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Why Media Literacy is Not Just for Kids
Suzie BossJanuary 19, 2011
Tags Classroom Technology, Digital Citizenship, Digital Divide, Media Literacy, Technology Integration, All Grades

Your students may be able to update their Facebook status in a heartbeat, but can they also write a thoughtful letter to the editor, voice their opinion on a call-in radio show, or access local media to advocate for community action?

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David Thornburg on Open-Source Textbooks
Betty RayJanuary 4, 2011
Tags Biology, Classroom Technology, Curriculum, Digital Divide, Open Education Resources, Technology Integration, Chemistry, High (9-12), Science

Editor's Note: Today's guest blogger is David Thornburg, Ph.D., a futurist, author, consultant and founder and Director of Global Operations for the Thornburg Center.

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Help Students Use Social Media to Empower, Not Just Connect
Andrew MarcinekDecember 16, 2010
Tags Classroom Technology, , Teacher Development, Technology Integration, Middle (6-8), High (9-12), All Grades

Students get it. They understand how easy it is to connect with one another, but don't fully realize the greater potential. As educators, we have all benefited greatly from our personal learning network or critical friends group. Some of us have garnered a job, found great content area resources, or tuned in to a conference. But are we transferring that potential to our students? And if so, are we giving them the proper guidance to travel down these varied paths?

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Dragon's Den: A Reality TV Simulation for Research Writing (Guest Blogger)
Todd FinleyDecember 15, 2010
Tags Classroom Technology, Comprehensive Assessment, Formative Assessment, Mobile Learning, Student Engagement, Middle (6-8), High (9-12), English Language Arts

Editor's Note: Today's guest blogger is Stephanie West-Puckett, a National Writing Project Teacher Consultant and a Teaching Instructor, Department of English, at East Carolina University

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Got Game: How to Keep Girls Interested in Computer Science
Suzie BossDecember 9, 2010
Tags Classroom Technology, Technology Integration, High (9-12), District of Columbia, Maryland

When the regular school day ends at Maryland's Springbrook High School, the fun begins in earnest for girls who are part of an after-school club that focuses on game programming.

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Rethinking the Library to Improve Information Literacy
Andrew MarcinekDecember 8, 2010
Tags Classroom Technology, Learning Environments, Literacy, Media Literacy, Technology Integration, All Grades, English Language Arts

In January 2007, I was hired by Springfield Township School District to teach English. One of the first pieces of advice I received was, "Seek out Joyce Valenza." I took this advice and sought out Joyce, the STSD librarian, immediately. Joyce and I collaborated on several lessons and she was always excited to help my class find new ways to approach research and Language Arts.

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Science Inquiry Carnival: Inquiry-Based Projects for the Classroom
Eric BrunsellNovember 10, 2010
Tags Classroom Technology, Comprehensive Assessment, Lesson Plans, Performance Assessment, Project-Based Learning, Student Engagement, Middle (6-8), High (9-12), Science

I have written a few posts here about science inquiry and providing students with authentic science experience. This week, I thought I would showcase a few other bloggers that are writing about science inquiry.

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A Web 2.0 Class: Students Learn 21st Century Skills, Collaboration, and Digital Citizenship
Andrew MarcinekOctober 11, 2010
Tags Classroom Technology, Comprehensive Assessment, Digital Citizenship, Global Education, Integrated Studies, Professional Learning Network (PLN), Project-Based Learning, Student Work Examples, Teacher Development, Technology Integration, High (9-12), English Language Arts, History

Christopher Columbus was wrong when he reported to the King and Queen that the world is round. In fact, the world is flat and so are many of our classrooms in this great nation.

For years, students learned within the parameters of a building, which then separated them into rooms. Students would attend class daily and the teacher would present the daily lesson. This is how a school day has progressed for years. And in many US classrooms, it still does. However, this not the case in three high schools in Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts.

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How to Weather the Frustrations of Technology Integration
Andrew MarcinekSeptember 24, 2010
Tags Classroom Technology, Media Literacy, Primary (K-2), Technology Integration, Upper Elementary (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12)

"My screen is blue."

"My computer froze and I lost all my work."

"It didn't save."

"It's blocked."

One of the biggest distracters of technology integration is what I like to call the "technology fails." They are frequent, inevitable, and frustrating. This reason alone is why many teachers avoid integrating technology in to his or her class.

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If Technology Motivates Students, Let's Use It!
Milton ChenSeptember 16, 2010
Tags Classroom Technology, Technology Integration, All Grades

Last week, I, along with Tina Barseghian, education editor at KQED-San Francisco (PBS/NPR) and formerly editor of Edutopia magazine, appeared on the popular KQED-FM Forum interview program in northern California, hosted by Michael Krasny. The topic was educational technology. We touched on many of the double-edges of the technology sword: it's part of many problems, such as short attention spans and lack of physical fitness, and part of the solutions.

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