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Classroom Technology Thoughts (Twitter Weekly Updates) for 2009-06-07

June 7th, 2009 · No Comments · Classroom Technology Thoughts (Tweets)

Windows 7… touch-enabled? Will I be able to do digital ink in the classroom with it? #
New wiimote controller is coming out…Will we be able to still use Johnny Lee’s wiimote software to create an… less than 5 seconds ago #
Will students use bing or google in the classroom? (I wonder why they generally don’t [...]

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Classroom Technology Thoughts (Twitter Weekly Updates) for 2009-05-17

May 17th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Classroom Technology Thoughts (Tweets)

Trying out the Twitter Tools plugin for our Classroom Technology blog #
Testing the SMART AirLiner tablet – how good is the digital ink? #
When we teach media literacy, we create media as an assignment. If we explore making money online, is it wrong to try to make money online? #
The SMART AirLiner tablet might have [...]

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Dynamic Visual Brainstorming Software – PreWriting, Brainstorming, Organizing and Outlining Ideas with a Computer

August 13th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Classroom Technology, Uncategorized

So, we’ve decided to write a book. A small summer project to warm-up with before heading back into the classroom in September. Of course, this is a great opportunity to try out some visual thinking software to help us with our prewriting.
We have a huge list of software and educational technologies that we wanted to [...]

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Education Technology for the Classroom: From Blackboards to Digital Projectors to SMART Boards

August 11th, 2008 · 18 Comments · Classroom Technology

Even though it’s summer vacation in Ontario, we’re still thinking about ways to integrate technology into the classroom.
In fact, we’re considering investing in a SMART board, so we spent some time reflecting on the pros and cons of some of the educational technologies to help us teach in the classroom.  From low-tech to high-tech, chalk [...]

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