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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This blog explains the seven steps to producing a Photostory about leadership. A Photostory shares a message using only images. The individual images are sequenced together to produce a video. A Photostory can be time consuming to complete. You should allocate roughly eight classes. Why a Leadership Photostory? This year the school launched a leadership
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Why Make a Collage? Art assignment, end of project celebration, technology integration activity, communicating learning visually – these are just a few reasons to create a collage in the classroom. The traditional way of making a collage is to cut out pictures and glue them into place on a background. But using the computer to
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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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Staff at Dr Frank J. Hayden Secondary School in Burlington, ON, Canada are opposed to a proposal to install Internet filters at HDSB schools. They sent a copy of their letter to school trustees to a local newspaper for parents to understand their viewpoint. Their letter highlights the ongoing issue that educators face – should
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TechnoKids is at ISTE 2014. We are at the Software MacKiev booth #1628 and Learning Services booth #2228. Come and see our projects for the award-winning software KidPix 3D or talk to us about our Office 2013 projects. Discover resources for technology integration. Request a personal tour to learn more about TechnoKids. Find out about
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This article is a continuation of my previous post. In that post, I offered insight into what students think about blogging. To gain feedback, I had provided seventy five Grade 7 and 8 students with a survey after the blogging unit. In the previous post, I outlined some of their responses. Here are their remaining responses
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A few months ago I taught a blogging unit to several Grade 7 and 8 classes. After the unit was complete I designed a survey to gain student feedback. Some of the questions had a list of choices, while others were open ended. The results were interesting – so I thought I would share them
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A few months ago several teachers approached me and asked it I would assist in teaching a leadership unit. The school was incorporating a leadership model inspired by the book The Leader in Me by Stephen R. Covey. I developed several technology-based activities that would help students recognize their leadership strengths, as well as apply
Many web apps allow students to manage their profile. A profile is a short descriptor about a person and typically includes a photo. To protect students’ privacy, it is a good idea to use an avatar instead of a picture of their face. Avatar Sites Your Students Will Enjoy There are many fun sites for
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