Tech Coordinators Column

Technology Integration and the Beacon School Portal
By Chris Lehmann
Sometimes a school web site isn't just about school events but also plays an important role for the members of the community.

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Ideas and Opinions

Integrating Technology in Tunisian Schools
By Gamra Zenaidi
In Tunisian schools, there is more use of technology as a means of improving the quality of teaching and learning English Language skills.

How To

How To: Using Microsoft Word Like a Pro, Part 2
By Daniel Lake
With this tutorial you can learn how to insert recorded sounds to support text in Word using the Insert/Object/Wave Sound Feature.

From the Classroom

Ten Tips and Tricks for the Online Student
By Mark A. Evans
People who are taking classes online will apply these tips, and those who teach online will suggest that their students read them.

Cyberlab: An Ally for Teaching Scientific Collaboration
By Mike Calhoun
Web based activities can teach the importance of scientific reproducibility, peer review and the acceptance of different opinions - to middle school students.

Implementing the Standards into Projects
By Rosemary Shaw
When creating an online project, begin by realizing that implementing National and State standards into your project is not only easy, it's the best way to teach.

Videoconferencing at its Best
By Scott Merrick
This just one instance of where videoconferencing allowed distance learning to work its magic. Nashville Opera brought "How to Write an Opera" to Students.

Studies in Edtech

Reducing Test Anxiety To Increase Testing Performance
By Karla Ludemann
In this research project a teacher who uses computers for testing and thinks that it increases student self-confidence tests strategies to increase students' performance.