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…requires new skills including using technology, understanding science, global awareness, and the ability to keep learning.
The old skills implied by this are the traditional 3 R’s.
This sounds suspiciously like a liberal arts education. I usually advocate getting a liberal arts degree because it teaches you to think, reflect inward, empathize outward and then act [...]
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Don’t let the title fool you
Mindy and I attended a session presented by Eboni White from Southfield. She had four categories for using technology in her classroom.
Get Organized
Lunch count: Set up an Excel spreadsheet and have the students fill in themselves as they enter.
Save the lunch data for graphing later.
Prepare tech materials like other subject [...]
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Two new technology buzzwords for you to use.
“Web 2.0″ – Ok, this one isn’t new but since no one seems to have the true definition, it’s like new. Think social networking like Facebook, Myspace along with “resources for collaboration, skill building, communication, critical thinking and creativity.” I bought an ISTE book called “web 2.0: new [...]
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Soundzabound is royalty free music for schools. They offer six volumes of copyright cleared music for schools that can be used and copied freely for student creations and teacher use. They have a wide range of styles. The cost per building is around $600. It’s something to think about because RPS wants to follow copyright [...]
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Lexia has switched distributors and tech support. Their solution is now completely online and eliminates the headaches of supporting a great program with 1990s-like hostilities to networking. Ravenna and the ESU should look at replacing this ancient albatross with the new version.
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When I speak of having a wireless interactive board I am talking about something like the Airliner wireless slate or Sympodium from Smart Technologies.
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The Eno is a new, wireless board that is really intriguing. The surface can be used just like a whiteboard, it’s magnetic and a screwdriver can’t scratch it. It just came out Jan. 1, 2009. It comes bundled with the RM EasiTeach software. The 4′X8′ board runs $2,000.
J. Dobbs & C. Mezeske were going to [...]
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The Elmo rep had some good tips for me
I think I can use the Elmo TT-02s with a microscope. I know the sweet spot now.
With the SD card slot and the camera functions, you can take pictures of your old transparencies. Then you can pull them up off the SD card when you need them. [...]
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