Technology

The Kim Komando Show Mediacom Customer Support Links This link is helpful to most people in the Causey School District who have broadband internet access through Mediacom cable. Promethean Promethean Planet

= Technology Integration: = XtraNormal movie maker Microsoft Photo Story 3 Animoto Interactive Lesson This is a great example of an interactive lesson built around the topic of why civilizations fall. It is very well made with pleasing graphics and a lot of thought given to content and thiking skills. Microsoft Lesson Plans
 * Does Photo Story 3 Make a Difference in Education?
 * Making Book Trailers with Photo Story 3

Online Surveys & Polls:
Zoomerang

Virtual Reality:
[|Open Cobalt] EduSIM 3D OpenSIM

Webquests:
Webquest.org This website is created and maintained by Bernie Dodge, the creator of the WebQuest format of instruction. Quest Garden Zunal Free WebQuest Maker

WebQuest Samples:
Oracle ThinkQuest: Pearl Harbor

= Website Creation: = Learn HTML and CSS and XML Top 10 Web Design Mistakes Design Tip: The Value of White Space

Microsoft Expression
Expression for FrontPage Users Expression Web Training Videos Resources for Expression Web Users

Adobe Dreamweaver
Download a Free Trial of DreamWeaver Creative Suite 5

= Desktop Publishing: = Differences Between Print and Web Design Educational Flyers and Ad Templates (StockLayouts) Educational Flyers (Zazzle)

Project Based Learning
Edutopia
 * Introduction to Project Based Learning
 * Common Sense: An Overview of Integrated Studies
 * East -- A Way Forward: Tech Inspires Self-Directed Learning
 * Teaching Students to Work Together
 * Seven Steps to Building School-to Internship Partnerships
 * Academies Raise the Bar at a Comprehensive High School
 * [|Kinetic Conundrums PBL]
 * Mott Hall School: STEM Projects Encourage Kids to Excel
 * Anatomy of a Project: "Soil Superheroes"

Impact on Writing
Does Texting Harm Students' Writing Skills? (Edutopia Poll) Linguists Mixed on the Effects of Text Messaging (USA Today) The Death of English (LOL) (NewsWeek)

Language Arts Tech Tools:
Interactive Writing Tools (Squidoo) Writing with Technology (Glogster links) Visual Thesaurus Digital Storytelling This PDF discusses how digital storytelling offers struggling and reluctant writers a new format from which to express themselves and showcase their creativity. How to Write a Research Paper 21st Century Reading Strategies for 21st Century Learners Wolves' Den