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New technology developments

by Erin

Sep 1, 2011

I am going to school to become a history teacher. Many field trips I went on as a student were history based and helped me to become interested in the topic. Today, schools are cutting field trips due to budget issues. Recently, I observed in a classroom that went on a virtual tour of an Underground Railroad route. This got me to wonder, what other technologies are out there that can be a possible substitute for these field trips?

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NFHL New Horizons for Learning, a Johns Hopkins University run website, is in the process of creating an Educational Technology Resource Database, and needs volunteers to help in the project! Get access to all kinds of new resources and help us create a database teachers can use.

Our users visit this site from all over the globe and bring a we...See MoreNew Horizons for Learning, a Johns Hopkins University run website, is in the process of creating an Educational Technology Resource Database, and needs volunteers to help in the project! Get access to all kinds of new resources and help us create a database teachers can use.

Our users visit this site from all over the globe and bring a wealth of experience. As we move forward with this initiative, our users will be the key to this project's success. After all, whose reviews would you trust? Most likely motivated teachers, with experience in yoursubject area, who have tested the educational technology resources in their classrooms. Please consider applying for one of the volunteer opportunities below, submitting a resource you would like our team to review, or sharing your experiences with a technology resource that has made a difference in your classroom or school.

Subject Consultant New Horizons for Learning is in need of five consultants, one in each of the following subject areas: Fine Arts, Foreign Languages, Math, Science and Social Studies. Consultants are responsible for coordinating a team of reviewers, editing their team's contributions to the database, identifying relevant resources, and serving as a liaison between our editors and their review teams. Consultants should be experienced integrators of technology and proficient in their subject area. Strong leadership, organization, communication, and writing skills are musts. Most importantly, interested applicants should be genuinely interested in contributing their voice to help New Horizons develop a database to increase the ease and efficiency with which their colleagues can access resources to aid educational technology implementation.

Educational Technology Reviewer New Horizons for Learning is in need of reviewers in six subject areas: English, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages, Math, Science and Social Studies. Reviewers will be asked to try educational technology resources in their classrooms and evaluate their effectiveness and efficiency while providing valuable tips for user implementation. Reviewers will work in online teams, coordinated by a subject consultant, to produce these evaluations of tested resources for the database. Strong writing skills, content knowledge, ability to meet deadlines, and an interest in educational technology are musts. Most importantly, interested applicants should be genuinely interested in contributing their voice to help New Horizons develop a database to increase the ease and efficiency with which their colleagues can access resources to aid educational technology implementation.

For more information, please email nhfl.[email removed]

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