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We’ve been teaching our speech unit to Grade 7 and 8 students for several years, but this is the first year we’ve really had an opportunity to integrate different types of technologies into our English lesson.
Let’s be honest. Most students hate doing speeches. They don’t like spending the time to write the speech, revise their [...]

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If you’ve spent any time on the internet, you’ve already been indoctrinated into the world of Making Money Online. Just do a search using one of the big 3 search engines (Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft), and you’ll see ads beside your results.
When we were growing up, we made money as teens by mowing the lawn, babysitting [...]

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You can't transfer ownership of a google doc if you're in a different domain from your students. #
Our students and staff use google docs – the students are set up on a separate domain with "student" in the domain name #
Teacher are using Google docs on a separate domain – students need to type the [...]

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We can now batch import a list of student contacts into Google Docs with an excel file http://bit.ly/b29Hl #
What do you use to secure your data in case your laptop or cell phone gets stolen? #
Is there a list of "verified" twitter accounts so you can see which celebrities or personalities are tweeting? #
Some "verified" [...]

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At the end of June, our Grade 8 Language Arts (English) class experimented with using Twitter in the classroom.

What is Twitter?
Why use Twitter in the classroom?

Examining Twitter in the classroom to see how social media tools are changing the way the world communicates.
Using Twitter in the Classroom as a collaboration tool

Review of using Twitter in the [...]

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We made $21.80 in June 2008 from Google AdSense. How can we integrate Reading, Writing & Media Literacy into a unit on Making Money Online. #
Typing on the little keyboard on a netbook laptop is slower than typing on a regular keyboard because those keys are so darn close together. #
The SD card reader on [...]

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MDG Flip tablet netbook has a home button on the machine that gives you one-click access to the desktop (blue dolphin touch interface) #
The MDG Flip tablet netbook uses Intel Edu Admin software to backup images of your student laptops. 10 min to backup; 10 min to restore. #
Punching a hole through Zone Alarm to [...]

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Windows Movie Maker for school slideshows is frustrating: you can’t copy/paste frames easily since you can’t open two files simultaneously. #
Windows Movie Maker for school slideshows is still frustrating: intuitively easy to click/drag photos & music around, but prone to crashing. #
Just purchased the MDG flip tablet netbook. It comes with Evernote – note taking [...]

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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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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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