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Spotlight on Technology in the Classroom

Education Week's Spotlight Series

On Technology in the Classroom

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Education Week's 2009 Spotlight on Technology in the Classroom brings together a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on:

  • New educational uses for cellphones
  • Teaching with games and simulations
  • Virtual field trips
  • Online learning opportunities for struggling students
  • Tips for locating valuable online tools for the classroom
  • Using collegial networks to see how technology can generate practical teaching ideas
  • Rural community initiatives to integrate video iPods, computer games, and wireless technologies on school busesEducation technology as a "disruptive innovation"

A great value! You get the seven news articles and one Commentary below in a downloadable PDF.

Students Turn Their Cellphones On for Classroom Lessons
New educational uses of cellphones are challenging the bans many districts have adopted to prevent students from using the wireless devices on campus. January 6, 2009

In Perspective
High-Tech Simulations Linked to Learning
Experts say digital games can help students grasp difficult concepts, but warn against seeing them as 'silver bullet' solutions. April 6, 2009

Virtual Field Trips Open Doors for Multimedia Lessons
Electronic visits grow as schools cut back on off-campus excursions to save money during tough economic times. February 10, 2009

Breaking Away From Tradition
As the world of online education continues to evolve, brick-and-mortar schools are incorporating digital curricula and virtual teachers into their classrooms in ways that have surprised even the advocates of the online education movement. March 20, 2009

Hunting the Internet for Quality Content
Teachers looking for lesson plans, worksheets, videos, and multimedia activities for their daily classes can find plenty of materials on the Internet. March 20, 2009

Networking Teachers Coaxing Colleagues to Use Technology
The Discovery Educator Network offers hundreds of webinars, blogs, meetings, and workshops to help explain and show how various devices and applications work and ways to adapt them to the curriculum. September 5, 2008

Learning on the Ride
A pilot program in rural Arkansas that uses mobile Internet technologies has caught the attention of educators and ed-tech enthusiasts around the country. January 16, 2009

Commentary
How 'Disruptive Innovation' Will Change the Way We Learn
Theories of "disruptive innovation" can be successfully applied to the education sector, write three authors. June 3, 2008

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