Innovative and Wanting to Share

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Are you really who you think you are?

Are you a technology savvy teacher?
Take the true or false test below and see how well you know yourself.

I create handouts on the computer for my students to use. True or False
I keep student records on a computer database. True or False
I use a spread sheet to keep grades of students. True or False
I e-mail my colleagues and obtain lesson ideas via the web True or False
My students use technology tools and strategies to obtain, analyze and synthesize information in a timely manner. True or False
My students access computers as regular as they do all other learning tools
True or False

Now, if you answered false to the last two questions; then according to National Educational Technology Standards for students you have failed to effectively connect curriculum and technology within your classroom.

So how did you fare on the test? What steps are you planning to take now?

First Time Blogger

I am pleased to join the world wide web of blogging for the first time. I started this blog after reading an article entitled Working the web for education at http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/oct00/march.htm

This website was very informative for newcomers like myself about how to choose and use webquests effectively in education.

I must also say that the set up for blogger.com was also fairly simple and free.