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Rick West

In search of balance: Can families both embrace and overcome the Internet? | Deseret News - 0 views

  • Only New Hampshire scores higher than Utah on the percentage of homes with online access. In Utah, it's more than 85 percent of people with Internet access, compared with the national average of 76 percent.
  • ncreased by more than 400 percent in the past 10 years, with 33 percent of the world now connected to the Internet, up from 9 percent in 2002, according to Nielsen ratings.
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    Internet access and technology integration statistics in Utah
Rick West

When Home Internet Means A Smartphone, Can A Kid Succeed At School? : All Tech Consider... - 2 views

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    good article on current internet access for needy families and the effects on school.
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    Good article. I had spent some time working as volunteer at a Title 1 school and they had iPads in most of the classes. I thought it was interesting that in a school that has kids from low income families that a lot of the schoolwork was done with technology, considering that many of them have the same struggles as mentioned in this article.
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    A good read! Helped me to understand more about technology in the home.
Rick West

Free Wi-Fi for everyone? FCC says maybe | The Biz Beat - 0 views

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    Free wireless access for everyone in the country everywhere? Sign us up!
David Wetzel

How to Create Screencasts for Teaching and Learning Using Jing - 0 views

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    Have you ever wanted to create short "how to" video for your students to use for homework, remembering facts, and solving math problems. How often have your students stated, "I could not complete the homework assignment, because I could not remember the steps and no one could help me." Well the answer is to create a screencast or video for posting on your class wiki or blog for students to view at home or anywhere else they have web access.
Rick West

Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts | Edutopia - 0 views

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    Example of a teacher using wikis, blogs, etc. with students. 5 minutes. Google docs. Literacy: she shouldn't have to teach terms, they should look them up. Addresses: do I need to know everything as a teacher? Also accessibility in a rural school. Shows disconnected classrooms collaborating together on reports and a wiki.
David Wetzel

20 Google Doc Templates for use in Science and Math Classrooms - 0 views

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    Google Docs is an easy-to-use online word processor that enables you to create, store, share, and collaborate on documents with your science and math students. You can even import any existing document from Word and Simple Text. You can work from anywhere and with any computer platform to access your documents.
David Wetzel

How to Use LiveBinders in Science and Math Education - 0 views

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    LiveBinders is a free web 2.0 tool which offers educators the ability to save and organize materials for any class. One advantage of this online service the capability to update a binder anywhere an educator has internet access.
jenna_welsh

Free Technology for Teachers - 2 views

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    Exactly what it sounds like. Plus it was named "Best resource sharing blog" in 2008 by Edublog, so apparently it's pretty cool.
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    I found this blog under the list of Edublog award winners and thought it was really interesting. It has posts everyday for new ideas for using technology in the classroom. For example, for today there is a post about Gapminder, a type of graphing technology that can be used for lesson plans, quizes, and animations. I also really like this blog because it gives links to each application and then has a whole section on how it can be realistically applied in the classroom.
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    Unfortunately we won't always have access to BYU's amazing resources. This blog gives ideas for ways to use technology in the classroom free of charge! Woohoo!
Nataliejane

About ProjectExplorer - 0 views

  • Via the Internet, ProjectExplorer provides students with access to peoples and places they may never have seen or knew existed.
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      This is cool. It's like traveling in the classroom. This could be neat to do when reading a novel or something set outisde the United States to get some background information. Learn about the country by "traveling" there together as a class. I like that idea..
Kristy Pack

History Channel - 0 views

shared by Kristy Pack on 24 Sep 10 - Cached
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    I love playing around on the history channel website for videos, which can be episodes or short clips. When I'm trying to implement visual representations into my lessons, this is an easily accessible source. Simple, but effective.
Rick West

Facebook Apps Allowing Access to Numbers, Addresses | News & Opinion | PCMag.com - 1 views

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    facebook apps now can share phone numbers and addresses. Be careful!
Rick West

Lumen Learning - Announcement: Lumen Learning's Waymaker Elevates the "Person" - 0 views

  • Waymaker offers four primary interventions that are well-grounded in research and represent a significant shift compared to what students experience in a typical college course. First, by using OER-based content, Waymaker gives every student automatic day one access to the course materials they need to succeed. Textbook affordability becomes a non-issue. Second, Waymaker applies a Mastery Learning-inspired approach, using quizzes and other assessments as learning activities, and not just measurement activities. Students get more than one chance to complete each assessment, along with feedback about where to focus to improve performance. Third, Waymaker uses learning data to provide students with personalized recommendations about where to focus their attention to improve learning. Fourth, Waymaker helps faculty identify and connect with students individually when and where they need help and encouragement. Research suggests these personal relationships can significantly impact student learning.
Rick West

Open Textbook Library - 1 views

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    a library of all the open textbooks available for use.
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