.
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    In this article, Herrmann explains principles to guide the adoption and utilisation of technology to help meet general and specific needs of English-as-an-additional language learners.
Lynn Aubin

The 35 Best Web 2.0 Classroom Tools Chosen By You - Edudemic - Edudemic - 0 views

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      Below, I've highlighted the tools that I have used
mbarek Akaddar

Top 10 Wordle Lessons for the Classroom - 8 views

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    Top 10 Ways to Use Wordle's Word Clouds for Classroom Lessons
Paul Beaufait

Overcoming Technology Barriers: How to Innovate Without Extra Money or Support | Edutopia - 0 views

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    "Five easy, practical steps toward better digital integration in your classroom" (teaser, retrieved 2008.08.26)
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    Gleaned from Carla Arena's collection
Paul Beaufait

Web 2.0 for the Classroom Teacher - 0 views

  • carefully preview any sites before sharing materials in the classroom with students!
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    As Sue Summerford suggests, especially for non-adult learners, "carefully preview any sites before sharing ... with students!"
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    Web 2.0 tool catalog in Web 1.0 form, updated 2008.02.12, revised 2008.06.27 (2008.07.30)
David Wetzel

What is the Technology Footprint in Your Classroom? - 16 views

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    Strategies and techniques are provided regarding the benefits of using digital tools to support teaching and learning in any content area or grade level.
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    Great article, it's amazing to me how much technology has changed and improved the classroom and students' learning. Thanks for sharing.
Paul Beaufait

Classroom Resources to Counter Cyber Bullying - Portal Page - 0 views

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    Another great site address gleaned from Across My Desk (weekly) E-Learning Journeys (2009.02.15), by Julie Lindsay
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    Portal page for classroom (grades 5-12) and teacher resources
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