Author name: TechnoHella

Hella Comat, Curriculum Writer - Hella Comat is a dedicated professional, who has taught in the education system for more than 30 years. As a pioneer of technology integration in Ontario public schools she was one of the first teachers to introduce the internet, video conferencing, web design, and multimedia learning activities to teachers and students in the Halton Board. To inspire teachers to use technology, she has led sessions for the Touch Technology program, ran workshops at education conferences, and sat on numerous advisory committees related to technology-issues. In recent years she taught the Computer in the Classroom course, at York University. Her lifelong commitment to teaching and learning was acknowledged when she was honored as the recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence in Science, Technology, and Mathematics. Hella's contribution to the blog includes entries about the importance of technology integration. Drawing from her in-depth knowledge of technology in the classroom Hella writes about teaching strategies and useful resources that can benefit your practice. In addition, she provides innovative lesson ideas that you can implement into your own curriculum.

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Use Google Apps to Integrate Social Studies

Are you looking for a way to integrate Social Science curriculum with technology? Do your students need a fresh and unique project to inspire them and spark their interest? Is your school using Google Apps? TechnoTimeline can do the job! TechnoTimeline is the third project in the initial release of TechnoKids‘ series of technology projects […]

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New! TechnoMap for Google Slides

TechnoMap is the second in the ‘just released’ introductory series of Google Apps for Education projects. Responding to the increasingly popular use of the free productivity tools provided by Google Apps, TechnoKids Inc. is piloting a series of projects for primary, junior, and middle school grades. These projects will use Google Docs, Google Slides, Google

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TechnoKids Releases Project for Google Apps for Education

TechnoKids Inc. is excited to announce the release of TechnoQuestionnaire, a project designed specifically for G Suite for Education. TechnoQuestionnaire is the first of an all new line of TechnoKids technology projects written expressly for the free online tools developed by Google for the classroom. Build a Survey Questionnaire using Google Forms TechnoQuestionnaire is a

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Teach Keyboarding with Free Online Apps

Learning to keyboard is an essential skill, but it’s challenging to engage and maintain student interest in typing practice. Some schools purchase software to teach keyboarding skills, but there are many free options available. With a browser and an Internet connection, you can access an extensive variety of drills, games, and typing tests. You can

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TechnoKids Welcomes New Associate: Romania

TechnoKids Inc. welcomes its newest international associate, Vranceanu Cosmin Emanuel, who is introducing TechnoKids to Romania. With some years of experience with education in Romania and a strong background in technology, Cosmin has both the background and expertise to launch TechnoKids Computer Curriculum in his country. He has previously established early childhood education and learning

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Align Common Core with Technology Curriculum. Help Is Here.

The large majority of the states in the US, forty-one as of last count, have committed to implementing the Common Core State Standards. These are all critical questions for educators and parents, but the general consensus is that creating a common set of goals and expectations for student success is essential. To have our graduating

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TechnoKids Computer Curriculum Aligns with Common Core Standards

What Are the Common Core Standards?The Common Core State Standards were developed to create a collective set of goals and expectations for student success in America. Arising from an initiative first developed in 2009, the standards have the goal of preparing students graduating from high school for college, careers, and life. By December 2013, forty-five

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6 Reasons to Teach Programming to Your Students

Should you teach programming skills to middle and high school students? Yes! Top 6 Reasons to Teach Programming to Your Students Learn Computational Thinking Skills: Programming makes a student think logically by using algorithms – step-by-step instructions to perform a function. If any of the steps are incorrect or inaccurate, the result has an error.

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Teachers Should Set Their Email Signature

Teachers, you should include basic contact information in every email message you send. The email recipient should know your full name, school name, school address, and school phone number. I know that the majority of email messages you send are likely to people that already possess this information. However, when booking school trips or communicating

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