Due to the good fortunes of having additional PD money to spend before the month ended, I conducted eight technology trainings at my school in ten days.  Call it a blitz, but I believe strongly in the value of all of it, and I had ideas “brewing” for years, and this was the first series [...]

1. Google Documents (http://docs.google.com) Free online word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software.  Great for collaboration and sharing for teachers or students. 2. Quizlet (http://www.quizlet.com) Excellent online vocabulary testing software; powerful and useful. 3. Google Earth (http://earth.google.com) Great supplement to any subject, connecting content to geography and mapping.  Advanced features allow for interesting mash-ups. 4. Voicethread (http://www.voicethread.com) Easy online video [...]

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I’ve summarized the difference between blogs and wikis in education in this document. Below are some of the highlights: Why blogs are beneficial for student achievement and learning? Blogs provide an informal way for students to think about a topic or subject and express their opinion (like a free-write or a journal entry).  It allows [...]

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