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Exploring Dragon Naturally Speaking and Classroom Technology

Schedule your tweets to help avoid tweeting mistakes and saying dumb tweets

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I know a few teachers who use twitter. Some teachers use twitter to connect professionally with other technologically minded teachers. Other teachers use twitter as a way to update their class websites. They tweet from their phone and they set up their class website so it’s essentially a live feed of their twitter account. We […]

How to e-mail MarkBook student reports to improve parent-teacher communication

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One of the hardest things to do well as a teacher is to keep parents/guardians regularly informed about how their child is doing. Many families have a computer at home, and many parents/guardians use e-mail on a regular basis.This means that the tech savvy teacher can use classroom technology to send home electronic updates and […]

7 Reasons to use MarkBook software to keep track of your student marks

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UPDATED June 13, 2019: I am currently in the process of updating this post. I used MarkBook software for over 6+ years. An old friend from teacher’s college recently found my class website on Google. I wrote about sending home progress reports to parents and she was looking for other ways to keep parents of […]

What is Dragon NaturallySpeaking Home?

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What is Dragon NaturallySpeaking Home Post Last Updated: Dec 26, 2019 A lot has changed about Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking Home voice software since this post was originally written in April 2012. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Home is the entry-level voice-recognition software by Nuance. It has always been the most affordable tier of the Dragon consumer product lineup […]

Adobe Canada Promotion Code: Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 and Adobe Premiere Elements 10 Cheaper Than Student and Teacher Edition

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Sometimes, there are some great deals on the internet. And usually, the deals don’t last very long. If you’re thinking about buying Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 (or Adobe Premiere Elements 10), now is a good time. Adobe Photoshop and media literacy education go hand-in-hand. The classic Dove commercial, Evolution, really showcases the power of photo […]