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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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“Educators and parents may have been too quick to dismiss boys’ preoccupation with computers as a diversion from their own book-based literacy, not recognizing the computer’s capacity to empower users to gain access to, and control of, information. It is imperative that educators and parents be aware of the impact of the multimedia world, and [...]

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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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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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Sure, it’s summer time, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have a few ideas brewing on the back burner.
Here are some technology things that you could do with your students. Not everything may be feasible (i.e. cost factors) or appropriate (i.e. security or privacy issues):

some of the things we’re already doing,
some of the things we’re [...]

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