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The cover story of the April/May 2007 issue of EdTech magazine addresses the ubiquitous and serious problem of cyberpredators. Other articles discuss the growing popularity of podcasts in education, learning with the use of Internet2, optimal classroom layout for use with one-to-one notebook programs, and a review of three tablet PCs. Also included are four lesson plans relating to podcasts, wikis, Spanish grammar and science. High Tech High in San Diego is applauded for its use of technology in learning. |
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| Cyberguidance — It’s Everyone’s Job
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| Teaching for Understanding
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Color, Play, Podcast
Elementary school students share their learning with a wider audience over
the Web.
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Intro to Wikis
Students at a Georgia private school collaborate online to learn
computer science.
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A Cat-and-Mouse Story
An animated PowerPoint program teaches possessive vocabulary in Spanish and reviews English grammar.
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Twister Redux
Students pick up science knowledge as they track and examine natural disasters.
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Education in Hand
Investigating ways to include augmented reality in today’s classrooms.
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The Network Dilemma
How to build your district’s infrastructure within today’s budget, while making sure it won’t be outdated tomorrow.
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Teaching by the Numbers
Every school district has more data than it can use. Learn how this rural Indiana district correlates the most important information to help students progress.
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A Technological High
Access to computers, multimedia labs and advanced software engages students at this San Diego charter school.
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Blueprint for the Future
Plan in hand, a Florida school district gives 2,500 classrooms a digital makeover.
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Kentucky’s Individual Learning Plan
Students get a new focus on their postsecondary studies and careers.
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Thwarting Cyber Predators
Chat rooms. Instant messaging. Social networking. Unfortunately, these fun and popular Web 2.0 pastimes are a predator’s paradise. Crafty technology practices, evolving usage policies and safety education help schools keep kids secure online.
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| Districts turn to push technology to engage parents, community and kids.
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Internet2 lets students participate in real-time discoveries anywhere
in the world.
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| School districts need a step-by-step plan to create a safety net.
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| Implementing a one-to-one notebook program requires a new classroom layout and plenty of power.
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| A little money to spend on technology is nice, but Pennsylvania’s education department has a bigger goal in mind for its $20 million largess.
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Creating a 21st-Century Academic Village
Virginia Beach’s novel project joins public schools, a community college and the city to share technology.
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Tablet Tips
EdTech’s reviewer offers up the good—and bad—on these three new
tablet PCs.
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