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 * October 12, 2010 "Technologies in the Classroom"**


 * Clickers**
 * Why use clickers in the classroom?
 * Tips for use of clickers in the classroom

Backchanneling
 * Edmodo


 * Digital Gaming**
 * Lure of the Labyrinth (Math and Science)
 * The Molecular Workbench
 * Academic Skill Builders
 * Evoke (Global Issues)

Tips
 * 1. Play a little.** To be effective at integrating digital games into learning, teachers should spend time playing games themselves. Teachers need to be familiar with what's in a game and how it works before using it with students. Finding a cheat sheet or walk-through of commercial games online beforehand can be helpful.
 * 2. Make time for staff development.** Although some professional development can occur informally through teacher discussions, having a dedicated time and space for talking about game-based instruction helps move the process forward.
 * 3. Get involved.** Using games in the classroom is not a passive activity. Students need teachers to help draw out the connections between what's going on in the game and what they're learning in class.
 * 4. Rely on students.** Many are familiar with digital games, and asking them to share their knowledge can be engaging and empowering.
 * 5. Don't be afraid.** For game-based instruction to be successful, teachers have to feel comfortable making mistakes. If teachers avoid new approaches, they will not embrace innovative teaching methods.


 * Interactive White Boards**
 * Smart Boards
 * Promethean Planet


 * Online Resources**
 * Global Classroom
 * Thinking Machine
 * Edzone
 * Thinkfinity

World Languages
 * CT World Language Teachers
 * Digital Dialects
 * Modern Languages

**October 13, 2009 "Using the technologies!"** A great Blog: [|Teachers Teaching Teachers]
Voice Threads Podcasts iTalc [NO LONGER AVAILABLE IN THE COMPUTER LABS] Technology in Your Classroom - Develop

August 26, 2009 "What's online?"

 * __Navigating Online__**
 * Central Directories
 * Powerful Keyword Search Strategies for Teachers
 * Being able to navigate online

__**Great Links:**__
 * Math
 * Science
 * Social Studies
 * Music
 * Special Education
 * Language Arts

Internet Workshops

 * Find a site or sites with content related information, develop an activity, students complete activity and share their work experiences
 * Helpful links

Internet Projects

 * Connect, gather and share
 * Helpful Links

Internet Inquiry

 * Questions, reserach, evaluate, answer and share
 * Helpful Links

Information and Links gathered from "[|Teaching with the Internet K-12: New Literacies for New Times]", 4th Edition, Donald J. Leu, Deborah Diadium Leu, and Julie Coiro