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VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 December 1, 2015

The Wonderful World of Weebly

there is a new and exciting form of technology that allows you to
create your own website. this website wonderland is called weebly.com. The
website is free so there is no monthly fee unless you want to upgrade , but everything you need can be done on the free website. There are no ads , and it is
very easy to manage. Some other features include the ability to have more
than one website. In fact you can have up to ten separate websites up attached
to a single email account. So if you have multiple email addresses, as most of
us do, you can have ten websites per email.
The free version gives you limitless photo, slide show and link capability and with the recent upgrade embedded files can be added as well. With a
PayPal account you can even sell things on your free account. you can index
your site with Google, and Bing search engines. This means that your site can
be found by friends, family and potential customers.
There are a few weak points to this site however. Those being in the
areas of domain names and online stores. To keep your site free, you must
have Weebly in the address. For example, www.mynewbusiness.weebly.com.
Other than that this is the perfect vehicle for all your website creation needs!
Information obtained from

This technology is a tribute to our youth of today.

Quizlet.com was developed by a high school sophomore in
California. He got the idea in 2005, but it did not come to
fruition until 2007. it is a study tool that allows users to create methods to
fit their own personal needs. These tools can be designed in many ways.
One mode of study is the flash card mode. It works the same way as paper
flash cards only you click a mouse rather than flip a card. (continued on page

www.bing.com/images

A learning activity called Gravity is in the form of a game.

The definition of words that the student must learn scroll vertically and the student must type the correct term for the definition before it gets to the bottom of the screen.
There are a number of other modes of learning the student can utilize to meet their unique needs. This is a great site
for students and teachers alike. It can address almost any
learning style, and it allows students to use technology in a
more positive way.

YouTube, Not Just for Entertainment

What do you think of when you hear the word
YouTube? Im sure educational is not the first thing
to come to mind. But educational is just what
YouTube has become. Although it still contains its
fair share of mindless fluff and videos of cute funny
animals, it is now being used to spark the imaginations and intellect of students.
Here are 10 ways to utilize one of the most
popular websites on the Internet. (1) To trigger interesting and unique discussions about historical and
or current events. (2)to inspire reflection (3) take
advantage of free instructional videos (4) view artists and authors performing their own works (5) provide context to a topic through clips and primary
sources such as the Kennedy assignation (6) use of
videos that have been specifically created for the
purpose of professional education. This site is called
YouTubeEdu. (continued on page 3)

YouTube (continued from page 2)

(7)teachers can create playlists for future reference
and sharing with colleagues (8) it can be used as a
tool for visual learners (9) provides an opportunity
for high achieving students to go beyond what is
taught in class (10) construct a research project assignment that requires students to create an original video to play in class.
There are so many other wonderful things that
can be done with YouTube. Its up to you to decide
how. Be careful however, it can be easily misused if
not censored carefully. (ten ways adapted from Top 20 ways to use
YouTube in the Classroom Nov. 6, 2014 Educational App Store)

What is Educational Technology?

What is Educational Technology? Well that is a good
question. Just the phrase alone may cause the mature population of our society to cringe and run for cover. Technology in
general is scary to those who have not grown up with its use.
However, seeing that technology is intrinsically woven into every aspect of our daily lives, it seems only prudent that it be embraced, understood, and utilized. This goes especially for educators.
In an article written by M.D. Roblyer and A.H. Doering
there is no acceptable definition of educational technology.
Technology historian, Paul Saettler, marks the earliest reference to educational technology to have come from radio instruction pioneer W.W. Charters in 1948, and instructional technology was first used in 1963 by James Finn, an audiovisual expert.
Nowadays, we think of educational technology as electronic equipment. It has been concluded that a broader defini-

EDMODO
Another new technological advancement in the classroom is a program called Edmodo. It takes the place of the Portal , Blackboard or other forms of teacher-student communication that has been previously
used. It provides the same features as these other programs, but with the
feel of Facebook.
In an article written by Kelly Walsh, ( 10 Reasons Why Edmodo)
there are at least ten reasons why Edmodo is an excellent learning platform. She sites the fact that it is free, it is compatible with many different devices, there are no ads, so it is safe for children to use, it is easy to
learn how to use, teachers can use it to incorporate many programs into
their curriculum, provides for active learning, it can be used well in the
flipped teaching platform, parents can get involved, it employs real-time
analytics, and it has a lot of features that dont require a lot of learning
on the part of the user. For more information on this software, google
search why I live Edmodo and see what teachers have to say about it.
The information contained in this article was obtained from the
following website:(http://www.emergingedtech.com/2013/12/10-reasons
-why-edmodo-is-a-excellent-and-hugely-popular-digital-learning-

Prezi Me This
Is PowerPoint a thing of the past? It could very well be since the
inception of Prezi. Prezi is a form of presentation software that is cloud
-based. It uses what is called ZUI (zooming user interface). This allows
the user to zoom in on the information and give movement to slides that
is equal to the animation of Powerpoint. According to Wikipedia The
word prezi is the Hungarian short form of presentation. This is a
very diverse form of software that employs many different features.
As mentioned earlier there is the ZUI which can be used to navigate between videos, images, texts, etc. within a single presentation. (Wikipedia.com) Other features of Prezi include; Prezi Desktopallows users to work off-line. Prezi Collaborate-allows users to collaborate with each other from separate locations. Prezi Viewer for iPadallows users to use their touch screen tablet to create and present
through Prezi.
Prezi can be used in many different ways and is especially helpful
in the classroom to keep the information being presented to students
fresh and interactive. Within the context of the classroom however,
Web2Access considers Prezi to be an inaccessible service because it is
not ADA/508 compliant and advises educators to make a PowerPoint version of the presentation available for the students on line. (https//
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/prezi)

Mpesa
There is a trend in Africa that involves the cell phone. It
is called Mpesa. The way it wors is similar to our Westeren Union bill
pay or our online bill pay. Users pay bills, transfer money, and buy
goods from their phone.
Because the currency in Africa is so very large and cumbersome, it is very difficult to carry around in your pocket, so governmental officials developed this program to make monetary transactions easier and safer for the citizens of the country. Mpesa lets users put money into their account and use it any way they wish just by
making a few clicks on their phone. It is very helpful for those living
in urban areas to send money to their family in their home village.
The steps they take are to register to join Mpesa, load some money,
send money, and pay bills.
The service is operated by IBM Global and has markets that
include Kenya, Tanzania and Afghanistan. The site was initially created to allow people to re-pay micro loans, but has bloomed from
there. One slogan for this program is Now you can fly with Mpesa
Article adapted from OurMobileWorld.org