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Education is Key to Better Security: Discover what schools are doing to protect their networks and how they are educating students and teachers about acceptable use policies.
Generation YES Blog: Created by Generation YES, this blog works with schools all around the world to plan, implement and enhance student technology programs through innovative curriculum, online tools and research-based support services. Generation YES focuses on student-centered, project-based experiences that impact student's lives and increase student involvement in school and community through technology, as well as improve the use of technology in the school as a whole.
Henrico County, VA Technology: Look at the web site of Henrico County, VA to see their experience with one-to-one computing and find some helpful hints.; Henrico County, VA
Information Technology Making a Difference in Children's Lives: An Issue Brief for Leaders for Children: This Issue Brief urges groups working on children's issues to include technology planks in their platforms and policy agendas. In addition to working for equitable access to digital tools for underserved children, the report encourages leaders of children to lobby for changes in public programs serving children to make them more effective, efficient and accessible by incorporating information and communications technology.
Managing Classroom Technology: Tips from Experts: Learn tips and tricks from the Education World Tech Team for teaching successfully with technology.; 1 Comment
One-to-One in Ohio: Read this case story in one-to-one computing to learn some keys to success. In this instance, the school distributed tablets to all its students.; techLEARNING.com
Professor Garfield: The Professor Garfield Foundation learning portal is an interactive online environment where children can safely explore, learn and creatively express themselves. It provides children, parents, and teachers an opportunity to enhance and support classroom learning in new and innovative ways.
Social Media’s Power to Promote Assistive and Learning Technologies: Discover how social media works, learn about the benefits to using social media in assistive and learning technologies, and explore barriers to social media practices in this brief from the National Center for Technology Innovation.
TechYES Science - Student Technology Literacy Certification Program for Science Classes: TechYES is a Student Technology Literacy Certification designed to introduce students to technology and information literacy through science projects for grades 6-9. By recruiting a group of students to act as TechYES Peer Mentors, TechYES Science can expand the opportunities for all students and help all science teachers bring more technology into their lessons. With TechYES Science, science teachers can focus on their science lessons, and do not have to teach or assess technology.
The ConnSENSE Bulletin: What's New at ATIA 2008: ConnSENSE provides an annual compilation on what was new at the ATIA conference in 2008.
The Family Center on Technology and Disability: Assistive Technology: The Family Center is a resource designed to support organizations and programs that work with families of children and youth with disabilities, and offers a range of information and services on the subject of assistive technologies.
Tipline: This blog delivers daily computer tips in the form of web sites, files, and news for educators, parents, and administrators.
Using Digital Mapping Programs to Augment Student Learning in Social Studies: This article from Innovate magazine combines scholarly and practical information to support social studies teachers as they develop digital mapping activities for the classroom. Co-author Thomas Chandler is an instructional designer at Columbia University, and his colleague Heejung An is an assistant professor of learning technologies with an interest in how K-12 schools use geographic information systems. They believe digital mapping is an authentic example of how technology can deepen student learning in social studies. They offer several models of practice, including an example from a North Carolina middle school. (Free registration required.)
WordTalk: WordTalk is a free plug-in developed for use with all versions of Microsoft Word (from Word 97 upwards), which can help people with reading difficulties use Microsoft Word more effectively. It will speak the text of the document and will highlight it as it goes. It contains a talking dictionary to help decide which word spelling is most appropriate. It sits neatly in your tool bar and is highly configurable, allowing you to adjust the highlight colors, the voice and the speed of the speech.

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