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"As many schools and districts are now rushing to buy every student a digital device, I'm concerned that most one-to-one implementation strategies are based on the new tool as the focus of the program. Unless we break out of this limited vision that one-to-one computing is about the device, we are doomed to waste our resources."

"As many schools and districts are now rushing to buy every student a digital device, I'm concerned that most one-to-one implementation strategies are based on the new tool as the focus of the program. Unless we break out of this limited vision that one-to-one computing is about the device, we are doomed to waste our resources."

"Join the maker movement! There's a technological and creative revolution underway. Amazing new tools, materials and skills turn us all into makers. Using technology to make, repair or customize the things we need brings engineering, design and computer science to the masses. Fortunately for educators, this maker movement overlaps with the natural inclinations of children and the power of learning by doing. The active learner is at the center of the learning process, amplifying the best traditions of progressive education. This book helps educators bring the exciting opportunities of the maker movement to every classroom."

Computer based testing items examples

"One-Click Sharing Click the button above and start sharing your screen in under 5 seconds (Java required to share). Allow people to see your computer screens without needing to set up an account."

"Tablet computing and mobile devices promise to dramatically impact education. This Ning network was created to explore ways iPads and other portable devices could be used to re-imagine the process of education and re-kindle students' innate desire to learn."

"GoClass is a cloud enabled teaching application for tablet devices that redefines the boundaries of computing in the classroom. Connect with your students like never before, customize and fine-tune your lesson plans on the fly, engage students in new ways and continuously evaluate their understanding while you are in class. By enriching existing methodologies - rather than replacing them - GoClass empowers you to build on your teaching experience while engaging students in a 21st century learning environment."

"Despite their tough zip codes and challenging students, the schools have turned in strong results--outperforming nearly all of their impoverished California peers and even many of the state's more privileged school districts on standardized tests--using "blended learning," a combination of traditional teaching and computer-based instruction that has led many school reformers to herald Rocketship as the technology-driven future of education."

"Ever since tiny Game Boy consoles began colonizing students' backpacks in the 1990s, most teachers have viewed video games as the enemy of schoolwork, games as the opposite of books. That may well change next year as a New York-based education start-up rolls out the first of more than 1,000 book titles, most of them classics, with video gaming at the heart of the reading enterprise. Amplify, whose school-oriented tablet computer began shipping this month, on"

"Providing students with ways to demonstrate their understanding and create content is even easier with technology tools. Students who have access to a computer with a web browser - including Chromebooks - will be able to create with the tools on this list."

Made me think of the digital charter schools

Website that give large countdown display on the iPad or the computer

Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. You can: Download the files to your Mp3 player and listen on the go, Listen to the Mp3 files on your computer, View the text on a webpage and read along as you listen, Print out the stories and poems to make your own book.

Examples of computer enhanced assessment questions Doesn't work on iPad -flash based

really simple assessment tool that works on computer, mobile devices, any platform

OutlinesOutloud-just like it sounds! OutlinesOutloud takes the sting out of studying by converting your study outlines to spoken audio. Super-flexible playback controls let you vary speech rate; jump forward and backward with ease, skip rows or whole sections, loop-and more! Reads even complex outlines naturally OutlinesOutloud reads hierarchical information (letter and numeral prefixes) in a smooth, listenable way and handles a variety of symbols that could choke your average speech-to-text app! Easy transfer from computer to iPhone With OutlinesOutloud, syncing to your iPhone happens automatically, so you can study anywhere. Select the portions you want to hear, and hit PLAY. All you have to do is listen!"

"Below is a list of Adapted Literature available through the Sherlock Center Resource Library. These resources are provided for teachers to help students with severe disabilities participate in the general curriculum. Please limit the use and distribution of these materials accordingly. Printed color notebook copies of adapted literature are available for loan through the Sherlock Center Resource Library. Some titles are available in electronic format and can be downloaded directly from this website. Stories adapted to PowerPoint include sounds/music and allow a student to "click" along using a computer and mouse/switch. "

"Casey Life Skills (CLS) is a free tool that assesses the behaviors and competencies youth need to achieve their long term goals. It aims to set youth on their way toward developing healthy, productive lives. Examples of the life skills CLS helps youth self-evaluate include: Maintaining healthy relationships Work and study habits Planning and goal-setting Using community resources Daily living activities Budgeting and paying bills Computer literacy Their permanent connections to caring adults"

"Tico is a free, open source symbol (or text) based dynamic display AAC program for the Windows operating system. The Tico Application is part of the collaborative project between the Department of Computer and Systems Engineering from the Higher Polytechnic Center of the University of Zaragoza and Public School Special Education Alborada. Tico's software and hardware for individuals with physical and or cognitive disabilities. "

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