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5 Ways to use videoconferencing in your classroom

Discounts for school districts, teachers, students...
http://www.viewsonic.com/viewschool/ ViewSonic® Corp. today announced the enhancement of its ViewSchool purchase program for students, campuses and school districts.

The Office of Educational Technology released a draft of a National Education Technology Plan on March 5.
The plan is designed to “provide the context and vision for how information and communication technologies can help transform American education. The plan provides a set of concrete goals to inform state and local educational technology plans, as well as recommendations to inspire research, development, and innovation.” Where does our state fit in? Visit http://nces.ed.gov/forum/datamodel/ to find out.

Google for Teachers
Books, Docs, Maps, & More... http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1na6j/GoogleforTeachers/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freetech4teachers.com%2F2010%2F03%2Ffree-33-page-guide-google-for-teachers.html%3Futm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bfreetech4teachers%252FcGEY%2B%2528Free%2BTechnology%2Bfor%2BTeachers%2529%26utm_content%3DGoogle%2BFeedfetcher
 * A Free Guide (click here)**

The Vatican Museums website hosts a fairly detailed virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel. The tour allows visitors to zoom in on small areas and details of the interior of the Sistine Chapel. Visitors to the virtual tour can turn 360 degrees to view the interior of the Sistine Chapel from various angles. In addition to the tour of the Sistine Chapel the Vatican Museums host virtual tours of five other places and exhibits. Those tours are the Gregorian Egyptian Museum, the Gregorian Etruscan Museum, Raphael's Rooms, Pinacoteca, and the Ethnological Missionary Museum.

Math TV
http://mathTV.com/ MathTV.com offers thousands of video demonstrations in which students and a teacher share step by step solutions to a wide range of math problems. Appropriate for students honing their general math skills, as well as those participating in algebra, geometry,

Free Computer Training
http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/US/CommunityInvestment/elevateamerica.aspx

Microsoft Elevate America (Certification Program)
It is estimated that half of all U.S. jobs require technology skills. Free computer training is available online.

Beautiful Bird Photos Online
@http://www.birdbook.org/ Stunning photographs of birds by Andrew Zuckerman are set on a plain white background, which makes the birds seem to "pop." The site includes information about each bird and an audio file of the bird's call.

Techssentials
A Guide to Implementing the NETS []

Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites. []

[|Creating a Strong Evaluation Component to Your EETT Grant Proposals] Posted by Tammy Stephens []

Mohonasen Professional Development Day (March 26) Complete Course Catalog
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**21st Century Information Fluency**

Digital Information Fluency Model
//Digital Information Fluency (DIF) is the ability to find, evaluate and use digital information effectively, efficiently and ethically.//

**Links to other educational wikis:**

http://21stcenturyedtech.wikispaces.com/
**Thank you Julie...for the resources listed above!**

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Internet Search Challenge
http://internetsearchchallenge.blogspot.com/ //Retrieving the information you need from the Internet can be challenging. Internet Search Challenges provide practice and demonstrate techniques to improve your search results and find credible information. This blog introduces new challenges, discusses the difficulties and how they may be overcome.//

Check out the [|AWESOME HIGHLIGHTER]. This tool lets you (or students) highlight and save pertinent parts of websites. [|Awesome Highlighter] "It's the most impactful technology I've ever seen.." (article) from The Free Library Model Schools Courses for Winter/Spring 2010 posted on Model Schools Training TAB on nav bar on left.

==== SCHMOOP! High school and Middle School Teachers....Look at this site **: [|Schmoop!] ** ====

**Cool Elementary Games: **[|**http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/#fragment-1**]
====**Promethean Tips: **[|**10 Tips for Active Inspire**] ====

Here's an incredible website for having children practice their spelling words in a fun, engaging way. http://www.spellingcity.com

Thanks to Lori Gallo for finding this amazing site about educational podcasting. @http://www.stager.org/podcasting.html

**Enchanted Learning (K-5)** @http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html

Members of the WIKI continue to post great ideas and resources on "The IDEA Page!" Check it out by clicking the link on the navigation bar to the left <--.

What the Heck is a WIKI? (Tips and Links)

Eight Ways to Use School Wikis

Article: iPods in the Classroom Some of these ideas are already in place in our district buildings. If you want to know more about using an IPod in your classroom or program, contact a special education teacher in your building or Kathy Ives-Kline at Pinewood for more information.

**Streaming Video Server**: [] (Use your unique Password)
 * Over 30,000 Video Titles for viewing/download/editing. (Feel free to request titles they may not have!)

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[|www.brainpop.com] (Draper Middle School: Use your building Password) [] (Learn to use the ActiveInspire Software) Free Active Inspire Online Course

LOOK what these kids have done... Technology in action in schools....

[|www.toontown.com] a disney web page!

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">The **International Society for Technology in Education** (**ISTE**) has published the **NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS (NETS)**. The **NETS** are used by all states to develop educational technology benchmarks, standards, and integration strategies. Here they are: **NETS for Teachers 2008** **NETS for Administrators 2009**
 * Student Friendly Standard Names for K-5 students**
 * NETS for Students 2007 **