Using+Technology+in+the+Classroom



Mineola Union Free School District Staff Development Course
 * //"Using Technology in the Classroom"

November 15, 2006

G. Maurer - Presenter//** Today we are going to be discussing and familiarizing ourselves with some of the current ways in which technology is being used in the classroom. Have an idea or useful website you'd like to share? Add it here!


 * Using Streaming Video - Streaming video is exploding on the internet. [|WLIW 21] Streaming Video is back! Videos, lesson plans, images and so much more, this website is a must for educators.
 * [|NYSED Virtual Learning System] - "VLS offers the full text of New York State's learning standards with their key ideas and performance indicators, as well as alternate performance indicators for students with severe disabilities. It provides resources that classroom teachers can use to support preK-12 standards-based instruction, such as sample tasks, learning experiences and lesson plans".
 * Interactive Word Summaries - Creative and interactive summaries that students can use as a resource or create as their own.
 * Wikis - Check out how they are being used in the classroom!
 * Blogging - What are 'blogs" and what are their educational uses?
 * Podcasting - A Podcast can be an audio or video program broadcast over the internet. Click here to learn more about it!
 * Useful Special Education Websites - Click here to find or contribute valuable Special Education websites.
 * EdTechLive - A weekly webcast of interviews in a series by [|Steve Hargadon] focusing on educational technology.
 * [|Edutopia] - The George Lucas Foundation Website and [|Online Magazine]