I agree with your post. I too also found Tip #2 interesting. As a second grade teacher, I never really thought about "Finding the Expert" when dealing with technology. I plan to incorporate this idea into my lesson plans for next week.

I am also interesting in knowing how inclusion has been implemented at your school. I teach in DISD as well and am trying to figure out how inclusion should be done. I am a General Education teacher, but I have Special Education students in my class that are receiving Special Education services from a Teacher Assistant. I am wondering if this is common practice across the district.

Thank you for the very valuable information. I am excited about trying some of the suggestions with my students. I absolutely love the positive outcome that integrating technology has produced in my classroom. This information will help me incorporate new and exciting activites using technology.

I am real excited after read after reading the pdf. I believe that the use of technology in the classroom engages the students better than anything else. They have grown up in the generation of texting, video games, and internet. They are more in tune when I use technolgy in my math class than just "old-fashion" teaching. Can't wait to use the new ideas

What a great idea to share with colleagues at a faculty meeting! From finding donations for your classroom to making digital presentations, this is a very matter-of-fact article that is useful for teachers of all grade levels. Has anyone tried getting technology donations from donorschoose.org? Does anyone use blogging with 4th graders? If so, how do you do it securely? I'd like to start using it so parents and students can interact with writing and other projects, but I first need to be able to sell the idea to my administrators who need reminded of the benefits.

Thanks!

I tried the word clouds website and had a lot of fun with it. I'm planning on incorporating it into the next unit I teach in Chemistry because I think students will enjoy it, too. Thanks for the great resources! I also am interested in starting a chat room, but am nervous about managing it. Any suggestions, anyone?

As a new teacher, I found the Ten Top Tips for Teaching with New Media to be amazing. I cannot wait to begin using new forms fo media in my classroom. Kids love working on the computer. Often times, they know more about computers than the teachers do. I find Make Meaning from Word Clouds to be an amazing tool to us with my English class. Thank you for posting this and making it available to all teachers.

The information provided in this PDF is excellent for the teacher that wants to incorporate technology into the classroom, but is not quite sure where to begin. Even as a teacher that is experienced with technology, there are some excellent ideas presented in here. Even if you decide not to try them all, take the time to try out a few, your students will be happy you did!

Thanks for all the great suggestions and applications. I can't wait to try VoiceThreads and digital storytelling with students.

Thank you for the wonderful ideas! Its always nice to receive new insights and ideas. I am going to pass this along to my fellow educators because I know they could also put this to go use. Great website and I really appreciate all the help!