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In today's classroom, it is not uncommon to have assignments online. In Educational Technology, it is natural for most of the course work to be through a computer, as computers are the most prevalent form of technology for Americans, though the cellphone is becoming it's rival.

Online or electronic assignments are great for teachers. They take away many excuses, have a clear submission time and date, and are easily compared with other…

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Today I worked with BigHugeLabs to create a magazine cover. Although the site was a little tempermental, I ended up with a great magazine cover. I could alter the fonts, chose and picture I wanted, share my cover with the entire web, and continue to edit the page until I really liked it. You can also make movie posters, motivational posters, and much more through this site.

I think Web 2.0 tools and sites are great. This site was free for…

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Creating the character poster was an interesting experience. I liked making the poster because I wsa unfamiliar with Excel and this helped me use it in a way I had not experienced before. Also having children in your classroom make a character poster can make things more interesting and personal for your classroom.

Kidspiration (preview by clicking here!) is a tool tha can be used to make brain webs on a computer. It is great for children who cannot read because Kidspiration can have sound and verbally tell a child what a picture or word is supposed to mean. After playing with Kidspiration, I realized how beneficial it could be to lower end elementary school kids as well as upper elementary students. A teacher of lower elementary children could use…

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Facebook is an interesting source of communication. Some of the words and phrases our generation has incorporated into our language associated with Facebook are "facebook stalking" or "creeping", "facebook official" in regards to relationships and "facebooked" to imply one has been contacted through the site. Continue

I took the MI Inventory and received interesting results. My ID number was 709986. You can view my results by entering my ID number here. It was interesting to have this kind of self evaluation. After taking the test, I realized I am lacking in the area of "Mathematics" which was surprising. I did very well in school every year, and enjoyed math. It seemed a lot of… Continue

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buy newb mugs, tshirts and magnetsA term used to describe a inexperienced gamer/person/etc. Unlike a noob, a newb is someone who actually wants to get better.

Leet Player: Why is he just looking at the wall?

Other Player: I think hes a newb.



I found this definition on urbandictionary.com and can definitely relate. I know little about technology, but I am exctied… Continue