NETS-T Capstone 09

A resource that discusses the use of Google Docs. It offers handouts for students, a teacher's guide, and a step by step tutorial.

The article focuses on use at upper levels. it and the accompanying documents offer guidelines and rationales for the use of students created video to foster creativity and understanding.

Media Awareness Network site - has lots of interactive lessons for the students on internet safety, media bias, advertising, etc. Other locations on the site offer research and resources.

* This research study discusses the use of interactive boards to engage students with diverse learning styles and those identified with special needs. The study found special needs students and students who exhibited aural and kinesthetic learning styles were more actively engaged in lessons that incorporated the use of interactive boards. The boards allowed for the easy incorporation of color, sound, video, and graphics in lessons. They also offered greater opportunities to physically manipulate data. Students with visual disabilities benefitted from the use of large displays, crisp text, and illustrative diagrams.

This is a great site to use with students to get creative commons images. Now you don't have to worry about the students citing the image properly -- the attribution downloads with the picture!

Questions and answers to research in the usefulness of educational technologies. Tons of studies for various topics in edtech...provided by Center for Applied Research in Educatioanl Technology (related to iste).

"Web 2.0 Literacy Tools Master List Fall"

Comprehensive list of web 2.0 tools