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Computer Curriculum Long-Range Planning in Four Easy Steps

Teaching Strategies / TechnoHella / September 26, 2012

Whether required by school administration or initiated by teachers organizing their school year, long range planning is an effective tool to build a technology-rich learning environment. A successful plan for computer curriculum can: focus learning in a systematic way manage time and resources efficiently integrate computer skills with other subject areas through project based learning […]

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Bulletin Board Ideas using FREE Software

Curriculum Resource / Christa Love / September 19, 2012

I love to make bulletin boards. I am always looking for new ways to showcase student work. Recently, I stumbled across PosteRazor, which is FREE software that transforms any image into poster size. It is a great tool you can use to enlarge student work to make it stand out. It also offers a super

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TechnoPainter Has Computer Activities Perfect for Beginners

News / Christa Love / September 5, 2012 / Microsoft Paint, TechnoPainter

Do you need computer lessons for beginners? TechnoPainter has activities that will help your students develop their skills. Teach the fundamentals in a FUN way! Each activity in TechnoPainter uses Microsoft Paint. This program is part of the Windows operating system. There is a product version for Windows 7 users , as well as for

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Three Steps for Managing Technical Issues in the Computer Lab

How-To / TechnoLaurie / August 28, 2012

When a math teacher tells students to turn to page 32 in the textbook, there is confidence that the content will be the same in every book, the page will not be missing, and the questions will not disappear half way through the lesson. Unfortunately, the computer teacher cannot operate with that same level of

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Students in Lebanon Prepare for the Future with TechnoKids

News / Christa Love / August 14, 2012

TechnoKids Computer Curriculum is now being used by students in Lebanon to develop their business and technical skills through project based learning. TechnoFuture Lebanon is offering camps, workshops, and computer courses in affiliation with local schools and universities. Since the company began operations at the beginning of the year, students have been enrolling in their

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PowerPoint Scrapbook

Presentation / Christa Love / July 5, 2012 / Microsoft PowerPoint

My Grade 6 students just completed their digital scrapbooks. They were made using Microsoft PowerPoint. I loved the activity so much that I am thinking about writing a TechnoKids technology project for the activity. Let me tell you more about it! It was the final computer class of the school year. We had just finished

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Type Answers into any Handout using the iPad and Goodreader

How-To / Christa Love / June 18, 2012 / iPad, pdf annotator

You may have some old handouts that you want your students to type answers into using the iPad. It is easy! You don’t need expensive software such as Adobe Acrobat to create forms that permit students to add information. Instead, all you need is a PDF file and the Goodreader app! Goodreader is an app

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Print from your iPad Easily

How-To / TechnoLaurie / June 12, 2012 / iPad

Many schools are beginning to integrate the use of iPads into the classroom. With the purchase of new technology there are often many hidden costs you did not anticipate. For example, the purchase of a new printer. Do you need to have an air enabled printer to print from you iPad? The short answer is

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Now the Students’ Turn: Reflecting on TechnoJourney

Digital Citizenship / TechnoHella / May 30, 2012

What do students think about learning Internet Skills? You might recall that before the Grade ¾ class began the technology project TechnoJourney, they thought they knew EVERYTHING about the Internet. Now upon the completion of the project, it was time to find out what they thought of the experience. Did they learn something new? Will

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A Teacher Speaks Out: Yes, You Should Teach Internet Skills!

Digital Citizenship / TechnoHella / May 23, 2012

I recently conducted an interview with the classroom teacher upon the completion of teaching TechnoJourney to learn more about her thoughts and ideas about the experience. UPDATE: TechnoJourney was replaced with TechnoInternet. The activities are similar. Your students just spent the past few weeks completing activities from the technology project TechnoJourney. What was your overall

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