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5 Tools for the Teacher's Technology Toolkit
An example of a Tech Toolkit Thanks to my colleague, Mr. Steven Anderson, here’s a great Technology Toolkit for teachers (his is in a blog–the one to the side is a workbook sold on Amazon … more →
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5 Tools for the Teacher's Technology Toolkit
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worddreams wrote 1 month ago: An example of a Tech Toolkit Thanks to my colleague, Mr. Steven Anderson, here’s a great Techn … more →
Why Some Kids Always Seem to Know the Answers
worddreams wrote 5 months ago: It’s a simple mix of confidence and knowledge. You know that quote–10% knowledge, 90% sw … more →
Top Ten Tech Vocabulary Words
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worddreams wrote 5 months ago: Remember–this is for kids. These are words they should understand to get the most out of compu … more →
Time to Start Keyboard Practice
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worddreams wrote 6 months ago: Practice--three times a week You want to practice 10-15 minutes two to three times a week. Even for … more →
Using the Internet--K-2
worddreams wrote 6 months ago: Internet lessons should start early for children. Surfing becomes more and more critical to their le … more →
Using an Internet Start Page
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worddreams wrote 6 months ago: Include everything oft-visited to make internetting simpler for your child (and safer) This is a gre … more →
Techie Humor
worddreams wrote 6 months ago: I think humor’s important, especially for communicating difficult, even intimidating topics. L … more →
Shake Hands with a Computer
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worddreams wrote 6 months ago: Before we go any further, make sure your child understands the different parts of the computer. If t … more →
Introduction to KidPix
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worddreams wrote 6 months ago: Final drawing of the lesson This is the first lesson for any child using KidPix. I start them in Kin … more →
Video Technology Basics
Bill Gascoyne wrote 6 months ago: I have posted on my personal website a one hour long video version of the “Technology Basics … more →
ACM Bangalore TechTalk - Wireless Cellular Security
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arvindpadmanabhan wrote 7 months ago: ACM Bangalore Chapter was started in 2006 and today it is said to be the most active chapters in Ind … more →
Technology Basics: Computer Logic
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Bill Gascoyne wrote 11 months ago: Computers operate by Boolean logic, invented by the 19th century English mathematician George Boole. … more →
Technology Basics: Transistors
Bill Gascoyne wrote 11 months ago: A transistor is often described as a switch, but this is only partially true. It’s more like a … more →
Technology Basics: Silicon
Bill Gascoyne wrote 1 year ago: Silicon is an element, like oxygen or gold. It is the second most abundant element in the Earth … more →
Technology Basics: Analog vs. Digital
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Bill Gascoyne wrote 1 year ago: We’ve all heard the cliche that the world of electronic things is “going digital,” … more →
Technology Basics: Electricity
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Bill Gascoyne wrote 1 year ago: This is the first in a series of posts covering technology basics. We’re all familiar with ele … more →
Linux as an Enterprise Real-Time Operating System
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arvindpadmanabhan wrote 1 year ago: This morning I attended a two-hour presentation by Ankita Garg of IBM, Bangalore. The event was orga … more →
An Overview of OFDM
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arvindpadmanabhan wrote 1 year ago: OFDM has been the accepted standard for digital TV broadcasting for more than a decade. European DAB … more →
Testing using TTCN-3
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arvindpadmanabhan wrote 1 year ago: I had previously used TTCN-2 and I never really liked it. It appeared as a cumbersome language that … more →
