Home PublicationsL&LIssuesVolume 33 (2005-2006) February (No. 5)

February 2006 This issue is packed with tools to use, including ways to become an Ed Tech advocate, increasing the home–school connection with list servers, putting data to good use, and selecting the best data gathering device. We also honor Black History Month with resources and products that enlighten and inform.

In This Issue

Features

Embracing the Common Cause: Advocating for Ed Tech
By Jennifer Roland
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Technology in Ethiopian Schools: Connecting Children from Various Cultures
By Judit Szente
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Get the Word Out with List Servers
By Laurence Goldberg
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No Data Left Behind
By Edwin Wargo
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Technology Academies: A Professional Development Model for Technology Integration Leaders
By Sarah McPherson, David Wizer, and Elaine Pierrel
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Hands-On and Online
By Roger Martin and Dianne Smith
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Learning Connections

Learning Connections
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Language Arts
Improving Student Writing through E-mail Mentoring
By Mary Burns

Social Studies
One-Stop Research
By Judy Britt

Mathematics
ToFU is Good
By James Lerman

Language Arts
Read Write Think: Multilevel and Multimodal
By Judy Britt

Foreign Language
Harnessing Movies for Language Practice
By Lyn C. Howell and Robert Rose

Social Studies
Black History Month: A Guide to Web Resources
By William Russell

Language Arts
Digital Storytelling
By Susan Kraft

Science
Life in a Nest
By John C. Park

Departments

Issue Oriented
Advocacy: Part of the Staff Development Process?
By Anita McAnear
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Readers Respond
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ISTE News
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As I See IT
From 1:1 to 1 to Won
By Don Hall
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Connected Classroom
The 20-Foot View
By Glen Bull with Joe Garofalo
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Research Windows
Coursecasting: The Wave of the Future?
By Robert Kadel
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Member Profiles
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• Karen Connaghan
• SIGILT
• AlphaSmart

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Guest Editorial
A Proposal for Banning Pencils
By Doug Johnson
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Products & Services

Buyer's Guide
Portable Data Gathering Devices
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Reviews
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Making History: The Calm and the Storm
By David Hicks and Melissa Lisanti

ALEKS Math Assessment
By David L. Johnson

The GIMP: GNU Image Manipulation Program
By Steve Chastain with Jay Pfaffman

Toshiba Satellite Convertible Tablet PC
By J.V. Bolkan

What's New
A guide to the latest contests giveaways, hardware, software, books, and resources for the K–12 classroom
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Resources

Links and supplemental info from this issue of L&L
Web links are organized by article title. Go there.

Coming Soon

March 2006 (Available online approximately March 1)

Learn to Catch Plagiarism: Online tools have made it easier for students to plagiarize, but they have also made it easier to catch plagiarism. L&L senior editor J.V. Bolkan lists some tools and techniques to ensure that you will not be fooled if a student turns in work that is not original. 

Manage School Communication: L&L columnist Don Hall tackles the sticky issue of communication throughout a school or district about technology uses, needs, and priorities. Hall provides tools and strategies to ensure that not only higher-ups but also the community values the role technology plays in your educational settings.

Technology Partnerships: Assistant professor (Department of Technology, Kentucky State University) Melissa Bledsoe describes ways high school business teachers can partner with elementary teachers to integrate technology. Teacher exchanges, mentoring partnerships, and multi-age student projects are just a few of the options Beldsoe provides.

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