Technology

Tools for Teachers MarcoPolo //**Marco Polo, or thinkfinity, is a very useful site that I had just recently found out about through class. The site offers thousands of educational tools, resources and lesson plans for teachers. The site contains an integrated search engine that can be used to specify exactly what you are looking for. **//

[|Google Earth]

//**Google earth is a commonplace site, but is very beneficial to teachers in the classroom. The site provides free satellite views of virtually anywhere, which proves to be a good teaching tool to help teach geography and history. Along with the basic, free site there is an advanced expansion known as Google Earth Pro. Google Earth Pro provides a more in-depth look at the world that could help teachers present information even more accurately. The only downfall to Google Earth Pro is the $400 price tag. **//

Diigo Highlighting/Bookmarking

//**I see diigo as a program that should be used more often with kids of all ages. Diigo provides a free online text-highlighting service that is as useful to students while reading online articles, as it is to them having a BiC highlighter for their textbooks. Diigo can mark and save important clips of articles, and lets the user write memos on the article for future use, as well.**//  My personal view on Technology in Education, and how it has evolved. media type="custom" key="4895577"