Webkinz As A Teaching Tool

I have been thinking a lot about what we have been reading about and talking about in class and ways to incorporate technology into the classroom. All these new machines and computer games are fantastic and I do believe that they can enhance learning. Last night I had to go out and buy and new [...]

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Which did I learn more through? Super Mario Bros 3 or my 14 years of public schooling, you can be the judge of that

            In 1996, the slightly scandalous, but innovative Clinton administration, proposed a technology literacy challenge.  The stipulations of the challenge were that all students become technologically literate by the beginning of the 21st century.  Now, even though I think the beginning of the 21st century is broad, and could probably range from year 2001 to [...]

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There are three different ways is which I like to put my words onto “paper”.  I love to use the generic pen and paper, the use of email is great and my final means of communication would be via facebook. I find the use of pen and paper great because it allows for the quick [...]

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Struggling to Keep Up!

I am for sure going to struggle with learning to use the technologies in my classroom. I think once I know how to actually operate the smartboard and the elmo machine and whatever “new” and “exciting” technologies arise I will be ok. I know I can find ways to incorporate them but, like my first [...]

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