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Notebook 10 for Free!

If you’re interested in installing the latest version of SMART Notebook on your home computer, then you’ll want to visit the SMART Technologies download page and use our district’s key for access.  Since the key is specific to our district, you’ll have to find it in a secure location–namely, First Class.

In First Class, go to [...]

A Match Made in Cyberspace

  No, it’s not eHarmony for teachers, but Stumbleupon just might match you up with the website of your dreams.

If you add the Stumbleupon toolbar to your web browser, you have the opportunity to vote on websites you visit.  Stumbleupon takes note of your interests (long walks on the beach, soft jazz, cuddling?) and suggests [...]

UCPD On the Way

Just a reminder that there are a few K-5 Technology UCPD classes coming.  Here’s the list:

March 4 & 5 (Tuesday and Wednesday):  Do I really sound like that?  Podcasting for K-5 teachers

March 11 (Tuesday): Once Upon a Time in Technology… is about digital storytelling

April 1 & 2 (Tuesday and Wednesday): The Power of PowerPoint  Learn [...]

Save a Tree with Technology

  Is your snail mail-box bursting at the seams with catalogs from Pottery Barn, L. L. Bean, Oriental Trading, etc.?  Can you imagine how much energy is used producing those catalogs that you rarely open?  If you are interested in eliminating many of the most common catalogs which are mailed to you at home, then [...]

Scholarly Advice

  There is a 99.9% chance that when you search for something online, you’re using Google, but are you getting what you want?  You know about Google Maps, Google Translator, and (now that it’s holiday shopping season) Google Product Search (a.k.a. Froogle), but what about Google Scholar?

If you’re looking for lesson ideas, solid research to [...]

Nothing fishy about this site

Kindergarten and first grade teachers may find www.poissonrouge.com especially useful for giving their classes practice with their mouse skills without the klaxon-like noises some programs have, but everyone (especially those with young children) is likely to find something to draw them into this lovely site.  Remember your inner child and just play….