Technology_In_Education_ (Summer_2012)

This blog is all about hands-on activities. Healy said in her book that it is important to pair online acitivity with hands-on acitivties. This blog provides many examples (pictures, videos, etc.) of what these students are doing in their classroom. I thought that this was interesting to hunt around on becuase there is SO much information.

A site that can be used for free or with a paid membership to help digitalize the classroom at any level.

This website is was developed by Lee Summit School District in Lee Summit, MO. A good site to use for professional learning with teachers.

I really enjoyed looking through this site. There is a lot of good information and I look forward to using this in my career. I love how everything is focused on differentiation because it is so hard to have that in a classroom. It definitely takes a lot of time and effort!

This seems like a great resource for teachers. It encompasses several topics, from learning styles to integrating technology. I'm anxious to spend a little more time navigating through the site. Thanks for sharing!

Students can view an interactive movie about ACL reconstruction and gain an understanding for the differences between hamstring and patellar grafts.

*Effective Use of Technology tools* at Common Sense Media are used and dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and an independent voice... Supporting teachers and parents with an intelligent and "Common Sense" look at the internet and social scructure featuring the role of responsibility. A non-profit organization assists community members in integration, innovation and use of technology in the classroom. Virtual learning guides are available as well as listing of resources available for educaters and a *how to* guide incorporating technology into their schools.

I'm glad you posted this bookmark, Candyce! I have returned to this site on a couple different occasions after you had mentioned it in a discussion post. I found the Zero to Eight: Children's Media Use in America study to be extremely informative.

A document of Partnership for 21st Century Skills

An article about the learning environment for the 21st century.

Sorry, I didn't realize you had already bookmarked this article!

Website that offers resources for 21st century learning.

Wiki for learning human anatomy.  Contains skeletal, muscular, and other body systems.

Students can review body systems and play interactive games.

Students can partake in virtual hip and knee replacement surgeries in "Choose An Activity!" at the top.

Blog about strategies for effectively integrating technology.

This is brief article on flipping the classroom. Links in the article allows the reader to get more information on flipped classrooms.

I have heard about classrooms like these but didn't know that they had a special name. I think that why this worked so well in this school was because they had no other option so they had to make something work. It ended up being a great model that so many other teachers, schools, and districts can follow. Thanks for sharing!

Math forum that offers a lot of resources for using Google SketchUp in a math class.

Great search engine for mathematical proofs and explanations.

Blog that shows many ways to use technology in the classroom. This page shows interactive applets that would be good on a Promethean board.

This, I feel, is the most collaborative tool you can use in a classroom. Skype allows people to connect all over the world, so you can collaborate with so many different people. This is also a free tool, which is a plus.

Skype is a great resource for connecting with others, whether it be students from another school, experts in the field, or instructional support personel at the AEA. The uses of Skype are almost limitless. Skype can be used by both teachers and students, and considering the global nature of our society, it should be used by both students and teachers if we are going to develop global literacies necessary for success in the 21st century. While the same resource, Skype is available on the iPad, which is handy considering that more and more schools are providing students with iPads. Another iPad based resource that is similar is the Polycom Real Presence App. I use this app for work quite a bit. It does essentially the same thing only calls are IP based so there is a slight learning curve, as well as there is a feature that allows you to lower the bandwidth rate for use in low speed Internet situations.

I am so glad that skype was mentioned with this. I think a lot of the technology's that we use everyday, we often overlook when working in the classroom. I even posted an article about using cell phones in the classroom. If students are using it and know how to use it then why wouldn't we want to build on this prior knowledge and help them grow!

This blog overs a unique international perspective on technology use in the classroom.  The blogger is a educational technology facilitator that works with schools in many different countries.

I really enjoyed reading through this blog! it was interesting to see not only an educators opinion and perspective on educational technology, but also someone who has traveled to many different places. I could see myself reading through her experiences often. This is a very great resource to see how places and people all over the world are using technology!

Site where you can look up activities either by goals and standards by grade, links by grade, and lessons by grade. The website is not the most visually appealing, but has a lot of good stuff to offer!

Article on integrating technology into a mathematics classroom and the benefits of doing so. 

Slide show on how to effectively integrate technology.

Slide show on how to effectively integrate technology