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This group is designed with the hope of increasing communication between schools and educators who are, or would like to be, in a district that offers each student personal access to a computer devoted to increasing educational opportunities.

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Let's Start Thinking About Potential

Howard Rheingold has video blog addressing the potential available in social media and harnessing it within the classroom to improve learning and achievement. Often quirky intros, but downright insightful and spot-on content offer thought-provoking ideas and concepts that deserve attention in 1:1 schools. Keep track of his episodes by regularly tuning in below, or check out his video blog website, or his other personal website.

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Iman Zaatari replied to Carrie Albin's discussion 'Sharing Tips and Tricks of Using Technology in the Classroom Part 2' in the group MSU EduTech

Hi everyone, In the class CEP 810 that I am taking right now, we have been talking about Excel 2007 this week. I ran across some of the advantages of using Excel 2007 rather than Excel 2003. Here are the advantages: 1.The file size will be small...

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MSU EduTech

MSU EduTech is a community for past, present and future Certificate/MAET students and friends around the world to share, collaborate and learn great ideas from each other in regards to Educational Technology.

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Jenny Brockberg replied to Carrie Albin's discussion 'Sharing Tips and Tricks of Using Technology in the Classroom Part 2' in the group MSU EduTech

Wordle.net is a fun website that has some great educational applications. Wordle creates "word clouds" based on text you enter on the site. It uses a variety of fonts, colors, and sizes to create a word picture. Most wordles are used for fun, but ...

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Karen Milczynski replied to Carrie Albin's discussion 'Sharing Tips and Tricks of Using Technology in the Classroom Part 2' in the group MSU EduTech

Have you ever found a video on youtube that you feel is SO PERFECT to show in class, but your school blocks youtube.com for students and teachers? (If you don't have this problem, I ENVY YOU!) I constantly find fantastic educational video clips th...

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Allyson Dewar replied to Carrie Albin's discussion 'Sharing Tips and Tricks of Using Technology in the Classroom Part 2' in the group MSU EduTech

In my classroom, my kids like to operate at turtle-speed as I like to say. It takes them so long to transition. To help this, I pull up www.online-stopwatch.com on my Promethean Board and pick a timer. They love this, it gets them moving, and it w...

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Kristyn Colleen replied to Carrie Albin's discussion 'Sharing Tips and Tricks of Using Technology in the Classroom Part 2' in the group MSU EduTech

As I am new to the technology and teaching world, my best tip is to sign up for Free Technology for Teachers. If you go to http://freetech4teachers.com, you can subscribe to the site and get updates daily! The coolest (and most useful) part of the...

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John Phillips replied to Carrie Albin's discussion 'Sharing Tips and Tricks of Using Technology in the Classroom Part 2' in the group MSU EduTech

Greeting MSU EduTech group! One of my new favorite sites is called SecretBuilders.com. Secretbuilders allows students to experience an online world that is moderated by human beings. The students get to create their own avatar, and have their own...

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Casey Schaub replied to Carrie Albin's discussion 'Sharing Tips and Tricks of Using Technology in the Classroom Part 2' in the group MSU EduTech

I wanted to share a free version of software similar to Geometer’s Sketchpad. The software is called Geogebra and can be found at www.geogebra.org. It is a great tool for Geometry and other Algebra applications. You can download the software to yo...

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Bridget Pamela Reed replied to Carrie Albin's discussion 'Sharing Tips and Tricks of Using Technology in the Classroom Part 2' in the group MSU EduTech

Hi Carrie, Interesting thoughts... I have just used Voice Thread with my 8 year olds. Initially it has just been used to take a dip into the unknown but they are loving it! There is always a couple who need extra help with it but generally it's be...

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Lea Arend replied to Carrie Albin's discussion 'Sharing Tips and Tricks of Using Technology in the Classroom Part 2' in the group MSU EduTech

I highly recommend google earth. Google earth is a great site to view any where in the world. It is a free download. Students are able to see satellite images of mostly anywhere. There are also features that let you see into space as well as the o...

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Sarah Blazo replied to Carrie Albin's discussion 'Sharing Tips and Tricks of Using Technology in the Classroom Part 2' in the group MSU EduTech

I just discovered this website called http://myteachermyhero.com/. It is interesting to see and hear how teachers inspired leaders from around the world. Also, for entering a candidate or video you can earn a $25 giving card throughout November. A...

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Rebecca Kern replied to Carrie Albin's discussion 'Sharing Tips and Tricks of Using Technology in the Classroom Part 2' in the group MSU EduTech

Maybe it’s because I have problems making decisions, but it’s hard to pick a favorite internet resource (partially because what you’re teaching can greatly impact what is the most helpful resource at the time).Since I have taught all the way from ...

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Marci Cherry replied to Carrie Albin's discussion 'Sharing Tips and Tricks of Using Technology in the Classroom Part 2' in the group MSU EduTech

Hi Everyone, I recently had an interactive whiteboard installed in my classroom. I didn’t receive any training, so I set out to find some interactive lessons for my English classes. It has been an interesting experience to “teach” myself how to us...

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