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Publication Date: 2009-Nov
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S'Cool Tools: 5 Great Tools to Perk Up Your Classroom and Engage Your Students
Yoder, Maureen Brown
Learning & Leading with Technology, v37 n3 p12-15 Nov 2009
For a kindergarten teacher trying to find a new way to help his/her students learn about shapes and patterns or a high school science teacher hoping to bring ecology alive, there is a tool that could be just right for them. This article presents five learning tools that have the potential to transform lessons: (1) Lego Education's WeDo Robotics Construction Set; (2) Smart Table; (3) AVer Pen; (4) New Multiuser Virtual Environments (MUVEs); and (5) Google apps Education Community.
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Young Children, Toys, Instructional Materials, Bulletin Boards, Visual Aids, Educational Equipment, Educational Technology, Handheld Devices, Educational Games, Robotics, Computer Software, Educational Innovation
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