Techlearning

Looking into Holidays Past

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The Library of Congress brings you a house for each season and holiday to celebrate. Click to enter through a window that leads to the past through primary sources such as documents, audio clips, movies and images.courtesy of netTrekker

The height of Paris

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Explore this full featured site to learn all about the Eiffel Tower and its history. Learn about construction facts, the architect, and its reputation as Europe's most visited monument. Can't go to Paris to see the real thing? Take the

Resolutions for 2010 (by Jen Wagner)

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:30:00 GMT

With 2010 quickly approaching….thoughts of New Year Resolutions begin to formulate in our minds. Even if you are NOT a resolution maker (or breaker), a new year does offer new opportunities, possible new directions, and changes. So – here is

Leader Of The Year 2009

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:20:00 GMT

While you might expect school buses filled with pupils on daily two-hour round-trip commutes to resemble a scene from Lord of the Flies, Superintendent Patricia D. Miller’s students are too tuned in to their Zunes to get up to much mischief. After scoring an initial donation of 45 of the Wi-Fi– enabled handheld MP3, audio, and video players, Fort

Portraits of Learning 2009

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:00:00 GMT

One sure way to remind yourself about the mind blowing advances and advantages technology provides this generation of students today is to look over the next few pages. Never before have young people been able to observe the world and

Awards Of Excellence 2009

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:55:00 GMT

Now that the use of technology in schools is no longer a novelty but a reality, it is harder to make and market a successful piece of edtech. Whether it is a classroom device or districtlevel front office assessment software,

Tracking the Earth's orbit

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Today is the first day of winter. By following the activities in this site, students can understand how the Earth's motion affects the changes in seasons. Included are recording daily temperatures, observing the sun's path over several weeks, tracking sunrise

Introduction to Adobe Fireworks

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Rapidly prototype and design for the Web, and create and optimize images quickly and accurately with the enhanced toolset featured in Adobe® Fireworks® CS4. Watch below or on YouTube. Quickflicks courtesy of Atomic Learning

Make a giant gyroscope

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT

This activity (aka 'snack') provides instructions for making a bicycle wheel into a giant gyroscope.

A look at a 15th century Flemish masterpiece

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMT

A full featured exploration of a sumptuous portrait of the Virgin and Child by Van Eyck, with insightful descriptions, analysis, and interpretative commentary. From the Web site of the Louvre. courtesy of netTrekker