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K12 Handhelds: Getting Started With Mobile Technology
A good place to visit if you're just getting started with handhelds. Includes advice on what to consider when choosing a handheld and links to various categories of education-oriented handheld software. Make sure to check out the list of...
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Physorg.com: Technology: Engineering: Robo Copters in Marines' Future
Learn about the possibility of using robotic helicopters, summoned by a soldier's digital handheld, to assist in a combat area.
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Pda Today
PDAToday focuses on daily news, shopping, and commentary about cool new gadgets and PDA's. Their primary audience is people who are curious about mobile technology as well as the growing number of regular people who are starting to use...
Boston University
Sign Stream: American Sign Language Linguistic Project
Interesting research project that provides a database tool for analysis of linguistic data captured on video. There is a free downlad available which may be used with possible upgrades available for purchase.
University of Wisconsin
Uwm: Apple Macintosh Software Toolkit
A complete page of free downloads that allow the Macintosh computer to be more easily used by people with poor vision.
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Antonio Gutierrez: Geometry From the Land of the Incas
Discovering the properties of constructions, seeing proofs in action, and viewing problems come to life here with this wonderful use of technology in the classroom. Single steps are explained and illustrated one at a time so that the...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Principles of a Composition
Writing a Paper? Here at the Capital Community College is everything you could ever ask for while preparing your essay. This site includes the writing process, structure, thesis statement, transitions, the computer as a writing...
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Laus Dnet: Grade 1 Word Lesson Plan (Stone Soup) Pdf
In this lesson plan, students use Stone Soup by Ann McGovern to generate word lists and use patterned text to assist with descriptive writing. Gives links to step sheets and samples for creating a table , a template for shared writing, a...
NASA
Nasa: Space Place: Taking the Search Out of Search and Rescue
Learn how search and rescue is assisted by the use of mapping technology and satellites.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Aries
The battering-ram, was used to batter down the walls of besieged cities. It consisted of a large beam, made of the trunk of a tree, especially of a fir or an ash. To one end was fastened a mass of bronze or iron, which resembled in its...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Land Surveying Project
This project resulted from of the collaboration of a computer aided drafting teacher, Chris Bond, and a math teacher, Lee Cable, (Hewitt-Trussville High School) to provide higher math expectations in CT and real life application in...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Upper and Lower Case Match Up
This technology-based instructional activity has students navigate Internet sites to assist them with learning the letter names and sounds. Students also use slideshow presentations to identify letter matches and learn beginning sounds.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Discover the World of Gps and Geocaching
This lesson will be a creative approach to learning latitude and longitude, and will introduce the middle schoolers to new technology. Seventh grade students will be given the opportunity to utilize GPS Handheld Tracking Units to...