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Tech Lessons of the Week
These engaging lessons focus on content -- and integrate technology.

Scriptwriting With a Wiki Middle- and high-schoolers use a wiki to write a play.
Panda-Monium Students categorize pandas using an online Venn diagram.

Sites to See
Sites to See Themed lists of some of the best sites on the Web.
New Teachers Find lessons plans, tech integration tips, insight into education issues; communicate with colleagues.
Homework Help Make homework more manageable with these sites to help students complete the task.

Teacher Templates Why reinvent the wheel? Use our computer-editable templates instead.
Flyers, Posters, and Signs Learning center signs, event flyers, a school-year calendar, and more. Language Arts Themed bookmarks and bookplates, shapebooks, and more.

Techtorials Step-by-step tutorials -- for teachers and students -- on using a variety of technology tools.
Save Time With Macros Create shortcuts to commonly used computer tasks in Microsoft Word. Mail Merge Personalize your bulk letters using Microsoft's Mail Merge Wizard.


Happy Holidays! While youre enjoying your holiday break, we hope youll take a few minutes to read (or re-read) some of our favorite tech articles and explore a few of our most popular technology features.


Our Favorite Gadgets
Members of the Education World Tech Team to share their favorite gadgets -- or "tools for people who have better things to do than mess with tools."

Ideas to Inspire
Twenty-eight interesting ways to use Twitter in the classroom.


Mobile Technology Goes to School
Matt Cooks fifth graders use cell phones to enhance learning and keep classroom doors open 24/7.






Doug Johnson provides an up-close, common sense look at teachers and technology.

Working With the Net Generation Teachers who don't use technology will be replaced by teachers who do.
The Fourth "R" Information literacy is as necessary in the information age as the basic Rs have been in the past.


Brenda Dyck, a preservice instructor and moderator of the MiddleTalk listserv, explores a variety of ed-tech topics and issues.
Digital Storytelling Storytelling is changing to accommodate a generation that is focused on moving images and sound.
Using YouTube in the Classroom Discover some YouTube videos you can use in your classroom.


Nancy Willard: Cyber Savvy
Nancy Willard is a former educator and attorney who focuses on youth online risk issues.
Why Teens Make Unsafe Choices The factors implicated in online decision making include those factors that influence real-world decision making -- with a cyber-twist.
Schools, the Internet, and Copyright Law Educational activities that risk copyright infringement and strategies for minimizing that risk.


Larry Ferlazzo's Best...
Larry Ferlazzo, a community-organizer-turned educator, writes a popular resource-sharing blog for teachers.
Web 2.0 for Educators The best Web 2.0 applications for education.
Economics and Financial Literacy? The best sites for learning economics and practical money skills.




The Science Machine
Links to three dozen online resources to help you teach and reinforce important science concepts and skills.


Miguel Guhlin:
The IT Crowd

Miguel Guhlin provides practical advice and solutions to "the IT crowd."
Eight Tips for Successful Online Course Facilitation
Learning is socialand online learning environments engage students in that way.
Five Lessons for Mobile Device Implementation
Five lessons to consider before implementating mobile devices as administrative tools.

Alma Rowe's
Gadget of the Week


Alma Row shares her favorite (and free) online tools.
Visible Body is GPS for the human body.
Citation Machine is an easy way to cite information sources.


The Reading Machine
Links to 36 online games that help teach and reinforce important reading skills.
The Math Machine
Links to more than 50 online games to help you teach and reinforce math skills.

MORE TECH TOOLS
Be sure to also explore the archives of these old -- and new -- favorites

Interactivities Collaborative projects, virtual field trips, interactive games, and more.

Site Reviews More than 1,000 original reviews of some of the best sites on the Web.

Tip of the Week Themed tips make technology integration easier.

Video of the Week Be sure to explore this online resource for
ed-tech professionals.


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