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"The use of technology in the elementary school is growing and evolving. This changing environment means that mobile devices are being used alongside computers and laptops and district policies are changing to meet the new demands. Student achievement and motivation can be increased through the use of technology in the classroom. The amount of information available can make finding quality resources challenging. This paper provides information to assist teachers in integrating quality resources in the elementary school in the subjects of language arts, math, science, and social studies. It also includes resources that can be used to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of gifted, special needs students, and English language learners. These resources give teachers a good place to start looking for new technology and reduce the hours spent searching for quality resources. These technologies can be used with students to help them achieve at a higher level."

"Carole Henriot, French Teacher MYP/DP at Istanbul International Community School. In my presentation, I would like to demonstrate through a world language class activity how one can use Google apps in (a language B) classes to encourage students to: work collaboratively on a common goal complete peer-evaluations and give feedback learn from each other and from their mistakes be challenged to reach their highest potential"

"Using Blogger, a free Google-powered weblog-generating website, English as a second language (ESL) instructors can create motivating and empowering learning opportunities for students. Instructors can generate their own blogs, including not only a class blog that builds a community-learning setting online, but also a teacher's homepage to communicate with students and a content-specific blog that extends classroom lessons to online practice. In addition, instructors can guide ESL students in the blog-creating process, leading them to write their own blogs, such as an online journal of their experiences in a foreign country."