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iBooks Textbooks are now available in the US. Apple’s version of the e-textbook is another reason why we need iPads in the classroom. Senior vice president Phil Schiller led us through Apple’s special event for educators today at the Guggenheim Museum, New York City. This post is written based on the official Apple video about [...]

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Who is that girl? Who is that guy? Is she a model? Are these real people or is this just stock photography? This post is part of our series on using photos on blogs: The first post was about where to get free photos for  your blog. Next, we talked about stock photography and why we [...]

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This post was written using Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11.5 premium wireless using Windows 7 64-bit. What is Dragon Naturally Speaking? Compare the different versions of Dragon Naturally Speaking before you download. A few people have been searching this blog on classroom technology for information about how to download Dragon Naturally Speaking and so I thought I [...]

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Critical Thinking Images on websites is our third episode in our series about using photos on blogs. Use free photos on your classroom blog to make your writing (and your students’ writing) more interesting. What is stock photography? Why did I decide to go with Big Stock Photo on this blog. Today’s post is to help teachers get [...]

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This post about Big Stock Photo and stock photography is the second part of our series on using photos on blogs. The first post was on finding free photos to use in your classroom blog using the creative Commons filter on Flickr. Today’s post is about using stock photos on blogs. (I use Big Stock [...]

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This post is part of a series on Using Photos on Blogs This is part 1: Using free photos on your classroom blog. Coming up next is part 2: Using Stock Photos on your class website… A picture is worth a thousand words. Which would your students find easier to read: a textbook filled with [...]

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Are you a student or teacher? Are you thinking about getting Dragon Naturally Speaking 11? Did you know there’s a student/teacher version which is $100 cheaper than the regular premium edition? There are some conditions that apply. What is Dragon Naturally Speaking Software? What is Dragon Naturally Speaking? How Good is Dragon Naturally Speaking? What [...]

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Happy holidays to you and your family from blog.classroomteacher.ca. If you’re a teacher that lives around here (Ontario, Canada), then chances are you’ve just begun your two weeks of winter holiday: A chance to spend time with family, loved ones, and friends… And hopefully a chance to work on some classroom technology projects, that you [...]

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Teachers are adding classroom technology to their programs. There are lots of great websites out there to help teachers bring their lessons out of the brick-and-mortar classroom and into a digital learning space. Unfortunately, a lot of these websites have terms of service that require users to be 13 years or older in order to [...]

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Here’s another reason why the iPad is a useful teaching tool in your classroom. Not only can you use the iPad to take notes in the classroom, but you can also use it to create virtual flashcards to help your students study for a test or exam. Sure, you could use index cards, post it notes, [...]

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