Too many curriculum objectives and too little time! What to do? A fun activity using technology not only achieved a number of curriculum goals but it raised my Grade 3 students’ level of enthusiasm to new heights! I was feeling a bit overwhelmed when I considered my ‘to do’ list. In Language Arts, our curriculum […]
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While the majority of students were already in line to head to their next class, I turned to notice that one of my students was still sitting at his machine working. Throughout the weeks, this student has frequently been off-task and required on-going support. Now he was diligently working all period and didn’t want to
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You are looking at a printed poster and the work looks excellent. Does that mean your student possesses strong ICT skills? Not necessarily! Here’s why… Your students might be applying inefficient techniques to create the desired result. Let me give you an example. At the school where I am teaching as a guest instructor, the
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Teachers need to be flexible! They must adjust their lessons based on their students’ needs. In addition, they need to capitalize on their students’ unique interests. To do this, they need a shared student folder on the server. What is a shared student folder? Many schools have a server that is used for file management.
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Technology is extremely important in today’s world and TechnoKids Japan, as a Ganbatte 365 project, sponsored by The Japan Association of New York, will start an initiative in October to teach the children in the Tohoku region how to use technology in today’s world. TechnoKids Japan Y.K. is working with Ganbatte 365, an NPO in
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Recently, I began to teach TechnoWonderland to a class of grade 7/8 students. They love the idea of creating their own amusement park. We have just completed planning our park and now students are designing a poster using Microsoft Word. As you may have guessed, from a technology skill standpoint we are focusing on word
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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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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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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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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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