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Topographic maps are a fantastic teaching resource for educators. They can be used in a variety of ways in the science, math, geography, and history curriculum, from elementary to college level. The following ideas may be used as an aid in building educational lessons or to spark your own ideas for using them in the curriculum.

Tiler can scale and print PDF files on multiple pages to create banners and posters... This application will open and print PDF images on multiple sheets of paper. Add or subtract rows and columns using the toolbar icons. The image size will be automatically adjusted. The paper orientation can also be toggled using the toolbar. The image can be automatically sized to either the paper dimensions, or the printable area. Again, use the appropriate toolbar icon to choose.

In this post, I compare 16 file-sharing services. I took three main issues under consideration when creating the comprehensive app list below: Free, Fast, and Useful . . . Most of the services suggested require no registration. None of them will ask you to download anything to your computer, and all of them are easy to use, and worth using. It is actually great to see services, such as Yousendit, MailBigFile, and Rapidshare, that are still relevant and are good choices, but if I had to pick one it would be Mediafire. Don't get confused now. This is not a list of services that let you store all your files in the cloud, organizes them, or allows you to collaborate with friends. It's more focused on file-sharing only, in the richest capacity-well, okay, you be the judge of that.

One of the major benefits of using technology in the classroom is the ability to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of every student in every lesson. Just as every student grows and develops at different rates, they learn in different ways and at different speeds. Technology makes it possible to pace lessons appropriately for each student's learning level and can be used to promote learning in the multiple intelligences. Below you will find website suggestions that address the different learning styles in your classroom with the help of technology:

Evaluating the use of technology in a classroom environment is not something most administrators are trained to do. It is easy to walk into a classroom and see that every student is using a computer, but how do you really assess if and what type of learning is taking place?

An awesome collection of rubrics by Kathy Schrock at Discovery Education.

Now that we are using the Internet in the classroom to support instruction, it is important the area of assessment be addressed. One usable method for teachers is to provide a rubric for student use and for both formative and summative assessment purposes. Another is to provide some type of graphic organizer. Below you will find a collection of assessment rubrics and graphic organizers that may be helpful to you as you design your own. Let me know if you have one you would like to share! A book dealing with both the theoretical and practical design of rubrics is the ASCD publication, Assessing Student Outcomes: Performance Assessment Using the Dimensions of Learning Model.

For most of us, science arrives in our lives packaged neatly as fact. But how did it get that way? Science is an active process of observation and investigation. Evidence: How Do We Know What We Know? examines that process, revealing the ways in which ideas and information become knowledge and understanding. a case study in human origins In this case study in human origins, we explore how scientific evidence is being used to shape our current understanding of ourselves: What makes us human-and how did we get this way?

In this day of high-stakes testing and frequent complaints from teachers that they "don't have time to use technology" in the classroom, this wiki seeks to bridge the gap to help teachers see that technology doesn't have to be an add-on that distracts them from focusing on the curriculum. Rather than accepting an either/or mentality, we can begin to connect technology to the accepted "best practices" that our districts expect to see in our classrooms. Readers and contributors will learn and share information about specific Web 2.0 tools that can be used by teachers, and strategies that can be used with those tools that align with and support research-based effective instructional methods. Reference will be made to specific instructional strategies and a variety of examples will be shared covering all content areas from K-12 to college/university levels. This wiki is an information resource as well as an interactive space where readers can add their own insights and strategies.

As citizens of a highly technological culture, our students see (and often use) technologies as a daily experience. Because of their proliferation, these technologies become are often taken for granted and unexplored. This lesson plan asks students to pay attention to these technologies explicitly. In this activity, students brainstorm lists of their interactions with technology, map these interactions graphically, and then compose narratives of their most significant interactions with technology. By writing these technology autobiographies, students explore what their stories reveal about why we use the technologies we do when we choose to use them.

n 1994, Dr. Christopher Moersch developed the Levels of Technology Implementation (LoTi) scale in an effort to accurately measure authentic classroom technology use. This scale focuses on the use of technology as an interactive learning medium because this particular component has the greatest and lasting impact on classroom pedagogy and is the most difficult to implement and assess. The challenge is not merely to use technology to achieve isolated tasks (e.g., word processing a research paper, creating a multimedia slide show, browsing the Internet), but rather to integrate technology in an exemplary manner that supports purposeful problem-solving, performance-based assessment practices, and experiential learning--all vital characteristics of the Target Technology level established by the CEO Forum on Education and Technology.

