A Typical Student in 2016
by David Moursund
David presents a day in the life of a 21st-century student.
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Collaborative Classrooms
by Richard Goldsworthy
Technology coordinator Richard Goldsworthy discusses key
elements of effective collaborative and cooperative learning, provides specific
strategies for increasing the effectiveness of collaborative groups, and offers
several online resources for beginning electronic collaborative projects.
Subject: Collaborative online projects in all subject areas
Grade Level: K–12 (Ages 5–18)
Technology: Internet/Web, e-mail
Standards: NETS 3–5. (To find out more about the NETS project, go
to www.iste.org/standards.)
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Collaborative Internet Tools
by Frank Odasz
Internet-based tools, such as e-mail, mailing lists, and
videoconferencing, can help teachers create collaborative online projects with
students.
Subject: Internet tools, collaborative learning
Grade Level: All
Technology: Internet/Web access, e-mail, Web browser, and offline browser
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The Twelve Days of Christmas
by Ivan W. Baugh
Have you ever wondered about the origin of “The Twelve
Days of Christmas?” As a youth, I remember thinking about how many gifts
were received. Back then the math would have taken quite a bit of time. Today,
students can use a spreadsheet to determine the number of gifts enumerated in
the Christmas song. And they can search the Web for information about the background
of the song.
Subject: Math, history, economics, science, language arts, multicultural
studies, music
Grade Level: 4–12 (Ages 9–18)
Technology: Internet/Web, spreadsheet
Standards: NETS 3–5. (Find out more about the NETS project at www.iste.org/standards.) NCTM 1, 5, 6, 8, & 9. (View the updated
math standards online at www.nctm.org.) NCSS 1, 5, & 9. (Read the social studies standards
at www.ncss.org.) NCTE/IRA 1, 3, 7, 8, & 11. (Find the NCTE/IRA standards
online at www.ncte.org.)
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Kiss Clip Art Goodbye
by Bonnie Meltzer
Treat artwork as you would any other piece of student
work in any class—not just art. Don’t provide students with the finished
product to put their names on and turn in as their own. Provide them with the
opportunity to create their own art to illustrate their projects.
Subject: Art, multidisciplinary
Grade Level: K–12 (Ages 5–18)
Technology: Painting software such as AppleWorks (formerly ClarisWorks,
Apple Computer), Painter Classic (MetaCreations), and Kid Pix (Brøderbund,
a division of The Learning Company)
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To Keyboard or Not to Keyboard
by Ivan W. Baugh
Wouldn’t it be great if we could talk to our computers?
Until we can, we’ll need to type, which is why children should be taught
keyboarding from their first encounter with a computer. In this article, Ivan
Baugh discusses ways to teach keyboarding and how combining this instruction
with subject matter can help students view the computer as a tool rather than
as another subject.
Subject: Keyboarding
Grade Level: K–6 (Ages 5–11)
Technology: Computer keyboard, instructional keyboarding software (e.g.,
Sunburst’s Type to Learn and the Herzog System™ of Computer Keyboarding)
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Learn from the Past, Invent the Future
by Bob Albrecht and Paul Davis
As part of their ongoing discussion of projects involving
Mars, Bob and Paul show students how to review the past to reveal the future.
Subject: Space science, language arts, environmental sciences
Grade Level: 5–12 (Ages 10–18)
Technology: Internet/Web
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Communicate with Pictures
Using Still and Video Photography in Science
by Paula Setters
“Technology” in a classroom is often thought
to refer only to computers. But using still photographs and videotapes in the
science classroom is also valuable. Photographs provide a visual record of activities
and allow for the accumulation of numerical data, which can then be analyzed.
They can also be used to illustrate concepts for which classroom demonstrations
are impractical or unavailable.
Subject: Science, data gathering and analysis
Grade Level: 9–12 (Ages 14–18)
Technology: Digital or conventional camera, four-head VCR, video camera
and videotapes, strobe lights
Standards: NETS 4 & 5. (Read more about the NETS project at www.iste.org/).
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Julio’s Run: Studying Graphs and
Functions
by Azita Manouchehri and Lyle Pagnucco
This spreadsheet and graphing activity uses a simple physical
exercise routine to help algebra students learn to create functions and graphs
in line with the NCTM standards.
Subject: Algebra
Grade Level: 7–11 (Ages 12–17)
Technology: Graphing calculators, spreadsheets
Standards: NETS 3 & 5. (Read more about NETS at www.iste.org/.) NCTM 2, 5, 6, & 10.
(Read the new mathematics standards at www.nctm.org.)
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Electronic Texts in the Classroom: Open
Books Online and Find a World of Possibilities
by Glen Bull, Gina Bull, Laura Blasi, and Paula Cochran
Thomas Jefferson, founder of the University of Virginia,
valued both innovation and libraries. His personal library became the nucleus
of what is now the Library of Congress. He also was an advocate for public libraries.
Carrying forward Jefferson’s tradition, the University library established
the Electronic Text Center in 1992. It offers more than 50,000 electronic volumes.
Glen, Gina, Laura, and Paula describe how to use these resources with students.
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Webcentric ... Web What?
by Susan Westermark King
Celebration, Florida, is a unique town. And the technology
support staff at Celebration School have come up with a unique way to foster
the home–school connection based on the Web and its cross-platform capability
and accessibility.
Subject: Web-based home–school communication, funding, equity,
technology integration, security, support
Technology: Internet/Web
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Virtual Learning?
Research on Virtual High Schools
by M. D. Roblyer and Bonnie Elbaum
Virtual high schools are changing American secondary education
by allowing access to more and different learning on demands. But are they effective?
M. D. Roblyer and Bonnie Elbaum review the research on these innovative new
high schools.
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Software Releases
by Judi Mathis Johnson
This month, Judi describes art programs, productivity
programs, and software updates.
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