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As school districts around the country consider investments in technology in an effort to improve student outcomes, a new report from the Alliance for Excellent Education and the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) finds that technology - when implemented properly -can produce significant gains in student achievement and boost engagement, particularly among students most at risk.

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Tool discovery is often a challenge for teachers interested in finding ways to use technology that will change the way they and their students work. With so much going on in the classroom, many teachers don't have the time to test out various apps and find the perfect tool to meet their needs.

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning has already featured several of these tips and tricks that teachers and students can use to tap into the full potential of this phenomenon called Google. Adding to these resources is a very short, succinct and simple graphic that sums up 7 of the most important search tweaks that can render your Google search more effective and to the point.

When Taylor Ferguson started as a freshman at Towson University in Baltimore, she was already well ahead of her nursing program classmates. As a high school student in the Academy of Health Professions Program at Western School of Technology and Environmental Science, she had earned certifications in CPR and First Aid and had learned to take vital signs, make hospital beds, and communicate with patients, physicians, nurses and hospital administrators.

Coding video on YouTube.Great for The Hour of Code, inspiring tech/design/engineering.

Michelle Pearson is a Teacher and Preservationist who was the 2011 Colorado Teacher of the Year and the 2008 Colorado Apex Technology Teacher of the Year. Laura Israelsen is a Teacher Librarian and 21st Century Learning teacher at Hulstrom Options K-8 School She was Head Teacher-Librarian of the 2010 Colorado Library of the Year.

The Go!Motion motion detector connects directly to your computer or Chromebook™ USB port - no interface is required.

Tips and Tricks-sharing out with staff and students

Michelle Pearson is a Teacher and Preservationist who was the 2011 Colorado Teacher of the Year and the 2008 Colorado Apex Technology Teacher of the Year. Laura Israelsen is a Teacher Librarian and 21st Century Learning teacher at Hulstrom Options K-8 School She was Head Teacher-Librarian of the 2010 Colorado Library of the Year.

Without question, the Internet has changed the way we think and learn, and will continue to do so as our technology evolves. In particular, the ability to access enormous amounts of information at any time from almost any place is forcing schools to redefine the idea of a classroom and the way we approach teaching.

by Mike Acedo In my last article, I discussed the inherent benefits of using digital images in the classroom, including strategies in which teachers can use them to promote student thought and performance.

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