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Integrating Technology into the Classrooom Maureen Devlin, Happy Hollow School, Wayland, Grade 4

Lots of suggestions for using technology in classrooms.

Loved this video: used to motivate kids--lots of examples of YOU TUBE videos she creates and uses with students or downloads to show kids.

Recommended "letting kids play" with a new technology so they can learn it.

Uses Ning to set up "classroom conversation"

Has kids work together on google docs

Google hangouts--like Skype

uses teacherweb.com to maintain classroom website

Big on Twitter to access a professional learning community; edcamp in boston April 2012

uses blog to have kids practice writing traits for writers' workshop--kids can see what others are writing and helps them catch on and do their best work. Also can go back and review if they get away from incorporating trait in their writing