Alan Zisman

But Web searches typically offer thousands of hits, many of them only vaguely related to what you’re trying to find, often trying to sell somethi...
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My last article in the December issue of CUE news was about building e-portfolios using on-line resources.   It focused largely on teaching students to create e-portfolios for their own learning. In this article I would like to focus on two important aspects of any portfolio, the reflective journal and organized dialogue, to look at how internet resources for writing and social networking can be used to enhance one's own teaching practice.  The underlying sub text here is quit...
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Every once in awhile you stumble across something which changes your life.   This is a story of one such event.  Granted, on the scale of things it might not rate up there with walking on the moon or meeting your first love, none the less, it has altered my life. 

I was introduced to Pandora.com by James McConville my TLITE mentor as part of a summer workshop.  I’m quite certain he thought it was just one more interesting piece of information he was passing along.&...
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Several of us at Riverside have been reading  “ Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and other Powerful Tools for Classrooms” by Will Richardson.  It is a great book on using these kinds of applications in the classroom.  A few of us have tried them in different ways.

-          Making a wiki with wrong information and having students correct it.

-          Having students start a wiki on a topic...
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One of the aspects about teaching science that I really enjoy is that there are so many hands-on labs and activities that I can do with my classes.  However, there are some concepts, especially abstract ones, in which I find it difficult to either find an appropriate lab or activity to illustrate the concept or, due to lack of equipment, I am just not able to do some of the activities.  As a result of this, I began to search for other alternatives and have found web simulations to be a...
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It's that time again – Spring Cleaning.  A time where we go through our homes and clean it from top to bottom.  Do you do the same thing to your computer as well?  Not sure how to clean your computer?  This article will give you some tips and tricks on how to clean your computer.  Here are some tools you'll need to clean your computer:

• Any small duster (small feather duster, Swiffer Duster (TM), etc.)
  
• Soft lint-free cloths
  
• Glass cleaner (for CRT monitors)
  
• Some ...
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The spring season means longer days, warmer weather, flowers, and of course spring break.  For others, spring means spring cleaning which entails cleaning out the closet, dusting every nook and cranny, tidying the garage or mowing the lawn.  But spring cleaning should not stop there.  Regular cleaning of your computer is equally important.  Darren Yung in his article Spring Clean Your Computer, outlined ways you can clean the physical dust and dirt from your computer.  T...
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This month I want to share some  of the links I’ve accumulated.  They are a combination of professional education readings, interesting technological developments and personal media.

Citizendium is a bold new project from the creators of Wikipedia.  In responding to the user and contributor complaints about Wikipedia’s accuracy and vandalism, this is a new effort.  Citizendium will borrow some strategies from the professional publishers in that it will have content...
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Kevin Amboe

Working in the Surrey School District, I can walk into classrooms in any of our 100 elementary schools and witness very different experiences related to technology.  Obviously all school districts want the best educational experiences for students.
The Surrey School District Mission is to provide safe and caring environments in which all learners can achieve academic excellence, personal growth and responsible citizenship.  We are working on several projects to ...
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