Celebrate Success!

I love to celebrate learning. We just held our Environmental Conference as the final lesson in the TechnoEnvironment technology project. It was such fun! At our Environmental Conference students assumed the role of environmental scientists, working for the TechnoSuzuki Foundation. We held the conference in the classroom. To prepare for this event, pamphlets created by […]

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Puerto Rico Welcomes TechnoKids

Dreyfous & Associates has obtained the rights to distribute TechnoKids Computer Curriculum in Puerto Rico. Founded in 1993, Dreyfous & Associates specializes in providing educational technology products and services. The partnership with TechnoKids is especially fitting as the mission of both companies is to develop products to teach technology skills as part of an integrated

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Where is the Content? Razzle Dazzle and Computers

Razzle dazzle! Kids love it! They can spend an entire class period making their WordArt, text boxes, pictures, and shapes look amazing. But where is the content? I am nearing the end of the TechnoEnvironment unit. I was away last class so the Grade 8 students worked on their standing pamphlets on their own. At

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Six Teaching Ideas for Integrating the Tomorrow Project into Curriculum

July 2018 Update: Please note that Intel’s Tomorrow Project is no longer available online. How can teachers use Intel’s The Tomorrow Project to motivate students? Have your students either watch a video or read a science fiction short story from The Tomorrow Project. Afterwards, lead a classroom discussion to spark students’ interest and imaginations, and

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The Struggle to Have Students be Their Personal Best

Wow! What a challenging class. Today the students were VERY loud and lacked focus. Throughout the class period, it was a constant challenge to get high-quality work. Today, the class completed their Help Wanted environmental posters as part of the technology project, TechnoEnvironment. They had already done a direct instruction lesson on the poster elements

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The Tomorrow Project and Video Conversations about the Future

July 2018 Update: Please note that Intel’s Tomorrow Project is no longer available online. Students today are surrounded by multimedia. It makes sense to use modern technology at school to make learning relevant. The Tomorrow Project offers teachers FREE resources that will connect with students in a meaningful way. The Tomorrow Project is an initiative

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