Archive for the 'Tech in the Classroom' Category

Essay Writing, Grades 5-12

Friday, May 18th, 2007

This is a free site that helps students, grades 5-12, conceptualize, and write persuasive essays. It is an online, code- based forum, where teachers and students can view and write the papers online. Read more about it here:

Classroom Software

Friday, May 18th, 2007

Check out this site, which provides you with scholastic management software, and the information neseccary to obtain it. They offer everything, from electronic lesson plans to transcripts, etc.

Project Poster

Friday, April 6th, 2007

Project Poster is a great source for students to create projects and write reports online. Students will learn how to include an image to complement their report, as well as include links to other pages if necessary.

ThinkTank for Students

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

ThinkTank is a wonderful program that helps students compile lists of topics for their papers. It generates suggestions, and helps students learn to refine search engines and use the internet more efficiently for research purposes. Click here to read more!

CNN Student News Daily

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

Look here to see where you and your students can access the most up-to-date news in the educational world via video segments.

Top 10 Web Tools for College Students

Monday, February 5th, 2007

Although some picks are obvious, this article gives new life to old favorites as well as a few new ones. Check out lifehacker’s 10 Great Web Tools for College Students.

Learn A Language Via Podcast

Friday, January 5th, 2007

Start off the new year by letting iTunes help you perfect a foreign language. To get there, go to your iTunes Music Store, then click Podcast -> Education -> Language Courses.

Distance Learning

Saturday, December 16th, 2006

Check out Distance-Educator.com, you one-stop website for everything you need to know about distance learning.

Earning Your MBA Entirely Online…

Monday, June 26th, 2006

10 Things You Need to Know.

iPod U

Monday, May 8th, 2006

I found a short article about the rising popularity and availability of class lectures for download. It weighs the pros and cons and brings up some interesting points about its benefits that I had not considered. It’s worth a read!