Enhanced English Teacher

A blog about using technology in an English classroom

Wii Smartboard and Document Camera

February 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Teachers operate on a small or sometimes non-existent budget.  With all of the expensive classroom tech tools available, it is frustrating for teachers when they cannot find the funds to put Smartboards and document cameras in their classrooms.
There is a way to create a Smartboard for about $100 if you have a LCD projector.  First, [...]

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Filtering Continued

February 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I recently continued my e-mail discussion with a teacher who is concerned with the exposure of World Wide Web content in the classroom.  She is a middle school teacher, and she pointed out that her students are more sheltered than my 9th grade high school students.  She also told me that some of the content [...]

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Flitering the WWW in the classroom

February 28th, 2009 · No Comments

I recently taught a technology workshop.  A teacher at my workshop e-mailed me later to ask my opinion about the questionable material, especially images, that students are able to visit on the World Wide Web.  Our school district does have a filter, but it cannot stop everything.  I have posted my response to her e-mail [...]

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Tags: Citing Sources · Technology Resources · Web 2.0