Learning should be celebrated! I believe that at the end of each unit, time should be allocated to reflect upon the learning experience. This gives students the opportunity to acknowledge their achievements and recognize the newfound skills they have acquired. This can be a challenge when a unit of study does not contain a finished […]
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Are your students doing a research project or giving a presentation? Consider how YouTube can help! Videos posted to YouTube or elsewhere on the Internet are an excellent source of information. Documentaries, speeches, and how-to demonstrations are just some of the videos your students can watch. Is YouTube blocked at your school? It is at
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Keyboarding is not a technology program. It is an essential skill to be able to use the computer efficiently. However, the ability to use the keyboard should not be the foundation of your technology program. Do not wait for your students to become master typists before introducing other technology skills. Formal keyboarding instruction has its
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I didn’t think my students would like the map making lesson. I thought they would find it boring. I was WRONG! My Grade 3 and Grade 4 students LOVED map making! I am teaching TechnoJourney, as a guest instructor. The classroom teacher had selected the assignments she wanted me to teach from the technology project.
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Take ten minutes at the beginning of class to transform your students into Internet Experts! In this blog article, I outline six options that make it easy for your students to find the perfect picture for their school assignment. Read on to learn more! I am teaching the TechnoKids technology project, TechnoJourney. I am on
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Many elementary students trust everything they read on the Internet. They believe that if it is written on a web page, then it must be true. It is essential that teachers provide their students with criteria they can use to determine if the information they are using for a research project is from a reliable
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Don’t spend your time engaging in activities that are a distraction. This prevents you from achieving your goals. But that doesn’t mean achieving your goals is impossible. With focus, anyone can get what they want. There are three key elements to achieving your goals: Achieving your Goals Mantra One way of achieving your goals is making them
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FIVE NEW TECHNOKIDS PROJECTS FOR YOUNG LEARNERS ARE NOW AVAILABLE! Taking a class of preschoolers into the computer lab can be a daunting, chaotic experience. Young children tend to have very limited skills but endless enthusiasm and eagerness to experiment. Sending these students into a room full of expensive, complex technology can be a formidable
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Bookmarks are a simple way to save the address of a web page. A bookmark is a shortcut that stores the address of a web page. When clicked it opens a web page automatically without having to type in the URL. Storing favorite places on the Internet is a basic skill. However, in many education
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Do these excuses sound familiar? I would like to integrate technology into my lessons but the computers I have are too slow. When I have a faster computer, then I will design technology-based lessons. If my students had iPads then I could really integrate technology into learning. Until I get iPads, I just can’t integrate
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