Haugen’s Tech Tips Blog

I keep coming across one of my favorite children’s authors & illustrators Peter Reynolds again and again. I first found him at the TRLD conference in San Francisco, in 2000. He was there to promote his software, but I convinced him (it wasn’t hard) to sign a copy of The North Star for my newborn nephew Joe. Not only did he sign it to Joe, he added a little illustration. His software was good, too!
If you don’t know Fable Vision, or Peter’s books (especially The North Star and Ish), or The Blue Bunny Book Store, you’ve got to check them out! Peter combines a whimsical warmth, a storyteller’s vision, and a solid constructivist approach to learning that makes me want to pull the roof off every school so we can all find our own stars.

ArtThink is the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s curriculum site, which provides theme-based activities in visual arts, language arts, history and social studies.

ArtThink includes a glossary, online lessons, special features, tools and games.
http://sfmoma.org/artthink/default.asp

4Teachers.org…

works to help you integrate technology into your
classroom by offering online tools and resources. Locate and create ready-to-use web lessons, quizzes, rubrics
and classroom calendars, and tools for student use.

				QuizStar
				RubiStar
				Arcademic Skill Builders
				PersuadeStar
				Classroom Architect
				Equity
				TrackStar
				Assign-A-Day
				Casa Notes
				PBL Checklists
				Teacher Tacklebox
				Web Poster Wizard
				NoteStar
				Think Tank

By Chris O’Neal

The International Society for Technology in Education has unveiled the report “National Educational Technology Standards for Students: The Next Generation,” which covers six key areas: creativity and innovation; communication and collaboration; research and information fluency; critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making; digital citizenship; and technology operations and concepts.

Download a pdf of the new standards — NETS for short — from ISTE

Resources for enhancing access to the general education curriculum for students with disabilities.

Language Art • Math • Science • Teaching & Learning • Universal Design

http://www.k8accesscenter.org/index.php