Vandalism or An Accidental Overwrite: A Wiki Warning by Millersville University’s Oliver Dreon Jr.
December 28, 2008
Of the Web 2.0 applications that have emerged over the last few years, I find wikis to be one of the most promising tools for education. First, wikis are easy to use. Students may need a short tutorial to start using a wiki but even More..

Using Technology to Overcome Writing Barriers
Dr. Arthur Stellar, November 1, 2008
from Educators' eZineFor the Taunton Public School District, the annual Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exams were an annual source of anxiety. Too many of our students struggled with the reading and writing questions More..

Teaching Mathematics with Virtual Manipulatives
Judy Donovan, October 1, 2008
from Educators' eZine What is a virtual manipulative? The Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITE) defines virtual manipulatives as digital objects often modeled on their physical or concrete counterparts More..

What's Your Story?
By T&L Editors, October 1, 2008
from Educators' eZine Kids use digital storytelling as a dynamic new writing tool. Imagine a classroom where every kid is excited about her next writing assignment, students come in on their free periods just to show off More..

The Document Camera: Advancing Classroom Visual Technology
By Joe Frisk, October 1, 2008
from Educators' eZine I stood in front of the classroom and turned on the power to the overhead transparency projector. Placing a paper printout on the projector, I was met with a projected shadow of the paper and advice from More..

How I Created My Podcasts
By Steven Katz, October 1, 2008
from Educators' eZine I recently started a new podcast, my third, called Teach with Video to support my recent publication of the same name. My first podcast is called "CDS News," and is the flagship of my podcast journalism More..

Students Become Animated, Drawing Connections to Lessons
By Colin Hussey, October 1, 2008
from Educators' eZine About 25 fifth-grade students in Virginia watched pulsing computer screens closely as atoms became animated with bulbous electrons and neutrons swirling around them. The students were virtually unaware More..

How Building Wings Helped Special Ed Students to Soar
Caron Gibbert, Margaret Lee, Kathy Hillner, and Judy Nimmo, June 1, 2008
from Educators' eZine -->Background:Students enrolled in the Schaumburg District 54 Extended School Year Program were special education students with IEPs who required More..

Let Students Be Your Guide as Lesson Evaluators
Carrie A. Calloway, June 1, 2008
from Educators' eZine -->Student evaluations of lesson plans are a rare - albeit useful and unique - way to help teachers create custom-designed teaching resources. Giving More..

Basic Technology Tools for Diverse Learning Needs
Kathy Weise, June 1, 2008
from Educators' eZine --> Today's students present a growing diversity of learning needs in such areas as language, learning styles, background, More..

Picture This: Video Streaming To Your Classroom
Julia VanderMolen, May 1, 2008
from Educators' eZine --> With new technologies comes new ways of developing and delivering educational resources. The Internet has opened up More..

The Many Virtues of the Virtual Lab
P.R. Guruprasad, April 1, 2008
from Educators' eZine --> Those who leave school and enter the job market in science- or technology-based industries are expected to have practical More..

Teaching With Tunes: 21 Ideas for Incorporating Music Throughout the Curriculum
Folwell Dunbar, April 1, 2008
from Educators' eZine --> My seventh-grade teacher, Mr. Kiefer once gave an assignment I would never forget. It was actually very simple. More..

Web 2.0 Tools Motivate Student Creativity
Cory Plough, March 1, 2008
--> Using Web 2.0 tools to teach my courses not only enhances my innovative potential in designing lessons, but helps motivate student creativity More..