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//**e-Mints**// //Summary:// eMints are instructional education programs to help teach educators how to successfully incorporate technology in the classroom to better the education of their students. They are taught through a variety of resources while enhancing the knowledge of students. Students learn through curiosity, understanding relationships, and developing life long knowledge.

Resources: [|�7�] http://www.emints.org/about/index.shtml////

It is web authorizing system for Linux desktop, Microsoft Windows, and Macintosh users that is used to make a website. This program allows anyone to make a website without having technical experience. It is free with open source solutions and is community supportive. Resources: [|] Screenshot of NVU program [|�9�]http://nvudev.com/screenshots.php
 * NVU.com **


 * Dreamweaver**

Summary: Dreamweaver is a software program that enables you to creates sites that contain graphics and multimedia elements. It helps you design, develop, and maintain websites and web applications. Resources: http://www.tripod.lycos.co.uk/support/glossary/d - provides the definition of dreamweaver, explaining what it is. http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver - the software that helps you build the website and web applications. [|http://www.dreamweaver-templates.org] - provides templates to start you off on your web design.

//**FTP**// Short for File Transfer Protocol, the protocol for exchanging files over the Internet. FTP works in the same way as HTTP for transferring Web pages from a server to a user's browser and SMTP for transferring electronic mail across the Internet in that, like these technologies, FTP uses the Internet's TCP/IP protocols to enable data transfer.
 * FTP** or **File** **Transfer** **Protocol** is used to transfer data from one computer to another over the Internet, or through a network.

//Resources:// [|//http://www.ipswitch.com///////] http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2007/10/19/how-to-setup-ftp-server-on-windows/ Help you with how to set up FTP

 The project based learning method is a comprehensive approach to instruction. Your students participate in projects and practice an interdisciplinary array of skills from math, language arts, fine arts, geography, science, and technology.
 * //Project-based learning//**

[|] Resources: [|] http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/more.shtml

//http://www.edutopia.org/projectbasedlearning////

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0// Web 2.0 is a idealistic update of the current World Wide Web. The main difference between the current World Wide Web and Web 2.0 lies within Web 2.0's ability to provide a social component to the web where users can generate and distribute content. This changes the classical outlook of the internet where information is simply retrieved. The new application of internet-resources allows users to share information using social communication.
 * Web 2.0**//

Examples of Web 2.0: WebBlogs, Social Bookmarking, Wikis, Podcasts, RSS feeds, social software, Web Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and online web services such as e-bay and g-mail.

Resources:

http://www.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html - What is Web 2.0? http://web2.0validator.com/ - Enter a URL to find out if the site is really Web 2.0 http://www.web2summit.com/ - An interactive conference held on October 17-19, 2007 that discussed the pros and cons of Web 2.0. http://web2.socialcomputingmagazine.com/creating_web_20_applications_seven_ways_to_fully_embrace_the.htm - Seven Ways to Fully Embrace the Web 2.0 Network.

Its a social bookmarking web service. You can store, share and discover web bookmarks. Everything posted to del.icio.us is publicly viewable, however some users can make their bookmarks private. People may use linkrolls, tagrolls and network badges to display their link and information. //http://del.icio.us///
 * Del.icio.us** -

A vodcast is a list of videos that are on demand. Vodcasts can be viewed on desktops, ipods, cell phones, and tvs A podcast is a digital audio media file presented online, such as ipods and itunes. http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/ http://oneminutehowto.com/ http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcasts.html A podcast or vodcast is typically a free audio, video, or audio/video experience that provides the user with information on a certain topic.
 * Podcasting/Vodcasting**// (include a site with how-to instructions)

//**Cell phones in the classroom**// http://teachingtechnology.suite101.com/article.cfm/fair_cell_phone_use_in_schools http://www.techlearning.com/blog/2006/06/cell_phones_in_the_classroom_a.php MP3 Player using Podcast, diary which a teacher can send out assignment deadlines to all the students, calculator, camera can be used to take pictures of notes, text messaging can be sent to parents or students (student is absent, reminder of tests, or project due dates). http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=152 This has links to a presentation about how cell phones can be used in the classroom, first as a data collection tool and also how projects can be developed for using cell phones.

- Digital storytelling is the use of integrated digital technologies to develop and share personal stories and community histories. These multimedia narratives generally consist of text, voices and images that allow the individual to create candid and/or artistic accounts of their lives, experiences and perspectives on an arrays of topics. ( [|�12�]http://www.massimpact.org/projects/digital_storytelling/index.shtml ) - Example site: [|�15�]http://www.storycenter.org/stories/index.php?cat=3
 * //Digital storytelling//**

http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/ [|] www.umass.edu/wmwpDigitalStorytelling/Digital%20Storytelling%20Main%20Ph.htm - geared toward teachers and includes rubrics for digital story telling lessons. [|] [|] [|www.teachingteachers.com/index.htm] - step by step explaing how to create a digital story telling lesson

Digital Story Telling is the idea of combining telling stories with uses of multimedia tools, including graphics, audio, video animation, and web publishing. Teachers use it to introduce new inoformation to students, breakdown large amounts of information and gain experience teaching lessons through these. Teacher Goals include using a diverse approach to teach lessons, grabing students' attention, and usuing students talents to the best of their ability to learn. For the student, the goals are to be able to communicate at more a comfortable level with other students, and understand information from a more digital apporach. Digital stories are non-fiction and usually tell about peoples lives.

[[[]http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling///|http://www.umass.edu/wmwpDigitalStorytelling/Digital%20Storytelling%20Main%20Ph.htm|]]http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling///]]

Classrooms for the Future is trying to get all schools to teach students at a deeper cognative development. It is designed to have laptops in all high schools to provide better learning in math, science, English, and social studies because as of now, an average of 8 students have to share an internet-equipped computer in a Pennsylvania classroom. As of right now, Pennsylvania is ranked 37th in the nation for the number of teachers who use the internet to help teacher their lessons. Our students will not be able to learn efficently if we use the same teaching techniques that teachers used 50 years ago. The main idea is for all high schools to use technology in lessons in order to better their student's education. This program will provide new ways for all schools to teach English, math, social studies and science by using technology. Do not worry, teacher will be kept up to date on all their training on how to use the new types of technologies that will be coming into their classrooms. This program will help students to get ready for college and get ready for the high-tech global world. http://www.edportal.ed.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=475&&level=1&css=L1&mode=2&in_hi_userid=2&cached=true
 * Classrooms for the Future - PA**//