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Video and Sound Production Skills in the Classroom
Today’s students are media savvy. They listen to music, take pictures with cell phones and cameras, play electronic games, use the computer to download songs and view videos, and watch movies and television. They are avid consumers of a variety … Continue reading
Desktop Publishing Skills in the Classroom
Desktop publishing is a technology skill used every time a publication is created. Desktop publishing involves using the computer to create visual displays of ideas and information by combining images and text to produce an attractive layout and design to … Continue reading
Social Bookmarking Makes Research Easy
In the past, starting the research portion of a TechnoKids projects such as TechnoTravel, TechnoCorrespondent, or TechnoReport, with my students would have made me feel stressed and raised my blood pressure. The Internet is such a great treasure trove of … Continue reading
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Bookmarking is a Basic Internet Skill that can be Complex
Bookmarks are a simple way to save the address of a web page. A bookmark is a shortcut that stores the address of a web page. When clicked it opens a web page automatically without having to type in the … Continue reading
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4 Strategies for Reviewing Internet Search Results
My students consider themselves to be Internet experts. However, in my short time working with the class here is what I have discovered – they are not. They understand how to select search terms to find the information they need. … Continue reading
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When Should Students Start Using the Internet?
The Internet has fabulous resources giving children the ability to play, learn, communicate, and share. How do you know if your students are ready to go online? At the school where I am a guest instructor, the education committee has … Continue reading
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Should you Teach Internet Skills?
“You should know that I use the Internet a lot and I already know everything.” This admission is made by one of my Grade 3/4 students who pulled me aside during class. He is nine years old. I let the … Continue reading
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Presentation Skills in the Classroom
Presentation software offers a motivating and comprehensive way for students to demonstrate their learning by creating a slideshow. A slideshow presentation is a formal display of information organized onto slides to show or explain a concept to an audience. Students … Continue reading
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
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