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Follow the adventures of a visionary administrator, a fearless group of teachers, and a fish called Megabyte on a journey through the creation and implementation of a fully integrated, standards-based elementary technology curriculum.

"Integrate Wolfram|Alpha into all of the subject areas, from spelling and language to geography, science, and math. In this video, see examples of how a 4th grade teacher utilizes Wolfram|Alpha and describes the advantages that teacher and students get from incorporating it into lesson plans."

The Super3 is a simplified version of the Big6. Based on the original six steps, the Super3 uses Plan-Do-Review, three main steps, to help very young children think about what they need to do in an assignment, how they'll do the work, and finally to reflect on their work. The Super3 is a practical method to integrate information literacy standards into a primary school teaching environment.

Energizers are classroom based physical activities that integrate physical activity with academic concepts. These are short (about 10 minutes) activities that classroom teachers can use to provide activity to children.

Love the ideas and examples for Using iPod Touch in Classroom from Integrating Technology in the Primary Classroom

"Our goal is to provide a fun, safe and interactive environment for children to read and learn about interesting current events. Our news articles are short, simple and include photos/videos in order to keep children focused and interested. We also augment our content with an integrated dictionary for challenging words and maps for geographical context. "

"Discover the power of visual learning! Simply select a grade and subject area to find practical examples, lesson plans and real-life classroom stories."

"delve into the topic of copyright and Creative Commons to help my students develop good blogging habits."