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Cool Tools for Teachers
Oh, did I mention that they’re FREE?
Why bother?
Technology is the ultimate carrot for students. It's something they want to master. Learning to use it enhances their self-esteem and makes them excited about coming to school.
~ Fifth grade teacherhttp://www2.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/effectsstudents.html
Students in technology-rich environments experienced positive effects on achievement in all subject areas.
~ Sivin-Kachala, 1998http://www.mff.org/pubs/ME161.pdf
"Teachers can draw on technology applications to simulate real-world environments and create actual environments for experimentation, so that students can carry out authentic tasks as real workers would, explore new terrains, meet people of different cultures, and use a variety of tools to gather information and solve problems."
~ Means, Blando, Olson, Middleton, Morocco, Remz, and Zorfass (1993)(p.43)
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/atrisk/at400.htm
Where do I start?
What about communication?
Absent students?
Try …
Where do I put it?
Need inspiration?
No money for software?
Gizmo’s Freeware
