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Educational Opportunities at
iTunesU
 Are you looking for a
resource for great video and audio materials to
complement your classroom lectures? Did you need it to
be free, and easy to access? Wanna pique your students'
interest with new and unique presentations? Then tune in
to iTunesU! (more)... |
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Interactive Whiteboards at
School? - Cool!  Teachers from across
Indiana are using interactive whiteboards, available in
many styles and brands to engage learners from
pre-school to high school. These whiteboards work with a
computer and LCD projector to create interactive
learning environments for students of all ages. Click here to learn
more. |
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Content for your interactive
whiteboard  Looking for more
ready-made lessons for your interactive whiteboard?
RM Easiteach is a family of content-focused
software for use with any interactive white board. The
company offers toolbars for basic interaction such as
drawing and text tools, but also complete lesson plans
and special tools to support learning among all major
content areas for grades K-12. Read more about it at this web
site. |
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Learn Vocabulary; End World
Hunger FreeRice.com is a
free Internet site that combines English vocabulary
drills and an international rice distribution program.
Each time a participant plays the vocabulary game and
gets a correct answer, a donation of rice is made to the
United Nations World Food Program. The site appeals
especially to students aiming to improve their
vocabulary and to new language learners. Words are
selected based on an individual player's vocabulary
level, so it is appropriate for any
age. |
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"Tech Treasures: The Jewels of
Education"  Time is running out to
register for the Indiana Computer Educators (ICE) 2008
conference held in Indianapolis at the Indiana
Convention Center, January
23-25, 2008. Some workshops still have
seats available. Plan to attend Friday for a dynamic
keynote speaker, David Pogue, as well as many
interesting concurrent sessions, hands-on mini-lab
sessions, the new Success Showcase and lots of exhibits.
There will be "treasures" galore for everyone. Register
for the conference online until
January 20, 2008 or onsite the day of the conference.
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Dr. Reed Unveils "Life of
Abraham Lincoln"  With the bicentennial
celebration of Abraham Lincoln's birth coming in
February, 2009, Dr. Suellen Reed is encouraging parents
and students to take this opportunity to learn more
about him. Read more about this unveiling on this web site.
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Google Earth, Google Maps,
Google Apps?  Not much money but a
little bit of time for professional development? Or
maybe you have the software but don't know how to use
it. The Buddy Teaching and Learning Center offers these,
and many more, half and full day workshops! The BTLC is
open for business at a new location, hosted by MSD
Decatur Township, just south of I-465 on State Road 67.
Visit BTLC's website (http://www.btlc.org/) to to see
our new offerings, with several new workshops added to
the mix. Join the hundreds of BTLC's satisfied customers
who say, 'there is no better place for high quality,
affordable professional development for
technology-related
topics." |
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Send your ideas for stories, school project
write-ups, and/or suggestions to Rex Church, et cetera editor,
Rex Church |
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Tech Word:
Multimedia
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Hypermedia |
Multimedia means that multiple forms of
information, such as text, audio, and video, are combined to
deliver information. Today's movies are multimedia, combining
pictures with sound to tell a story. Turn on subtitles and you
add yet another medium to the experience, each reinforcing the
others to make meaning clear.
Hypermedia adds another dimension in
delivery style, incorporating a way for the user to choose how
to explore a topic. Multimedia pieces are combined using
"hyperlinks" (buttons or other controls) to allow movement
among elements of the presentation. Hypermedia engages the
user with a "sense of control" over his/her learning destiny. | |
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