I am looking for an online step-by-step tutorials and activities for a high school computer class. Where can I find information to help students prepare for the Adobe Certification Exam.?
by Tips from Al Haskvitz in Dec. Teachers.Net Gazette
Dec 8, 2009
How to Save Your District Money on Technology - tips from teacher Al Haskvitz:
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Teacher techie Al Haskins shares some surprisingly simple and inexpensive tips for saving your school district money on technology, without sacrificing service and functionality.
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On 1/08/10, lynne wrote: > I vaguely recall hearing about an online service that > offered 'email' accounts in which the recipients of the > email could be limited (for example, set up so that a > student is only able to email his or her teachers, peers > for a group project at school, etc). Is anyone aware of > this and if so, what is it called? If you've used such a > system, what has your experience been? >
On 1/08/10, lynne wrote: > I vaguely recall hearing about an online service that > offered 'email' accounts in which the recipients of the > email could be limited (for example, set up so that a > student is only able to email his or her teachers, peers > for a group project at school, etc). Is anyone aware of > this and if so, what is it called? If you've used such a > system, what has your experience been? >
Has anyone used iPod touches for the classroom? We are looking at purchasing a class set to rotate through the elementary school. Any tips for carts, apps, etc would be greatly appreciated.
EdI've worked with several classrooms using iPod Touches. They are basically small computers that each student can have at their desk to do research. I also like games like madlibs and several math games for teaching parts of speech and math skills. This site lists recommended apps for the phone and has additional information..
If your have the capability to podcast, you could also produce audio...See MoreYou could also use the recorder to have students read aloud in Spanish. This would demonstrate their proficiency with pronunciations and would give them an incentive to use the language correctly. A teacher in my school used a similar project and then graded it as a test.
If your have the capability to podcast, you could also produce audio podcasts with the sound files.
On 1/20/10, Daniel Hanson wrote: > My school site IT support person has a digital voice > recorder and I’m thinking about getting it. Do you have any > ideas off hand about how to use it in class? At first I had > only thought of using it to create sound files for PPT > presentations. > > Thanks for any input. > Daniel Hanson > High School Spanish Instructor/Teacher > Modesto, California, USA
There are a couple of great videos on this site... one talks about general safe searching tips. The second video shows a new feature being offered by Google on how to lock safe search.
Second, try Google.