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Environmental Online Resources for Students
In my last blog entry, I wrote about how social bookmarking can be an effective and time saving tool for teachers. Delicious is an example of a social bookmarking site that teachers can use to view or...
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Endangered Species Online Resources for Students
In a final sequel to my previous blog on social bookmarking, I’d like to feature the Endangered Species stack. These sites were compiled for students to use as they were doing their research for the...
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Computer Curriculum Long-Range Planning in Four Easy Steps
Develop a long-range plan for computer class in four easy steps. Whether required by school administration or initiated by teachers organizing their school year, long range planning is an effective...
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Digital Collage in the Classroom
Why Make a Collage? Collage about Amelia Earhart created with Windows Photo Gallery Art assignment, end of project celebration, technology integration activity, communicating learning visually – these...
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How to Create a Leadership Photostory
This blog explains the seven steps to producing a Photostory about leadership. A Photostory shares a message using only images. The individual images are sequenced together to produce a video. A...
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In a final sequel to my previous blog on social bookmarking, I’d like to feature the Endangered Species stack. These sites were compiled for students to use as they were doing their research for the...
View ArticleNow the Students’ Turn: Reflecting on TechnoJourney
What do students think about learning Internet Skills? You might recall that before the Grade ¾ class began the technology project TechnoJourney, they thought they knew EVERYTHING about the Internet....
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New Product Release for Google Apps
Teachers using Google Apps for Education will be excited to know that another project in the new series has just been introduced by TechnoKids. Following TechnoQuestionnaire, TechnoTimeline, and...
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All About Me
Start the new school year with a unique approach to an “All About Me” unit of study. In the new TechnoKids project TechnoMe, students in grades 1 to 3 build technology skills as they create a slide...
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Teach Public Speaking Skills
Designed to develop public speaking skills, TechnoPresenter is the newest project release by TechnoKids Inc. In this project, students create an effective presentation and then learn how to capture...
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Hook Students with TechnoBudget and Google Sheets
You have received an unexpected windfall of money. How are you going to spend it? How much will you save? This is the introductory premise for students in TechnoBudget, TechnoKids’ most recent release...
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Animation Workshop for Google Slides
Try these three fun ideas and sharpen your animation skills with Google Slides! In a previous post, I described a new TechnoKids project for Google Apps for Education. TechnoToon inspires students to...
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Make a Flip Book
Create an online animated flip book. FlipSnack is a site that animates the pages of a document. Using any pdf file, you can generate a fun, interactive version of a story, journal, or any piece of...
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Do’s and Don’ts of Slide Show Presentations
When students share a slide show presentation they have created with the class, prepare them for success with a discussion of effective public speaking strategies. A few basic guidelines can turn a...
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Custom Bullets in Google Docs
At first glance, I thought the tools and possibilities in Google Docs were limited. It looked like a watered-down version of a word processor. But the more I have used it, the more powerful and...
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New Biography Technology Project
TechnoBiography is an all-new technology project just released by TechnoKids. Elementary and middle school students select a remarkable person and write a biography. The activities, written for Google...
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Top 3 Reasons to Read and Write a Biography
In TechnoBiography, the newest technology project introduced by TechnoKids Inc., students select a notable person and learn how to write a biography. They are guided through the research process,...
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Research Sources – Know the Difference
Research projects are an integral component of curriculum. Students select an area of inquiry and then they explore to investigate the topic. As educators, we focus on helping students to develop...
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Print Speaker Notes with PowerPoint 365 Online
In a previous post, I reflected on the importance of teaching effective public speaking strategies. In preparation for presenting a slide show project, we need to coach students with guidelines and...
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Create WordArt Online
Kids love creating WordArt! So we were quite disappointed when we discovered that Office Word and PowerPoint 365 Online had no feature allowing us to make WordArt for our projects. What to do? A quick...
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