News Stories on Technology Teaching Tools
Students and Teachers, From K to 12, Hit the Podcasts (New York Times)
Teachers use podcasts as teaching aids and for professional development.
Remote: New Tool for Alert Classes (St. Petersburg Times)
The remote control might sound like the last thing teachers should hand to students, but teachers who use “clickers” in class say the devices can make students more attentive and active.
http://www.sptimes.com/2005/10/03/news_pf/Hillsborough/Remote__new_tool_for_.shtml
Gradeschoolers Learning on Handhelds (MSNBC)
Students across the country are increasingly using personal digital assistants
and other handhelds to read, write, solve math problems, or study science.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10435475
Boards Get Brains, Chalk Vanishes (Wired News)
Computer-driven, interactive whiteboards allow teachers and students to share assignments, surf the web, and edit video using their fingers as pens.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,67710,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_3
The Worldwide Classroom (The Age)
Blogs have become the new discussion groups for teachers and students, enabling global communication about learning and professional development.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/education-news/the-worldwide-classroom/2006/04/14/1144521472498.html#
S. Florida Educators Use Latest Technology in the Classroom (Miami Herald)
Classrooms in Florida and New York connect, thanks to a video camera and a computer.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/14358444.htm
Concept Maps Go to School (Wired News)
A research institute is giving concept-mapping software—designed in part
to preserve scientists’ knowledge—to schools to help teachers assess students’
learning and write new curricula.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,67685,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_6