The Well-Wired Classroom "My first classroom in the mid-70's had a chalkboard and I could check out an overhead projector, filmstrip projector, or 16mm projector from the library. Compare that to today's ‘smart’ classrooms that contain…"

Learning 2.0: Built for the Next Generation Learning 2.0 solutions reverse the e-learning model in which content is produced by publishers and consumed by students. Instead, Web 2.0 tools allow information to be integrated immediately into a standing curriculum, engaging students and providing innovative, collaborative solutions for instructors.

Bernie Poole’s Essential Microsoft Office 2007, a series of 10 tutorials with skill consolidation exercises, is designed to help pre-service and in-service teachers learn the set of applications that include Word (including mail merge), Excel (including graphing and charting and Lookup Tables), Access (including searching, sorting, and reporting), and PowerPoint in the context of the K-12 classroom. They also include a lesson on the Office 2007 drawing and diagramming tools.

Language Learning and Web 2.0 An introduction to Web 2.0 for ESL and second language teachers.

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A Travel Journal for Homer’s Odyssey Students select their favorite excerpts from The Odyssey, type a first-hand account of the story, and add graphics and music from the Internet.

Bugs and Insects Why not add a little diversity -- and excitement -- to your spring activities with a few lessons about the wonderful world of insects?

A Techtorial "For some educators, podcasts seem either or overly complicated. Luckily, though, you don't need a Mac or an iPod to create or listen to podcasts. And, as for creating podcasts, this is one more instance in which it's less important to be a tech geek than it is to be well organized and to take your time."

Interactivity An interactive periodic table from the Touchspin (Design) Chemistry Web site.

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Doug Johnson "Like most technology applications, I feel I use about ten percent of del.icio.us’s capacity. But even at its most basic level, this is an easy and useful tool to use. And it puts even the most Web 2.0 nervous among us on the path to social computing."

Bernie Poole "Information, like the air we breathe, should be free. That's why we have public libraries. That's why we have a right to a free public education. And now we have the Web, which is slowly but surely becoming the fountainhead of education resources -- and most of them are free."

Brenda Dyck "A highly publicized case in Canada…serves to remind educators that in spite of our enthusiastic embrace of 21st century technologies, we still carry residual expectations from our past -- expectations that can put limitations and judgments on how our students use the very technology advances we promote."

Nancy Willard "Student use of Web 2.0 technologies is expanding, along with incredible opportunities for interactive educational activities -- and a host of risk and management concerns. All schools must develop an effective strategy to address the issue of online safety."

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Assistive Technology Helps All Kids Learn The NEA reports that since 2004, nearly every U.S. classroom has included students with physical and/or learning disabilities. Learn about the new technologies that make it possible for those students to work alongside their classmates.

Podcast for Free on a PC How can you try podcasting yourself? Begin with the basics, by creating a simple non-serialized podcast. The steps are easy -- record, upload, and share -- and the hardware can be as simple as your PC or a telephone.

Assessing Technology Integration We asked members of the Education World Tech Team What kinds of activities, lessons, resources, and so on should an administrator, parent, or other observer expect to see in a classroom in which technology is being appropriately -- and seamlessly -- integrated? Read what they said.

"Moving Up Day" Memories Eric Baylin’s photo display underscores students’ growth and development.

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Moving the Stationary Classroom Online Robert Atchison’s Web Page welcomes the community into the classroom.

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In her column, Creating, Connecting…and Cheating?, Brenda Dyck discusses the problems educators can create when they fail to understand the technologies that are an integral part of their students’ lives. How familiar are you with Web 2.0 tools? What more can your school or district do to provide you with the technology skills you need? Join the Conversation.

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