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Technology  Tools and Sites for Students ** 1) [|Wolfram Alpha] : This site is very good to help students solve any math problem. If they are learning new content in school and have homework on it but did not completely understand what was taught they could put their problem in and the website shows you step by step how to solve it. While the teacher is teaching in the class if she needs help even explaining or showing the students how to solve the problem she can result to this site. **** 2)[| Babbel] : This site is used to help learn languages. Especially when learning a new language it is very difficult because you do not know all the rules. This site makes it easier to learn grammar, vocabulary, and even pronunciation. While teaching in the classroom the students can use this as practicing and actually hearing how it should sound. **** 3) [|Periodic Table] : This site is purely just a Periodic Table for students who are learning Chemistry. It can also be used to learn the basics of atoms which is mostly taught in 5th grade. This site gives the whole table and when you click on an element it gives all the information necessary about it. Students could use this whenever they need it in the classroom to learn facts on the periodic table. **** 4) [|Math] : This help students learn math online. It not only helps solve problems but it also gives assessments so they students can see if they are actually learning that they are taught. It not only teaches the students the basics of math but also a great understanding of it. This also could help solve problems in the classroom to make an easy understanding. **** 5) [|Reading Strategies] : This site is to help improve the students in elementary schools learning strategies. Some provide strategies while others give lessons and activities to help the students learn. From this site there are more tools to help the students further their learning as well. During school hours, students can use this site to read and learn during a lesson. **** 6) [|Spelling] : This site is used for elementary students to improve their spelling. It gives them new activities to help them learn how to spell but also retain it once they learn the words. It provides many different games and activities to give the students a wide variety. During spelling lessons this could switch up the activities and make it more interesting. **** 7) [|Homework Help] : This site allows students to go and get homework help whenever they get stuck on problems. It is very easy to use and gives many hints and helps. If students have extra time in the classroom they could use this site if they have questions of need help. **** 8) [|Educational Games] : This site gives every subjects with a long list of games and activities that the students can play and complete while having a good time and learning at the same time. During free time in class or rainy days during recess the students could play this games so they can have a break from work but learn at the same time. **** 9) [|How to Study] : It provides many different subjects that teach the students how to study and solve problems whenever they are having problems or need help. It could be used in the classroom so the students can learn then how to study to make it productive. ** ** 10) [|Science Projects] : This site gives students ideas that they could use for different science projects. It does not only need to be used for science projects for a grade. It could always be used for fun and to learn how science works. During schools hours, during their science time they can do small experiments to see what it is like. **

 Tools and Sites for Teachers **1) [|Children's Games] : This site gives the teachers many ideas of different games that she could use with her students inside the classroom. There is a wide variety of different lessons that will keep the students involved and interested. It also can teach the students how to use the computer. Also, within the classroom it could be a review or just to do to give the children a break but still being educational. ** **2) [|Scholasitc] : This site gives activities that teachers can use in the classroom that help students learn vocabulary, letters, sounds, and rhyming worlds. Also, it is available for smartboards and also other ways. This will be used all the times in the classrooms to add to lesson plans and make it interesting. ** **3) [|Interactive Websites] : This site gives all the different subjects that are taught in school. Teachers could pick whichever subject they want. Within each subject there are many different websites depending what they want to learn to keep the kinds interactive and interested while learning. In the classroom this will be used for full lessons to teach the kids. **  **4) [|Interactive Resources] : This specific site gives many different links to all areas of subjects. Within each they give variety of grades and lessons to be taught. It also gives sections available for smartboards lessons to use. It can bring technology as well as much learning into the classroom. ** **5) [|Lesson Plans] : This site gives teachers a wide variety of lesson plans for all different areas. It gives all the different grades and different lessons to keep the students entertained. Especially since this whole site is about lesson plans, this gives a wide variety for the classrooms. **

 Articles on Technology into Learning eSchool News ** 1) [|Applications Can Help!] : The author of this article is Dennis Carter. This piece was written to describe and show how much students and kids use applications on their phones and ipods. Now they are saying it is possible to study for exams while going on their applications. This application is called Watermelon Express which is for smart phones and computers that helps students prepare for their big exams such as GMAT, GRE, LSAT, and SAt. There are games and competitions with peers that shows what each individual student needs to improve on. ** ** 2) [|Bringing Phones into Schools] : The author of this article is Laura. This article is to show that some schools have believed that cell phones in schools were just a distraction and students were using them only to communicate with other people and even cheat on their tests. So now the teachers are using it to their advantage so they are bringing these devices into the classroom lessons and other projects.** eCampus News
 *  1) [|Cheating] : This article is written by Dennis Carter as well. He takes a different approach by looking how technology is not always very good when there could be cheating going on. It bring it to the teachers attention that he or she will have to be careful to make sure that the technology is being used positively. Although this article focuses on social medias helping college students cheat and plagiarism it can happen all the time. **
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">2) [|Online Classes for the Blind] : This article by the whole news staff is telling everyone that with the advancements being made, there will soon be online law classes available for blind people. These will be good to apply for and have in the year 2012. **<span style="color: #00a0ff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Edutopia
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;"> 1) [|Bringing Technology into the Classroom] :This article is by the Edutopia Staff. It focuses on the importance of bringing technology into the classrooms. It states how important it is in everyday lives and it is everywhere but schools are still way far behind in bringing it into the classrooms. It says how they are just beginning to use it, but still only doing the basics and how they need to improve it in many more technological ways. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2) [|Laptops] : This article is based on a school and how each student has their own laptop. It is so beneficial because it gives the students many more opportunity. It is also proved that these students do so well in their test scores and have the highest in their state. **