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Tag Archives: TechnoEnvironment
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 TechnoKids projects TechnoReport, TechnoEnvironment, and … Continue reading
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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 collect themed links … 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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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
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Flexibility is the Key to Success in the Computer Lab
Okay, so things didn’t go as planned! The schedule looked perfect on paper…but then reality struck, so changes had to be made to the schedule. This is not a bad thing, it is a good thing. When teaching it is … Continue reading
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The Struggle to Have Students be Their Personal Best
Wow! What a challenging class. Today the students were VERY loud and lacked focus. Throughout the class period, it was a constant challenge to get high-quality work. Today, the class completed their Help Wanted environmental posters as part of the … Continue reading
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Direct Instruction and Computer Education
There are many different instructional methods you can use in the computer lab. The approach you use depends on the topic of the lesson, learning objectives, time, or personal preference. In today’s lesson for TechnoEnvironment I decided to use direct … Continue reading
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Establish an Authentic Audience for Technology Projects
Create a meaningful learning experience. Do not have your students create technology projects only for you. Instead, establish an authentic audience. An authentic audience is a real group of people that will view the work, such as other students, parents, … Continue reading
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Guided Discovery and Computer Education
Guided discovery is an instructional approach you can use in your computer education classes to have students explore program features. It is an excellent way to introduce a new program. Students like to “click around”. Why not give them the … Continue reading
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Five Issues Associated with Assigning Computer Homework
What do you do when students miss class due to a school trip, sport event, or illness? Typically, you would ask them to catch up on the missed work during their own time. However, this can often be a problem … Continue reading
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