Tech Ease

Tech Ease

Questions about tech integration in your classroom?  Many of your answers are found here.

My Blackberry Is Not Working! - The One Ronnie, Preview - BBC One

AT&T Don't Text While Driving Documentary

Attica students part of effort to see if music improves minds

http://www.indystar.com/article/20101224/NEWS04/12240324/Attica-students-part-effort-see-music-improves-minds

...would be interested to see this implemented in the Warsaw schools.

Project Based Learning: Explained.

The Super Book of Web Tools for Educators

The Super Book of Web Tools for Educators

Spencer's Scratch Pad: Anti-Homework

Spencer's Scratch Pad: Anti-Homework: "I am against homework. When I vocalize this, I typically hear the following questions: Isn't practice necessary? I agree that practic..."

twitter in 60 seconds

100 Inspiring Ways to Use Social Media In the Classroom

100 Inspiring Ways to Use Social Media In the Classroom

12 Ways to Create Videos Without a Camera or Software

12 Ways to Create Videos Without a Camera or Software

Creating a Personal Learning Network

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Creating a Personal Learning Network

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40 Amazingly Educational iPad Apps for Kids

40 Amazingly Educational iPad Apps for Kids

The Ultimate Guide To Using iPads In The Classroom | Edudemic

The Ultimate Guide To Using iPads In The Classroom | Edudemic

Teacher Common Sense takes on Education "Reform" Nonsense - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Teacher Common Sense takes on Education "Reform" Nonsense - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Resources to Help Schools Understand Social Media

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Resources to Help Schools Understand Social Media

Let's try this....

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stratford-Elementary-School-We-use-21st-Century-Skills/125187437510676

http://www.stratford.k12.ia.us

Company Overview:

We are an elementary school dedicated to creating 21st Century Learners. We offer small class size, multi-age classes and team teaching! Students get to experience all the Fine Arts PLUS we integrate technology, writing, science and social studies themes into the curriculum. Some other things we do at Stratford are: * our curriculum is aligned with IOWA CORE * PBS- 3 B's * CGI mathmatics * use CAFE strategies * use Project Based Learning * use Smart Boards in every class * We have 3 computer labs with wireless internet throughout the building * we offer a Daycare ON-SITE for infant through age 4 * we offer a Head Start/Early Childhood Program ON-SITE COME SEE US! WE'D LOVE TO SHOW YOU OUR SCHOOL! (read less)

We are an elementary school dedicated to creating 21st Century Learners. We offer small class size, multi-age classes and team teaching! Students get to experience all the Fine Arts PLUS we integrate technology, writing, science and social studies themes into the curriculum. Some other things we do at Stratford are: * our curriculum is aligned with IOWA CORE * PBS- 3 B's * CGI mathmatics * use CAFE strategies * use Project Based Learning * use Smart Boards in every class * We have 3 computer... (read more)

Mission:

Stratford Community School District is a community of learners where there are high levels of learning for all students and teachers.

Products:

We "produce" 21st Learners!

showcase some of our students 21st century skills on Facebook...even though it is blocked in our schools.

Tagxedo...tag cloud with style

This is a Tagxedo of our Two Tech Teachers Blog.

Twitter Search in Plain English

Twitter in Plain English

Video: RSS in Plain English

Blogs in Plain English

Social Media in Plain English

iPad Apps for Education | Diigo

More classroom iPad apps. Special thanks to George Couros for sharing his Diigo links. If you're on Twitter, you need to follow him.

iPad Apps for Education | Diigo

Top 20 iPad Apps for Teachers | Diigo

Have a new iPad? Here are some apps to consider loading.

Top 20 iPad Apps for Teachers | Diigo

Hungry Minds Pasta Dinner... A HUGE Success!!!!

A BIG thank you to all of the fifth grade teachers, students, parents, and principal Cathy Hamilton for an outstanding Hungry Minds Pasta Dinner. We will know by early next week how much money was raised for the selected charities (Heifer International, World Food Programme, International Children's Relief, and the Haiti Children's Home). Enjoy the slideshow from the event.

CurateUs: Share Links Visually on the Web

CurateUs is a tool for visually sharing content on the web. With the click of a button, this cool tool makes it easy to legally take a snapshot of a website, add a sticky note to it, and embed it into your blog along with automatically generated attribution and a backlink to the original site. There's more, CurateUs also lets you quickly grab a quote from the web and publish it along with the attribution and backlink.

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Building Math Positivity | Edutopia

Building Math Positivity | Edutopia

The 5 big mistakes in virtual education

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The 5 big mistakes in virtual education

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