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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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