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#17: The Tech Toolbox Returns

Posted January 9th, 2008 by Mike
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Bring your teaching methods into the 21st century with the help of our special guest, Candy Shively of TeachersFirst.org. She's hand picked five different web resources (designed for varying ages and subjects) that can be used in the classroom right away. Whether you're new to educational technology or you know your way around monitors and computer mice, she's got something that'll interest you. We also respond to a listener email that asks us to define the term "digital divide." (Note: The web addresses--URLs for the techies among you--of the web sites Candy identifies in this episode are listed on our web site, www.newteacherhotline.com. Just check the comments section for Podcast #17. You can also find the links at Candy's web site, www.teachersfirst.org, by typing "tech toolbox" into the search box.)

Links to the Web Sites

On January 8th, 2008 Mike says:

Links to the Web Sites Mentioned

We didn't want to spend time spelling out the web addresses of the sites we talked about during the episode because some of them are pretty lengthy, and few things are less exciting than listening to someone spell out a complicated URL. All of the links are listed below, so click to your heart's content:

* Alphabet Interactive: www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=8674

* Zero Footprint carbon footprint calculators
For younger students: www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=8168
For older students: www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=8169

* Cornell Notes Generator: www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=8714

* Globetracker’s Mission: www.teachersfirst.com/globetracker

* OurStory: www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=8576

All of the above links will take you to the TeachersFirst reviews of the sites so that you'll get practical advice and tips for implementing them in your classroom as well.