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How to Turn Television into Your Educational Ally
Teachers can use students’ love of television to enhance the classroom experience and bring in levels of expertise that would not be available otherwise.…
Seven Tips for Using Digital Images in the Younger Grades
Incorporating digital images into the primary school classroom using digital cameras, scanners, or web cams can enhance students’ understanding of concepts and get …
Explore the secrets behind “Mystic Places”
http://exn.ca/mysticplaces This fun social studies site allows kids to explore the mysteries of three of the most mysterious and enigmatic places on earth—Stonehenge, Easter Island, and the Peruvian Nazca…
“Views of the Solar System” puts learning into orbit
http://www.solarviews.com This multilingual site (it can be viewed in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, or German) is a great pictorial reference to the major components of our solar system. “Views…
“Oceanography” distills ocean environments down to their basics
http://www.onr.navy.mil/focus/ocean This site is a wonderful resource for the geology or biology teacher who wants to teach kids about the many components of the living oceans. The Office of…
A telementoring program engages students.
Maureen Pajak’s sixth-grade science class at Mayfield Elementary School in Lapeer, Mich., is working on projects that some high school teachers might wish their students could handle. Last fall,…
BellSouth Identifies Best Practices for Professional Development
In a report on the progress of its EduPower3 grant program, which helps train teachers and administrators in the use of technology in schools,…
Unplugged classroom.com
“I’ve pulled the plug,” Juanita announces. Juanita is an early adopter. Way back in the early 1980s, she grasped the potential of personal computers and did everything possible to…
Training Works Best When Content is Focused on the Needs of Students
Based on actual experience with technology professional development for educators, staff members at NPEAT have developed a list of best practices in these programs.…
Online, workshop, or satellite training? The choice is yours
Opportunities abound for professional development delivered via computer, workshop, or satellite. Here’s a sampling of what’s out there: Computers for Lunch. Here’s the idea: use your lunch hour (or…