Teachnology Blog tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-519628 2009-10-19T20:20:00Z Quick summaries of practical, put-it -to use-tomorrow suggestions or stop-and-think-for-a-second-about-it ideas that can enhance your classroom, your teaching, and your outlook on the implementation of technology in education. TypePad Hispanic Heritage Competitions tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c97e353ef0120a614d725970b 2009-10-19T16:20:00-04:00 2009-10-22T20:23:03Z Grades 6-8 students within Cablevision’s service area in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut have the chance to win a $5000 savings bond, a laptop computer, an iPod Touch, or a portable DVD player in the What Does It Mean... Power to Learn http://powertolearn.typepad.com/teacher_tech_blog/2009/10/hispanic-heritage-competitions.html Making Photobooks tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c97e353ef0120a614c420970b 2009-10-19T16:07:00-04:00 2009-10-22T20:11:17Z Get your free photobook BookSmart software at blurb.com, create a book, and make it available online. The book might be text (black and white) or color photo in a range of book sizes. Page counts range from 20 to 440,... Power to Learn http://powertolearn.typepad.com/teacher_tech_blog/2009/10/making-photobooks.html Want to Change a PDF? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c97e353ef0120a66bffaf970c 2009-10-19T16:04:00-04:00 2009-10-22T20:06:54Z Have you ever had a pdf document you’d like to edit, but didn’t have the Adobe software to accomplish the task? It’s either copy the whole thing over or find someone who has the software and can do it for... Power to Learn http://powertolearn.typepad.com/teacher_tech_blog/2009/10/want-to-change-a-pdf.html Google Apps Tutorials for Teachers, Administrators & Everyone tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c97e353ef0120a614bed5970b 2009-10-19T16:02:00-04:00 2009-10-19T20:02:00Z Google offers a nice introduction to Google Apps through a slideshow presentation. The show describes essential services that are available for schools, businesses, and families and how these services can be unified through the Google Start Page from which everything... Power to Learn http://powertolearn.typepad.com/teacher_tech_blog/2009/10/google-apps-tutorials-for-teachers-administrators-everyone.html NEH & ALA Offer Classic Books tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c97e353ef0120a614ba4d970b 2009-10-19T15:59:00-04:00 2009-10-22T20:01:38Z The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the American Library Association (ALA) have announced that public and school libraries may apply for the We the People BookShelf Grant. The grant features seventeen classic titles for young readers, Grades K-12,... Power to Learn http://powertolearn.typepad.com/teacher_tech_blog/2009/10/neh-ala-offer-classic-books.html Are Biometic Tools in Your School’s Future? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c97e353ef0120a66bf374970c 2009-10-19T15:57:00-04:00 2009-10-19T19:57:00Z You’ve seen businesses where employees submit hand scans before they can enter a building. But what about “hand geometry” and other biotech scanners for schools? Will they work? Are they practical? Some schools, like Academy of Appleton in Wisconsin, are... Power to Learn http://powertolearn.typepad.com/teacher_tech_blog/2009/10/are-biometic-tools-in-your-schools-future.html Getting Started with Podcasting? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c97e353ef0120a614b6cf970b 2009-10-19T15:55:00-04:00 2009-10-22T19:57:11Z ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) has published “Student-Powered Podcasting”. The book, written by Christopher Shamburg, is priced at $32.95 ($23.95, ISTE members). You can listen to an interview with the author at ISTE Casts. The book includes chapters... Power to Learn http://powertolearn.typepad.com/teacher_tech_blog/2009/10/getting-started-with-podcasting.html The Standards Debate tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c97e353ef0120a614ab17970b 2009-10-12T15:38:00-04:00 2009-10-22T19:43:56Z Most standards seem like common sense. Good teachers don’t have to look up standards to find out what kids in their courses should accomplish. Standards are often numbered lists of desired outcomes, not how to get the outcome, or what... Power to Learn http://powertolearn.typepad.com/teacher_tech_blog/2009/10/the-standards-debate.html ExploraVision Awards 2010 for Your Students tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c97e353ef0120a66be01c970c 2009-10-12T15:36:00-04:00 2009-10-22T19:38:33Z What better way to get students involved in 21st Century learning than to get them to use their critical thinking skills while working on a team? ExploraVision encourages students to take off with science creativity each year in its competition.... Power to Learn http://powertolearn.typepad.com/teacher_tech_blog/2009/10/exploravision-awards-2010-for-your-students.html Readalong Stories and Poems tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c97e353ef0120a66bd7a6970c 2009-10-12T15:31:00-04:00 2009-10-22T19:35:28Z Reading Is Fundamental offers a number of illustrated stories and poems that students can listen to online. In the RIF Reading Planet section of the site, there’s Mice-Tro Mozart, a mouse who loves music and causes a sensation at the... Power to Learn http://powertolearn.typepad.com/teacher_tech_blog/2009/10/readalong-stories-and-poems.html