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Learning by Seeing: Fun Visualization Tools That Educate

Jim MoultonOctober 31, 2007

Tags Classroom Technology, Project-Based Learning, Technology Integration, All Grades

One recent morning, I sat in the window seat on a flight home from foggy Atlanta, Georgia, to Maine. As we gained speed heading down the runway, I watched the wing and noted the fully extended flaps. As soon as we lifted off and entered the fog layer some 20 feet up, an intense cloud rolled off the upper surface of the wing. When I saw this phenomenon in action, I immediately thought, "A-ha! Bernoulli's principle!"

Organizing Your Email: Use Filters to Increase Your Productivity Online

Chris O'NealOctober 17, 2007

Tags Teacher Development, Technology Integration, All Grades

As we continue our quest to make this a more digitally organized school year, let's not forget to organize our email.

The Fabulous GPS: Always Calm, Willing, and Right

Jim MoultonOctober 11, 2007

Tags Teacher Development, Technology Integration, All Grades

I recently bought a Garmin nüvi 360, one of those global-positioning-system (GPS) devices for your car that plots the best route to your destination and then vocally guides you along. It's really an amazing device, and one of many that has the ability to get you where you want to go no matter where you start. Add Bluetooth capabilities to this device so that your phone is fully hands free, and you're really doing great.

Too Sweet and Juicy: Can There Really Be Too Much of a Good Thing with Tech?

Jim MoultonSeptember 12, 2007

Tags Technology Integration, All Grades

Twenty-five years ago, I built my family home. I started the project in the summer of 1982, and my good friend Tim spent much of that summer working with me. The deal, loosely defined, was that I would supply all the food and other forms of sustenance in exchange for his help.

Online Calendars: Virtual Schedules Help Busy Educators

Chris O'NealSeptember 4, 2007

Tags Teacher Development, Technology Integration, All Grades

This fall, let's kick it up a digital notch and start experimenting more with the technologies available to us. Depending on where you stand on the technology-pioneer continuum, you may be two steps ahead of me or looking at me cautiously from the side.

Cite It Right: Online Citation Tools and Formal Citations

Jim MoultonAugust 21, 2007

Tags Online Learning, Teacher Development, Technology Integration, High (9-12)

We hear it often: "Plagiarism is rampant! Teachers as detectives! Punish the wrongdoers! Stand up for what is right! Seize the moral high ground!"

How Much Does Your School Use Its Technology Pool?: Chances Are, Not Enough

Jim MoultonAugust 15, 2007

Tags Teacher Development, Technology Integration, All Grades

It is summer, and I am trying to get back to Maine from a conference in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, storms have caused Atlanta's airport to shut down for an hour or so at just the right time to mess up my travel. Ah, well, it is summer, and this is the southeastern United States. Such things happen.

Building Blocks for Technology Integration: A Strategy for Success

Chris O'NealAugust 10, 2007

Tags Formative Assessment, Technology Integration, All Grades

This is a guest posting from my friend and colleague, David Carpenter, who is working abroad as an instructional technologist in Asia. Read his other posts, "An Instructional Technologist Muses on Lessons Learned: The Peaks and Pitfalls of Discovery Learning" and "Travel Tip: It Is a Terrific Time to Teach Abroad."

An Instructional Technologist Muses on Lessons Learned: The Peaks and Pitfalls of Discovery Learning

Chris O'NealJuly 20, 2007

Tags Teacher Development, Technology Integration, Upper Elementary (3-5)

This is a guest posting from my friend and colleague, David Carpenter, who is working abroad as an instructional technologist in Asia. Read his other posts, "Building Blocks for Technology Integration: A Strategy for Success" and "Travel Tip: It Is a Terrific Time to Teach Abroad."

ISTE Unveils New National Educational-Technology Standards: Beefed Up and Better

Chris O'NealJuly 18, 2007

Tags Teacher Development, Technology Integration, All Grades

The International Society for Technology in Education has unveiled the report "National Educational Technology Standards for Students: The Next Generation," which covers six key areas: creativity and innovation; communication and collaboration; research and information fluency; critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making; digital citizenship; and technology operations and concepts.