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Learning
& Leading with Technology
September
2001
The first issue of the new school year focuses on what isn't
available
on the Web. We also have Dave Moursund's final L&L
editorial, articles
on multimedia, WebQuests, and much more.
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What's Not on
the Web
By Joyce Kasman Valenza
A librarian and technology writer tells us what students are
missing
if only concentrate on what is available on the free
Internet.
Read
Article (includes supplement)
 Download
the full article (PDF, 97 KB, PDF Instructions) (does not include supplement)
Feature
When Students
Create Their
Own WebQuests
By Cynthia L. Peterson and Deborah C.
Koeck
The author's discuss the advantages and extra learning
opportunities
available by having students design and create their own
WebQuests.
Download
the full article (PDF, 186 KB, PDF Instructions)(includes supplement)
View
Supplement
In
the Curriculum
Social Studies
Indispensable
Inventions
By Joanne R. Barrett
Student research of historic events and inventions led to
creation of
databases for use in future assignments.
Download
the full article (PDF, 175 KB, PDF Instructions)
Art
Coloring Outside
the Lines—Multimedia
Exploratory Course
By John McCombs
A middle school in India combines technology classes with art
instruction,
leveraging limited time for both disciplines into a successful
program.
Download
the full article (PDF, 166 KB, PDF Instructions)
Math
DIG Stats—A
Web Resource
for Statistics and Data Analysis
By Tom Morgan
Technology is used to ease the mathematical calculation
requirements
so students can focus on interpreting results and developing a
conceptual
understanding of statistics and graphical analysis.
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the full article (PDF, 267 KB, PDF Instructions)
Foreign Language
Technology
Enlivens a Spanish
Class
By Sherry Ewing and Kristi Pearce
After reading the research, a Spanish language teacher
convinces her
school board to allow her to replace textbooks with computers
and software.
Find out how her experiment worked out.
Download
the full article (PDF, 160 KB, PDF Instructions)
Multimedia
Great U.S.
Women
By Kathy Conville Sims
Student research projects are given a multimedia twist. This
article
includes a complete multimedia lesson plan.
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the full article (PDF, 230 KB, PDF Instructions)(Includes supplement)
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Supplement
For
Tech Leaders
Summer School
and the
Learning is Easy
By Melissa Crohen
An innovative summer academy helps teachers move from
application knowledge
to technology integration.
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the full article (PDF, 151 KB, PDF Instructions)
Student
Voices
Learning
Mastery—Students
Teaching Students
By Luke Noble, Jonathon Fiely, and Scott Le Duc
Students and their teacher describe their successes with the
peer-driven
Student Mastery technology exploration program.
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the full article (PDF, 172 KB, PDF Instructions)
Software
Software Reviews
Edited by Judi Mathis Johnson
Judi and her cadre of classroom testers turn their eyes toward
the sciences
in this month's software reviews
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the full article (PDF, 131 KB, PDF Instructions)
Software
Releases
By Judi Mathis Johnson
Judi takes a quick look at some of the new educational
software titles.
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the full article (PDF, 102 KB, PDF Instructions)
Editorial
And?
And...
by Dave Moursund
The final editorial in L&L from educational technology
pioneer and
ISTE icon Dave Moursund. Dave reflects on the problems that
won't go
away, and let's us know what's in store for him now that he's
retired
from ISTE.
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the full article (PDF, 107 KB, PDF Instructions)
Resources
Links, and
supplemental
info from this issue of L&L
Web links are organized by article title. Go
there.
October
2001
Don't be scared, the October issue is full of treats and even some nifty tricks
for maximizing your implementation of technology into the curriculum. L&L
unmasks digital video, using metaphors in your Web sites, and improving parent–teacher
communications. Of course, the goody bag is chock full of tidbits—try not
to gorge yourself on the editorial goodness! Editorial Calendar.
Note. The Web sites listed on this site were
valid
when the pages were posted. However, The Web is volatile, and we
have
no control over these other sites. Please e-mail
the
L&L Webmaster (ll_webmaster@iste.org)
if you have an update for a link.
Copyright © 2001, ISTE (International Society for
Technology
in Education).
All rights reserved.
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