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Learning & Leading with Technology October 2000 This issue focuses on classroom management, foreign language, social studies, and science.

Feature

Streamlining Classroom Management: Strategies of Successful Technology Integrators, Part 1
   by Lynn McNally and Cindy Etchison
Read the first in a three-part series describing the strategies Lynn and Cindy have devised over the years to increase their success in integrating technology. This article focuses on classroom management. The next two focus on software tools and network use.
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In the Curriculum

Multidisciplinary
Vacationing with the Michaelsons: A Web-Based Problem-Solving Adventure
   by Janet M. Beyersdorfer
Students begin most technology-based assignments with a great deal of excitement. Janet presents an activity that keeps their excitement high and describes the principles she adhered to in creating it.
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Multidisciplinary
Technical Frience: Integrating Science, Foreign Langugae, and Social Studies
   by Marcia J. Pastorek and Lisa Craig
Elementary students used technology in this innovative cross-curricular project.
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Foreign Language
Cyber Traveling through the Loire Valley
   by Jane Chenuau
Join a sixth-grade class on its virtual tour of French châteaux in an activity that combines foreign language study and Web authoring.
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Language Arts
Priceless Gifts
   by Rose Reissman
Students used technology to create low-cost, personalized gifts for family and community members.
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Starship Gaia
Measurement & Modeling
   by Bob Albrecht and Paul Davis
Bob and Paul begin another year of Starship Gaia by focusing on modeling of math and science concepts and issues of scale.
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Social Studies
Election 2000 and Beyond: A Vote for Technology in the Classroom
   by Cheryl DeVincentis and Patricia A. King
This WebQuest takes students trough the election process. Use it with your students in this election season and as part of cross-disciplinary study in any year.
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Student Voices

Fungi for 500, Please, Alex
   by Sean Connolly
Sean describes a technology-based science review game he created with a partner teacher.
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For Tech Leaders

Educational Technologist as Curriculum Specialist, Part 2:
Help Inside the Classroom
   by Kevin McGillivray
Kevin continues his series describing the three-pronged approach he takes to professional development. Read how he helps teachers within their classroom settings.
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Telecommunications

Promoting Reflective Discussions: Making the Most of Online Resources in Your Classroom
   by Bob Coulter, Cliff Konold, and Alan Feldman
Based on their work in the research monograph Network Science a Decade Later, the authors continue their four-part series about integrating online data into classroom teaching.
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Untangling the Web: Integrating the Web into the Middle School Curriculum
   by Ken Kwajewski
Students at Ken’s school must demonstrate technology competencies for each grade level. Read how he has integrated technology into the regular curriculum.
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Software

Software Reviews
   by Judi Mathis Johnson
Do software programs really help students develop higher-order thinking skills? Read reviews of three programs that are effectively designed to interest and challenge students: Building Perspective Deluxe, I Spy Spooky Mansion, and Thinkin' Things FrippleTown.
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Software Releases
   by Judi Mathis Johnson
Find out about some of the newest software items, including Diorama Designer^™, Meet Professor Tobbs^™, GrafEq^™, Road Adventures USA, and Space Academy GX-1.
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ESPG Modes
Perplexed by the codes above the software titles in the print magazine and on the Web site? Read complete definitions of each, direct from the 2000 Educational Software Preview Guide.
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Editorial

Roles of IT in Improving Our Education System, Part 2: Compelling Applications
   by Dave Moursund
This month, Dave presents the idea of compelling applications, discusses some he has seen, and asks readers to submit their ideas.
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Contributors

Find out about the authors and column editors in this issue.
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See reader responses to L&L articles. And submit your own feedback.
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Did you miss any of Rose Reissman's Smart Tips over the summer? If so, you can read them here. And look for more smart tips in the future.
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