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Archive for February, 2012

A Break in the Action

February27

Hola from Las Terranas, a beautiful and unique fishing village nestled on the northwestern coast of the Samana Peninsula! What this Dominican paradise lacks in Internet connectivity, it certainly makes up for it with its breathtaking views of the Caribbean, gorgeous beaches and diverse culture. I guess I’ll have to wait until I return to […]

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Get Busy with ClassTools.net

February23

Looking for some neat classroom resources to use with your students? Then be sure to check out ClassTools.net – a free flash based website that allows users to create their own quizzes, diagrams, activities and educational games that can be hosted on your own blog, website/wiki or intranet! No signup, no passwords, no charge! (Unless […]

Common Core = Crankiness?

February19

OK, so it’s not necessarily an article focusing on technology integration…  However, seeing as regardless of the content area, technology is embedded throughout the Common Core State Standards that are being adopted across the country, I thought I would share it anyway.  Check out the perspective of a third grade teacher in West Deptford, NJ, […]

PETE&C Recap: Day 3

February16

PETE&C 2012 concluded with two excellent sessions – both focusing on taking learning to the next level by creating authentic projects, student engagement and 21st Century skills.  Even though it was the shortest day of the conference, it was definitely packed with many useful ideas and resources nevertheless. » Project-Based Websites:  Any word that is synonymous with […]

PETE&C Recap: Day 2

February14

Valentine’s Day at PETE&C brought with it five “sweet” sessions regarding a variety of technology integration topics.  Check them out below… » Educational Games – Meaningful, Mobile, Multiplayer:  Because I’m not much of a “gamer” myself (unless you count Words with Friends :)), I decided to begin my day with this session.  What I found is […]

PETE&C Recap: Day 1

February13

Wow!  Just when you think you have heard, read or tried it all when it comes to the latest and greatest Web 2.0 tools, apps, technology projects and integration strategies, you attend a conference like PETE&C.  The integration ideas and resources that are currently available for classroom teachers and their students is mind boggling to […]

A Day at the DEN

February12

Another year, another very worthwhile day spent at the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE&C) Discovery Educator Network Pre-Conference!  Not only did I have the opportunity to spend the day with the amazing folks from Discovery Education, but I learned about several new tech tools on the educational scene as well as various accompanying instructional […]

Gooru: Science & Math Resources

February7

Resource: Gooru is new service whose mission is to provide teachers and students with a variety of multimedia resources – videos, diagrams, interactive displays, documents and quizzes – related to 5th–12th grade science and math topics. By creating a Gooru account, one has access to over 50,000 resources categorized into a variety of subject areas: earth science, […]

Tech Tip of the Week Archives

February3

When I first developed the concept of “Tech Tip of the Week”, I not only sent this information to teachers via an email mailing list, but I also posted these resources to a “Tech Tip of the Week” wiki page located here.  Please feel free to check it out.  Hopefully you will be able to find […]

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Oolone: Visual Search Engine

February2

Resource:  Meet Oolone, a new visual search engine  to enter the Internet scene.  What sets Oolone apart from the more popular search engines – Google, Bing and Yahoo – is that it displays its results  solely in the form of images as opposed to text.  That’s right!  Oolone actually generates snapshots  showing users entire web […]

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Looking for some technology integration ideas to enhance your classroom lessons? Then be sure to check out my "Tech Tips" for the latest and greatest Web 2.0 tools, applications and web sites that can be incorporated into activities and/or projects. Although some posts may not be applicable to your content area or grade level, be sure to check back often as I will be varying ideas in order to provide resources across the K-12 curriculum.

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