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Ron King

20 Education Technology Tools Everybody Should Know About - Edudemic - Edudemic - 0 views

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    Although educators tend to feel like they are left all on their own to deal with students that are getting crazier by the day, there are plenty of technology resources that can make their teaching job more effective. Educators should definitely start using some of the online solutions that are meant to promote modern education and take the classroom organization to the next level. In this article, we will cover 20 education technology tools that educators should start using as soon as possible.
Monte Tatom

Learn How To Integrate Technology into The Classroom on the Educational CyberPlayGround. - 0 views

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    Great resource for integrating technology into the classroom!
Ron King

50 Education Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know About - 1 views

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    "You want some great ed tech tools to use in your classroom? You got em'-50, to be exact! This article written by the folks from Edudemic features an extensive list of some of the most awesome technological tools you can find for teaching and learning. There's lots to explore here, so have fun!"
Troy Patterson

Technology in Education | American Federation of Teachers - 1 views

  • Myth 1: New technology is causing a revolution in education.
  • Myth 2: The Internet belongs in the classroom because it is part of the personal world 
experienced by children.
  • Myth 3: Today’s “digital natives” are a 
new generation who want a new style 
of education.
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  • Myth 4: The Internet makes us dumber.
  • Myth 5: Young people don’t read anymore.
Troy Patterson

How the Ballpoint Pen Changed Handwriting - The Atlantic - 1 views

  • I can’t recall the last time I saw students passing actual paper notes in class, but I clearly remember students checking their phones (recently and often).
  • Despite the proliferation of handwriting eulogies, it seems that no one is really arguing against the fact that everyone still writes—we just tend to use unjoined print rather than a fluid Palmerian style, and we use it less often.
  • My experience with fountain pens suggests a new answer. Perhaps it’s not digital technology that hindered my handwriting, but the technology that I was holding as I put pen to paper. Fountain pens want to connect letters. Ballpoint pens need to be convinced to write, need to be pushed into the paper rather than merely touch it.
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  • Sassoon’s analysis of how we’re taught to hold pens makes a much stronger case for the role of the ballpoint in the decline of cursive.
Troy Patterson

Free Technology for Teachers: 11 Good Digital Storytelling Resources - 0 views

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    "Digital storytelling comes in many forms. Digital storytelling could refer to creating podcasts, creating videos, or creating multimedia ebooks to name of few of its forms. If you're considering developing your first digital storytelling project for your class, here some resources that can help you get started."
Troy Patterson

Technology is Still the Wrong Answer, In My Humble Opinion : 2¢ Worth - 0 views

  • but what impressed me was things that I saw here that I didn’t know about — how classroom teachers and their tech facilitators are playing with emerging technologies — and I use the term play with the most respectful and admiring intent
  • I honestly believe that these educators are seeking new ways to use new information and communication (literacy) technologies in teaching and learning for the very best reasons.
  • I continue to maintain that the little box is not what engages them. it is what happens through that box. It is the information experience that…
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