Reading Rockets: All Technology in the Classroom articles Date | Title Summaries | Titles only Universal Design for Learning (UDL) provides the opportunity for all students to access, participate in, and progress in the general-education curriculum by reducing barriers to instruction. Learn more about how UDL offers options for how information is presented, how students respond or demonstrate their knowledge and skills, and how students are engaged in learning. Media-rich and interactive websites can play an essential role in science instruction. Young kids love technology, gadgets, and nature! Drawing on research-based principles of vocabulary instruction and multimedia learning, this article presents 10 strategies that use free digital tools and Internet resources to evoke students' engaged vocabulary learning. Speech recognition, also referred to as speech-to-text or voice recognition, is technology that recognizes speech, allowing voice to serve as the "main interface between the human and the computer."
Technology for ESL Teaching - Kelly J Stryker Cunningham ESL Connecting Outside of Class Use Chat/video chat- study sessions, questions, tutoring, study sessions/groups -Email if no class, or students email if not coming to class Tools One on one- gmail chat/video chat, skype, elluminate live!Multiple people- gmail chat, Elluminate V-Room - conferencing software, free 3 person room, or pay for more space- great for distance learning- consider field missionary tutoring, can pull windows/documents, chat/voice/videoEmailFacebook Distance learning- Online & Hybrid Classes Field Trips & Finding Access LibrariesCommunity Resources- PRC Being Creative in Class Cell phones on document camerasWeb videos on tv's etc (see attachment for converting video)Printables to doc cam'sPrint to transparencyBringing your laptop &/or asking students to do the sameHooking up devices to TV Level 2: Teacher Computer in the Classroom Organize Google Docs Class Sites Input Images Multimedia Movies- show DVD'sOnline videosOnline or CD song clips- ex. Tasks/Demo's Task Based- Examples Create-
Modeling Digital-Age Work Here you find resources to develop and exhibit knowledge and skills of current and emerging digital tools to support you in the classroom and then model to your students, their parents, your peers, and your community. Interactive Whiteboards Interactive whiteboards are used as a replacement for traditional whiteboards or flipcharts. Also, interactive whiteboards allow teachers to record their instruction and post the material for review by students at a later time. This can be a very effective instructional strategy for ESL students who benefit from the ability of repetition. fsdb.k12.fl.us - An interesting site from a school district in Florida that provides insight into the use of interactive whiteboards in the classroom. prometheanplanet.com - This site bills itself as the world's largest interactive whiteboard community. Document Cameras A document camera is the luxury version of an overhead projector. LCD Projectors [Back to top]
Kids Games, Kids Movies, Kids Music, and More - Yahoo! Kids Free Technology for Teachers ESL Technology.com | Technology related to teaching and learning English as a Second Language (ESL) Perfect Cupcake Frosting and Filling I always hear people say “I’m not a frosting person”. And while part of me thinks that’s ridiculous, I can understand to a certain extent when so many frosting are sickeningly sweet. I love frosting that is more like whipped cream. Perfect Cupcake Frosting and Filling 3 tablespoon Flour1/2 cup milk (whole milk is best, but I use non-fat when it’s all I have and it’s actually fine)1/2 cup real butter (I prefer salted, but you can use also unsalted and add salt to taste)1/2 cup sugar (that’s granulated sugar, not powdered sugar)1 teaspoon vanilla extract, or other flavor if you wish. Whisk together the flour and the milk. Keep cooking mixture until it resembles thick pudding, almost a paste-like consistency. Put this mixture in the fridge and let it cool completely, it’s fine if it stays in there long enough to get chilly, you just don’t want it warm at all. It an electric stand mixer, beat the butter and the sugar for a minute or two until well combined and fluffy. But you just wait. 1. 2.
mangia mondays 3: easy tie-dye cupcakes hey, everyone! welcome to: & i are happy to welcome you to this fun blog hop. keep spreading the word & linking up your recipes & food posts! tie-dye cupcakes with these cupcakes, i just wanted to play with the way they look... so i used a boxed mix & pre-made frosting. after mixing the cake up like normal, divide the batter evenly between 6 bowls. use food coloring to make your tie-dye colors. i went with: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple & kept them on the softer side for a springy rainbow. put a (relatively) small spoonful of each color into each cupcake liner, stacking the colors on top of one another & not swirling. bake as directed. for the frosting: divide between 6 bowls & use the food coloring to make the same colors as the cupcake batter. fit a piping bag with a wilton 2d tip. put a spoonful of each icing in the bag. i went around the side with 4 colors & put the last 2 in the center. pipe to your hearts content! what i love about these cupcakes is that the frosting looks airbrushed...
Strawberry Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting « Bake, Robot! Everyone loves cupcakes. When people first meet me, their initial reaction is shock/fear/mild disgust, but when I pull a batch of cupcakes out of my “stomach” area that doubles as a warming drawer, almost everyone instantly huddles around me. It is most likely as close to a hug as I will ever get. So I always make sure to keep cupcakes with me. But these cupcakes are especially good. Strawberry Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting Cupcakes makes 3 dozen from Martha Stewart Cupcakes 2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup cake flour (not self-rising) 1 tbsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 2-1/4 cups sugar 3 large whole eggs plus 1 egg white 1 cup whole milk 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 2 cups finely chopped strawberries (about 20) 1. 2. 3. Frosting from Erin’s Food Files 10 oz white chocolate 1-1/2 sticks butter 1-1/2 tsp vanilla 4 cups powdered sugar 1/4 cup milk (based on desired consistency) 1. 2.