TESL Journal
The Internet Tesl Journal: Software Language Learning
A great article providing info and stats about the use of presentation software to enhance classroom leaning, specifically in ESL classrooms. Includes detailed comparisons to traditional presentation methods (oral, word processing) and...
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Echo360 the Rewind Revolution
Dr. Perry Samson knew that students in his large classes were choosing Facebook over paying attention to the lecture. So he invented LectureTools, part of the Echo360 active learning suite. The results are crystal clear: today more than...
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Curriculum Services Canada: Today's Learner for Tomorrow's World
This is a series of webcasts on literacy and numeracy from the Ontario Ministry of Education. It looks at ways to prepare today's students for a changing, complex future and how some classrooms are addressing this.
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U.s. Digital Literacy
A comprehensive resource for educators to stay on top of valuable professional development opportunities, e-learning, and educational webinars. Find information on 21st century learning, strategies for instruction, leadership, and...
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Microsoft Word Tutorial
This Microsoft Word tutorial covers text entry, formatting, spell check, bulleting, numbering, tables, and the like. Includes activities over each section that is covered.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Time Management: Teaching With the Social Platform
Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing 21st century teaching resources straight to your fingertips. Approach your classroom in a brand new way and your students will never be the same again.
Information Fluency
Imsa 21 Cif Portal: Urls Tutorial Directory
Micro-Module covering the process the topics of URL, Files, Domain Names, and Domain Extensions. The 21st Century Information Fluency (21CIF) Portal was developed by the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) to improve Internet...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Word Processor
Wikipedia offers a very complete definition of the word processor. Includes information on the origin of the word processor, word processing programs, and many hyperlinked terms.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Presentation Program
This article explains how presentation software is used, and what types of software are available for this purpose.
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Pc world.com: Word Processing Tips
PCWorld offers an extensive article by George Campbell on word processor tips, mainly pertaining to transferring your Word preferences to other PC's.
Broward Education Foundation
Broward Education Foundation: Pen Pals Around the World [Pdf]
Students improve skills in all subjects and connect with other students while learning about another country. The students began by researching our country. The students chose which topic they wanted to present in our video. During our...
Broward Education Foundation
Broward Education Foundation: News Is Knowledge! [Pdf]
The project provides teachers with ideas to create literacy centers for use in their own classrooms using student-friendly newspapers from various curricular areas. We will provide plans that can be used to adapt the materials each week....
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Hp: Office Brochure & Flyer Templates
Create quality brochures and flyers utilizing the HP brochure and flyer templates.
Edutopia
Edutopia: Simulation Nation: The Promise of Virtual Learning Activities
Using the power of simulation as a teaching and learning tool seems like a natural fit. The article and accompanying video outline some successful endeavors to marry technology and simulation with education.
BBC
Bbc Gcse Bitesize: Word Processing and Desktop Publishing
Review and take a quiz on word processing (WP) and desktop publishing (DP). Both of these applications are types of software.
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Wes Tech Vision: Tips for Presentations With Movies
This article written in May of 2004 presents four different strategies educators and students can use to include movies in their presentations.
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Wes Tech Vision: Tips for Presentations With Movies
This article written in May of 2004 presents four different strategies educators and students can use to include movies in their presentations.
Donald Clark
Blended Learning
While the concept of blended learning has probably been around since the beginning of Instructional Design, the term was not coined until the late nineties. However, blended learning is probably the closest thing we have to a silver...
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Left Foot Right Foot: Hypermedia in the Classroom [Pdf]
This PDF handout gives a good introduction to hypermedia in the classroom. It gives a guiding philosophy, stack design suggestions, methods and management, and other hypermedia resources.
NC State University
Nc State: Grammar
A lesson plan using a word processor to correct common grammar mistakes.
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Word Processing Activity: Fbla Flyer 1
This site provides a student activity to allow learners the opportunity to develop and practice computer skills in a word processing program. Students are given instructions to use the computer to create a flyer.
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Word Processing Activity: Rsi Checklist
This personal site provides a student activity that allows learners the opportunity to practice computer skills in creating a bulleted list. The activity also involves student's in completing research on repetitive stress injury to...
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Malek Tips: Converting Files Between Word Processors
This is a short piece on converting files between word processors using RTF format.
Tom Richey
Slideshare: Information Literacy
A slideshow regarding the ins and outs of information literacy for the 21st-century classroom.