ARTICLES:

Integrating Technology into the Classroom - How Students Learn
By Mark Benn, Middle School Teacher

This will be the beginning of a series of articles dealing with the integration of technology into the classroom. Before even looking at the 'tech tools' available, teachers should spend careful thought about how students learn.

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Active Learning Leads to Technology Use
By Mark Benn, Middle School Teacher

This the second of a series of articles dealing with the learning process and integrating technology into the curriculum. Today's article will focus on active learning.

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Handheld Integration:
(A Look at the Future in the Present)
By Mark Benn, 
Middle School Teacher and 
Technical Consultant

This is the third in a series of articles dealing with the importance of changing the way we teach while integrating technology into the curriculum.  In this article I will present one way to achieve this goal that is exciting to the students and captures their interest.

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ARTICLES:

Building PowerPoint Presentations
By Frank Holes, Jr.

PowerPoint is a fantastic program that can make your classroom presentations come alive...
The use of technology also captures and keeps the students (or your audience's) attention.

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Web pages can become a great means of displaying and publishing student work... Web pages are the language in which our students are both comfortable and competent.

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Technology PowerPoint Presentation:

Integrating Technology into the Classroom - Latest Trends

TECHNOLOGY LINKS:

Learning In Hand 
with Tony Vincent

Ian Jukes InfoSavvy

Michigan Dept. of Ed

Kathy Schrock's 
Guide for Educators

eSchool News

PedagoNet Learning Material &  Resource Center

BBC  SCHOOL: Learning Resources for Home and School

Mark Benn's Website

Computer Literacy Worksheets

Two sets of technology terms students need to know, along with a fill-in-the blank worksheet you can print and use in class.  Created by Mark Benn

Terms Worksheet part 1

Terms Worksheet part 2

TECHNOLOGY ONLINE SERVICES:

ePals (online pen pals)

Interactive Math Site

Sheppard Software:
Interactive Math, Science, 
& Social Studies Site

United Streaming (online video)

Blogger.com (Free Blog Site)