Friday, January 20, 2012

Middle School Technology Teacher Blog

http://weemooseus.edublogs.org/about-weemooseus/

This teacher from New Mexico provides many classroom resources and experiences in his informative blog. His project based teaching philosophy gives teachers and administrators inspiration for a new wave of technology classes.

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Save Money on Printing

Draft mode uses less ink and can be selected from the file>print menu. Simply select the option to have it print in draft mode once or on every print. This mode can be used when printing large documents or everyday documents that do not need to be a final copy.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Virtual World Learning

http://www.whyville.net

Summary: Introduce a new dimension to learning with your students! This website is an easy first start to learning in a virtual world. You can engage in a broad range of topics from business and science to art and social studies. A simulation based world lets students learn first-hand about subjects from the classroom.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Explore the Earth From Your iPad

App Name: Stuck on Earth

This app lets you travel to anywhere in the world through pictures. Users upload pictures from all over the world and tag them to separate geographic locations. It would be a great resource for planning a trip or looking at life in different cultures!

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Monday, January 16, 2012

Study in a Flash

http://www.studystack.com

Eliminate the stacks of flashcards for your study materials by using Studystack.com! You can create your own flashcards or use premade flashcards from the website. Search through many topics to find the exact subject you are studying. Flashcards can be transported to many apps that are available online.

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