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New software multiplies computers in schools

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The concept, called shared resources computing, involves having a handful of stations draw their processing power from one traditional desktop PC, connecting through simple USB wires to form one shared network.

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Oklahoma City instructor uses blogs, e-mails in classroom

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Jeni James has taught in the Putnam City School District since 1990, helping her students use blogs, e-mail and Web sites to gather information and exchange views with students and professionals from across the globe.

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County's schools will try online standardized tests

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Some Washington state schools will soon administer standardized tests online, and the goal is to transition to testing all middle-school students online in reading, writing and math by 2012.

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Students Sound Off on School Tech Use

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Discussions of technology in education typically center on what policymakers, academic experts, and educators would like to see happen in the classroom. Rarely heard are the voices of those who are actively test-driving new forms of technology: the students.

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Skype -- Free Internet Communication

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With Skype you can make free calls over the internet to other people on Skype for as long as you like, to wherever you like. It is free to download.

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yolink -- Search links

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Searching key words, quotes, relationships or concepts? yolink finds them faster by displaying only the information you want. It also shows the original page it came from.

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Bar Graph -- Interactive Site

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Interactive site to create bar graphs.

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Schools take attendance using fingerprints, facial scans

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Gone are days when classes start with roll-calls as the Patriot Act meets No Child Left Behind. When students arrive at school they stand in front of the camera to have their face scanned. Based on facial recognition technology, the scanned image is matched to the schools’ database. At the beginning of the day, teachers can access a real-time attendance record either at a kiosk or via their lap top.

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Apple iPad: 25 unanswered questions

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There is enough known about the iPad to start thinking about it seriously.

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Two New School Policies: Cell Phones, iPods Okay In Classroom

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Cell phones allow people to do all sorts of things these days. Need to find directions? Use the phone's internet web browser. Need to determine how much to tip your waitress? Use the phone's calculator. Want to capture that unforgettable moment, just in case you forget? Use the phone's camera.

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Poll Everywhere

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Text Messaging (SMS) Poll and Voting, Audience Response System Inexpensive Audience Response System that uses audience mobile phones or the web. Features live, animated charts in PowerPoint and on the web.

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Apple iPad vs Kindle DX: Which is Better for Education?

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Jeff Bertolucci -- "If the iPad doesn't succeed as a consumer electronics device--its initial target market--it may find a successful second career as an electronic textbook reader."

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Students Can Build Digital Cameras, Focus On Science Lessons

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The Big Shot Camera could arguably be the most valuable digital camera ever made, as it is intended to be constructed by children in a classroom environment.

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Phone texting 'helps pupils to spell'

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Children who regularly use the abbreviated language of text messages are actually improving their ability to spell correctly, research suggests.

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West Oakland elementary school uses technology to help kids read

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.insidebayarea.com (Views: 30, Clicks: 0)
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The computer program starts with a diagnostic test and tailors the exercises to strengthen each student's weak points, such as phonetic sounds or vocabulary. The children log in wherever they are — at school, at the library or at home, if they have Internet access — and pick up where they left off.

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New software multiplies computers in schools

Oklahoma City instructor uses blogs, e-mails in classroom

County's schools will try online standardized tests

Students Sound Off on School Tech Use

Skype -- Free Internet Communication

yolink -- Search links

Bar Graph -- Interactive Site

Schools take attendance using fingerprints, facial scans

Apple iPad: 25 unanswered questions

Two New School Policies: Cell Phones, iPods Okay In Classroom

Poll Everywhere

Apple iPad vs Kindle DX: Which is Better for Education?

Students Can Build Digital Cameras, Focus On Science Lessons

Phone texting 'helps pupils to spell'

West Oakland elementary school uses technology to help kids read

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