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"The two major obstacles that students say they face at school: filters that stop them from accessing the websites they need for homework and bans on using their own mobile devices (namely cellphones) at school."

Tech tools for teacher and students

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tips for teachers and students

April 18, 2016 Google for Education offers a powerful suite of tools to use in your class to engage your students, enhance their learning and create limitless learning possibilities. From taking students on virtual field trips to explore the wonders of the world to teaching them the basics of coding in a challenging and collaborative environment, Google for Education is redefining the notion of learning in new and exciting ways.

A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n When students are using technology as a tool or a support for communicating with others, they are in an active role rather than the passive role of recipient of information transmitted by a teacher, textbook, or broadcast.

Inspiring Education supports a vision of success for every student in an inclusive education system. Achieving this vision requires focusing on the learner, and leveraging technology to support the creation and sharing of knowledge. In today's classrooms, a wide range of technologies are also creating new options for differentiated instruction and for the inclusion of students with disabilities.

"ABCya! is the leader in free educational kids computer games and activities for elementary students to learn on the web. All children's educational computer activities were created or approved by certified school teachers. All educational games are free and are modeled from primary grade lessons and enhanced to provide an interactive way for children to learn. Grade level lessons incorporate areas such as math and language arts while introducing basic computer skills. Many of the kindergarten and first grade activities are equipped with sound to enhance understanding. Fun children's Holiday activities are available in grade level sections!"

This paper presents the use of robots to increase students' engagement in nonrobotic IT courses. It describes the experience of using robots in a course on computer architecture of the Computer Engineering program at the Universidad de León (Spain). It also states that including competitions contribute to students' engagement.

Good for students and teachers. A place to share a Google Doc or Presentation, Easy to record. It's called Movenote, and it's free. To register go to www.movenote.com

SchoolTool is a suite of free administrative software for schools. Since it can be installed easily and used with no licensing fees, SchoolTool can be used by schools for a single purpose, by individual teachers or small teams within schools, or as a whole-school comprehensive student information system, encompassing demographics, gradebooks, attendance, calendars and reporting.

Esta herramienta tecnológica es muy útil para todos, en particular, para los educadores.

The free, easy way to get your classroom online. Class schedules, homework assignments, notices for parents, and showcases of student work can all be online in minutes - in an educational wiki as public or private as you want it to be. Teachers work hard. Give them software that isn't hard work.