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Teaching Tech at Your School

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Teachers often spend more time on things like debt consolidation and administrative paperwork than they do learning for the classroom – it’s an unfortunate reality of our national public school system. If you’re a teacher or know how to reach someone in administration here are a few ideas for teaching the staff some best technology practices:
Hold an after-class session: Find an IT professional or a county-wide resource (like the IT person from HR) to come to the school one weekday after classes and teach everyone best practices. From printing to the internet every teacher can learn something.
Petition the PTA: If your school has the knowledge but not the funds, talk with the parents about chipping in. Even one or two smartboards can make a big difference in the school wide learning atmosphere and they can be financed.
Make class requirements: If you’re woefully concerned about your teachers, sign them all up for a college technology class. Make them get some kind of certification to teach certain subjects or to earn their next raisethey’ll listen up.

Top Online Learning Resources For Teen Learners

admin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

From reference books to testing tips, the internet has an unlimited number of online learning resources for teen learners. These online sites offer age appropriate information tailored to specific areas of study. This allows parents and teachers to personalize a student-s experience and help them achieve their educational goals.

Virtual dictionaries, thesauruses, encyclopedias and other reference materials are only a few short clicks away. These make it handy for students to quickly look up information without having to leave home or carry around heavy reference books.Want more? Click here/tag

Research papers will be a breeze with studies, statistics, periodicals and other primary sources of information that are available online. Assistance with writing and formatting as well as grammar and punctuation resources are their to help with the process.

Computer modules are another online learning resource available for teens. Fun, interactive modules keep students engaged in learning. These modules are especially useful for expanding on topics in science and history.

For the foreign language student online learning resources are plentiful. There are forums for interacting with native speakers as well as access to books, newspapers, audio files, and other foreign language materials directly from target countries.

By utilizing a variety of online learning resources the teen learner can broaden their education and meet their educational goals.

Which Books Work Hand In Hand With Online Resources

admin — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

We have been referring to the printed word for guidance and verification since Gutenberg and his printing press. It has only been a few years that we have relied on the internet for reference material. There is a wealth of information available on the internet. However, one must be vigilant when seeking out definitive information.

An online dictionary, thesaurus or encyclopedia is certainly easy to use and usually can be trusted. When researching facts, one must use caution when citing material gleaned online. Anyone can have a website or blog and can write anything they choose. The amount of disinformation purported to be legitimate is enormous. Credible sites from trustworthy authors and organizations can aid tremendously in verifying research, but students must understand that just because it printed on the internet does not make it true.

Going to a library to validate information found on the internet is a good learning skill to acquire. If students learn to appreciate the necessity of confirming the facts they have assembled, they will have learned a valuable life skill. With so much information overload, it only makes sense to approach the internet with the tools necessary to make sound decisions, based on well-found fact.

Ten Ways To Train Your Children With Online Resources

admin — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

There are many ways in which to train your children using online resources. Because the Internet is a great big book that contains an array of knowledge, opening it up to children early on can give them a head start in their studies.

As children learn they are becoming trained. The different things they come across like different musical instruments, how many birds there are in their part of the world, who invented the first bicycle, how far the moon is from the sun or is there life on other planets only further prepares them for the years ahead – all this is training.You can find a quick rundown here

The variety is endless and ongoing. Because the Internet has so many online resources in which to find things, children and their parents with them can search and find things for hours at a time.

The training of a child takes patience but it-s the child themselves that will amaze the parent. As they are searching for things they are being trained because they learn how to focus and find what they want. Their reasoning skills are honed and they begin to soak up knowledge that could not have been learned as quickly, otherwise.

There are websites that are designed for children to learn from – reading, writing and arrithmatic. All training is done by doing, and using online resources to train children is a great idea.

Children Are Able To Adapt To Online Learning Tools

admin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000

We all know how adaptable our children are in whatever living or learning situation they are in. I expect they are more adaptable than many adults. As the old saying goes, “If you want to program your TV, ask a 13- year old’. Anyway, I am continually amazed at how well children have adapted to technology. They are picking up skills from on-line learning tools as quickly as they learn in traditional classrooms. With the interactive technology available, some students are actually able to stay focused on an assignment longer than in a traditional classroom setting. Naturally, adult supervision is required to help guide the learning. I believe that the resources available on-line for children are especially useful for home-school situations where it would be impossible to have in-depth resources available.

Having online tools are especially valuable for teachers. As a teacher, I am constantly looking for better ways to present current, up-to-date material for my students. I can-t imagine teaching without the incredible resources available through the internet. Not only can I access this information, but with the software and programs available, it is easier than ever to navigate through the huge volume of information that is out there.