This is a place to collaborate and communicate on how our 21st century students can participate in the world community using the many tools of technology. Request to join and add your sites, blogs, wikis, tools. Let's collaborate to help each other help our students. Like so many of you language teachers I am a proud member of ACTFL. They provide teachers with so many resources, represent us in many venues and advocate for the issues pertaining to us, our professional and our students

"We've noticed that our users have a lot of questions about copyright as it relates to the videos you create, upload, watch and share on YouTube. If you're unsure what copyright is, or how it affects your use of YouTube, you've come to the right place: The YouTube Copyright School! This self-paced guide will familiarize you with key copyright terms and ideas such as: * Copyright Infringement * Copyright Ownership * Penalities * Authorized Use * Fair Use * YouTube's Copyright Tools School is now in session! Have fun!"

"We've noticed that our users have a lot of questions about copyright as it relates to the videos you create, upload, watch and share on YouTube. If you're unsure what copyright is, or how it affects your use of YouTube, you've come to the right place: The YouTube Copyright School! This self-paced guide will familiarize you with key copyright terms and ideas such as: * Copyright Infringement * Copyright Ownership * Penalities * Authorized Use * Fair Use * YouTube's Copyright Tools School is now in session! Have fun!"

The Teacher Challenge is made up of free 30 day professional development challenges where participants are stepped through weekly tasks that increase their skills while working together as part of a global community. The Challenge is open to anyone who wants to increase their skills - blogs will be used for reflecting your progress while learning and connecting with each other. We've observed success of any use of online technology is strongly related to the teacher's abilities. The greater we support and increase a teacher's skills, the better they are able to support their students use of web 2.0 technologies.

3x3Links enhances the speed-dial experience known from Opera, Chrome and the Firefox extension by allowing you to take your start page with you, organize it your way and to use high-speed keyboard shortcuts. As a bonus, it can store up to 729 links by using folders, display website logos instead of thumbnails, and performs really fast by using the new HTML5 LocalCache feature.

RDPextra Vs Other RDP Provider What is RDP? Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a Communication protocol owned by the RDP providers like RDPextra, which allows users to connect to another Supercomputer remotely. It provides the graphical interface between the two computers which are connected remotely and feels as if you are sitting physically in front of the supercomputer irrespective of so much difference in your home computer and supercomputer location. It provides a cheap alternative without upgrading your home computer to a supercomputer at very less monthly prices. How RDPextra Works? It transmits Screen information from the remotely organized server by RDP extra to the client and activity input from the client to the server. Key Features of Right RDP Provider. There are numbers of factors you have to keep in mind while choosing the right RDP provider, for example; Bandwidth Speed of RDP CPU Usage of RDP Setup Policy of your RDP Provider Technical Department & Resolution Department Refund Policy of that RDP Provider RDPextraVs Other RDP Provider YOUR TRUST OUR VALUE 1. Bandwidth Bandwidth can be Describe as the Range of maximum Data transfer in the network or in the internet connection. And there is a bridge between Bandwidth and Internet speed, If you have a large Bandwidth it Determines that your RDP is capable of better performance in uploading and downloading data from your Device. The Other providers provide RDP with a Limited Bandwidth Range and RDPextra Provides Unmetered Bandwidth So, there is no limitation in Uploading and Downloading Data from your Device. Best alternative if suppose your internet provider has given you a limited bandwidth you can use Rdpextra. RDP to download and upload instead to your home internet which definitely has low speed and bandwidth because most of our plan comes with 10GBPS speed and unlimited Bandwidth. 2. Personal Dedicated Manager for resolution assigned by rd

"The Web is constantly turning out new and extraordinary services many of us are unfamiliar with. During TED University at this spring's TED2007 in Monterey, Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH, offered an ultra-fast-moving ride through sites in many different areas, from art, design and illustration, to daily news, blogs and curiosity. Now, by popular demand, here's his list of 100 websites you should know and use"

"Teacher guides Getting started with teaching tips and step-by-step guides for popular teacher tasks is easy and free. Use these teacher guides to learn ways to inspire your students and to better use new tools and technologies in class. "

Anyone interested in the use of computers in education should watch this meticulous chronicle of a typical classroom "project," complete with missteps, trivial computer use and questionable teaching.