INFOhio recently announced the release of the new INFOsearch tool. INFOsearch allows the user to search many of INFOhio’s resources simultaneously. This resource will make it quicker and easier to locate good content via INFOhio. Records can be targeted toward the usual K-5 /6-8 /9-12 groups and can be filtered by resource types. Tip: This [...]
As programs go, PowerPoint is not terribly difficult to learn. New slide. Insert text. Save. Go. It is routinely used with students as young as the elementary grades and, in some cases, is the hallmark of technology implementation in the school. When teaching PowerPoint to students, it’s not the program itself that is difficult to [...]
Via Lifehacker.com : Where the Web Archives Are “Some of the most intriguing resources on the web are located in archives—compilations of data that in the past, could only be found by making appointments in dusty libraries. Today, I’m going to take you on a quick tour through some of the most fascinating archives on [...]
I last referenced Google Earth in the spring to make mention of an exceptionally good visual presentation of the crisis situation in Darfur compiled by the United States National Holocaust Museum. In its latest release, Google Earth has added Sky to the list of features available in this tool. With about a hundred million stars [...]
[via TechLearning.com] Harry Grover Tuttle, writing for TechLearning, offers 14 tips for integrating technology to enhance reading instruction. Some suggestions require more specific resources or are incompatible with our filtering, but several can be implemented in essentially any classroom setting with commonly available computing tools. Target grades: Varied
Facebook best practice: Sophos recommended privacy settings for Facebook This article contains some really practical tips on Facebook privacy settings. Though Facebook is most likely not part of your classroom practice, it never hurts to equip your students with good tips for their real-world use of online tools. The article, written from the perspective of [...]
I came across and briefly found myself addicted to this language arts resource this summer. “Word Frog provides practice in matching antonyms, synonyms, and homonyms. The target word appears on the frog, with the word category underneath, defining the relationship to be matched.” The producers of this resource, Arcademic, have other word and math games [...]
Earlier this month, the National School Boards Association published a document called Creating & connecting: Research and guidelines on online social – and educational – networking. What makes this document notable is that is published by a mainstream education organization (as opposed to 3rd-party groups such as the Gates Foundation or the George Lucas Foundation [...]
The registration deadline for the Fall session of eTech Ohio’s online Professional Development courses is tomorrow, Tuesday, August 21. Courses start September 23. A broad range of tech and non-tech courses are available with a cost of around $50. Graduate credit is available through several state universities for an additional fee. For full details, see [...]
About this resource Intended first and foremost for educators in the Tri-County ESC Service Area, the Instructional Technology Network blog is a resource for information, news, events, highlighted articles and emerging practices in instructional technology delivered to you in a tech-friendly, teach-friendly format. About the author Chad Lemon is an Instructional Technology Consultant with Tri-County [...]
