Chemistry - Matter, Atoms, & more Chemistry - Matter, Atoms, & More Note: The links on this page are not a part of this site and their content is not the responsibility of this site. Parent reminder: Use caution when allowing your child to view any sites on the web - this page or other links found on these sites. What are Blogs - 180 Technology Tips #159 Technology Tip Number 159 Blog Some Sense Out of This So what are blogs and why should you care about them? Blogs - A website that can be routinely updated like a journal and displayed in chronological order. For some technology tips you might want to consider checking out these blogs which are run by two teachers in Pennsylvania: TipLine - DuBois Computer Tips TipLine - Gates' Computer Tips Here are some blogs from teachers in other states: TeacherTechBlog.com Technology Tips for All Teachers Tech Fortress Tech Tools & News for Teachers Here's a great blog that is run by a teacher in Alberta, Canada: And here's a blog about technology in education from Australia: Blog.Larkin.net.au Educators are starting to use blogs as an online discussion tool. Here's more information about: How to Create Your Own Blog PRACTICE ACTIVITY: Check one of the blogs above for technology tips. TO KEEP ON LEARNING: To learn more about using blogs in education try searching the internet for: Have a nice day!
Home Page Guide technique de déploiement d’un parc d’iPad en contexte pédagogique Le Réseau pour le développement des Compétences par l’Intégration des Technologies (RECIT) de la Commission scolaire des Chênes à Drumondville (Québec) propose le Guide technique pour monter des iPad (version 4) au libre téléchargement (pdf, 20 pages). Ce dossier décrit les étapes nécessaires au montage de groupes de tablettes iPad pour des classes et aussi des activités à composante pédagogique (sensibilisation ou formation) ou l’équipement de parcs d’iPad dans des organisations (associations, entreprises, institutions…). Ce guide a été élaboré par Suzanne Charvey. Guide technique et pratiques pour un parc de tablettes Sommaire du guide Montage des iPad en vue d’un déploiement en contexte pédagogique Introduction Planification : qui fait quoi ? Site Edumobiles Guide Mon iPad et moi Licence : Creative Commons by-nc-saGéographie : International Tags: école, guide, lecteur mp3, mobilité, pédagogie, site internet, smartphone, tablette
Quick and Dirty Mosquito Trap | DIY:happy Update : I have contacted our Chinese speaking DIY:happy operative Shana from iRocks for a more accurate translation. Turns out I was way off, so check out the updated and translated instructions. How to build a Mosquito trap. Materials Needed: 2000ml (2 liter) bottle 50 gram (brown?) 1. 2. They use a bigger container with cold water - put the small cup that they use to make sugar water in that container and that stick is a thermometer because they want the sugar water to cool down to 40C (temperature). 3. 4. Carbon dioxide will be released from where we drink the bottle so make sure to seal the edge. 5. TIPS: Put the trap in some dark and humid place for 2 weeks, you'll see the effect. Here's a link to the original Flickr photos . Update : The idea is apparently from a school class in Taiwan. Many commenters have noted that this DIY mosquito trap doesn't work in all areas (or on all species of Mosquitos).
Teaching with computers - 180 Technology Tips #108 Technology Tip Number 108 Teaching with Computers Given the choice, many classroom teachers would prefer visiting the dentist over taking their students to a computer lab. Today's technology tip consists of some common sense classroom (or computer lab) management techniques that can make class time in the computer lab more productive. Some Computer Lab Management Techniques: Have students turn off their monitors while the teacher gives directions. Try everything before you have the students in front of you. If your lab has management software learn to use it. Be familiar with the policies of your school concerning computer use. Don't forget to check the Taskbar on student monitors as you wander around the computer lab. Here’s a link to even more tips from Education World: PRACTICE ACTIVITY: Try some of the tips above the next time you're working with students in a computer lab setting. Have a nice day!
Science Toys Using Excel in the classroom - 180 Free Technology Tip #74 Technology Tip Number 74 Excel in the Classroom For today' technology tip we have some online resources for adding Excel to a classroom curriculum. For example, here's a great site all about using Excel in the classroom: The site offers some short tutorials that explain the basic features of Excel. The tutorials are from the point of view of an Apple Macintosh user so there are some things that would be different on one of our IBM or PC format computers (such as a Dell, Gateway or HP computer). The links to "Excel Worksheet Basics" are all at the top of the web page. Further down the page there is a whole list of online excel worksheets that you can access and even download to your computer. Fostering Literacy Using Excel: A Jeopardy Template: Featured YouTube Video Excel Basics #1: What is Excel Have a nice day!
Online safety for kids - 180 Free Technology Tip #61 Technology Tip Number 61 Keeping Kids Safe Online Adults have a responsibility to help children learn about, interpret and understand their world. It's a pretty basic concept, but how do we as adults help kids understand their world when we aren't completely aware of the threats and benefits of things like the internet? Like any new technology the internet is full of potentially good outcomes but it comes with plenty of potentially negative outcomes. First, some of the good stuff we can get from the internet: Improved communications via email, instant messaging, internet phones and video. Then some of the bad stuff: Internet crime such as online scams Misuse of information for negative results Character attacks and "cyber-bullying" Exploitation of children and child predators So how do you educate yourself on the bad stuff so you can help kids avoid it? They advertise themselves as a "Family Guide to making the Internet and technology fun, safe and productive."
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