Monthly Archives: December 2011

Celebrate Success!

I love to celebrate learning. We just held our Environmental Conference as the final lesson in the TechnoEnvironment technology project. It was such fun! At our Environmental Conference students assumed the role of environmental scientists, working for the TechnoSuzuki Foundation. … Continue reading

Posted in Teaching Strategies | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off

Spreadsheet Skills in the Classroom

Prepare students for the future by teaching them spreadsheet skills. A spreadsheet is an electronic ledger commonly used by people in the workplace to store information and manipulate it to make informed decisions. The worksheet is divided into alphabetic columns … Continue reading

Posted in Technology Skills | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Where is the Content? Razzle Dazzle and Computers

Razzle dazzle! Kids love it! They can spend an entire class period making their WordArt, text boxes, pictures, and shapes look amazing. But where is the content? I am nearing the end of the TechnoEnvironment unit. I was away last … Continue reading

Posted in Teaching Strategies | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off

Integrate the Tomorrow Project into Curriculum

The Tomorrow Project is an initiative by Intel, that encourages people to imagine the role of technology in the future and the effect it has on their lives, through a series of FREE online videos and short science fiction stories. … Continue reading

Posted in Education Websites | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment