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I recently discovered a wonderful social networking ning site. This site has forums, lesson plan ideas, and many other resources for teachers who have a digital board. The best thing about this ning is that teachers can join groups that pertain to their grade level or content area. There are groups for pre-k-second grade, middle school, and even a music group. I just recently joined this

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After taking a technology masters class called, “Blogs, Wikis, and other Web 2.0 tools, I really want to incorporate what I’ve learned this summer into my classroom. I know it will take a lot of time and effort, but I feel it really can help children learn in a manner that will definitely affect them in the future. Technology is growing so rapidly, that I need to make sure my students (even

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I am currently in the process of working towards my master’s degree in ESL. I love my job and feel the need to continue on further with my professional development and strive for this achievement. I love challenging myself to complete these classes, but it is definitely a long term goal. I still have 4 classes left to take and I also need to write a capstone. Yikes!See more progress on: get

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I am posting a link to an article that was written by a former professor of mine. It is excellent in how it describes the usefulness and strategies behind using a digital whiteboard in the classroom.http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/RT/2-04_column/index.html

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I am beginning to formulate ideas for my capstone project as part of the requirements to receive my master's degree in ESL. I am thinking about doing my thesis on the subject of incorporating technology along with teaching vocabulary to ELL students. Because I will be using a SMARTboard this fall, I thought it made sense to do research using this technology tool. Throughout the course of the next

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I have slowly begun to learn how to use a SMARTboard in my K-3 ELL classroom. I started this journey by taking a basic 7 hour course in which we had a chance to actually practice some of the skills we were taught. It was a blast! But I am wondering...where do I go from here? I have done many searches on the web to find lesson plans, etc... Right now, it just feels like an overwhelming experience.

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