TS:EPISODE9 -- But can a computer dance?

This week, we talked about the idea of should a computer be merely a tool or can it actually teach our students? I got to talk with "Central Florida" about her experience with educational software with her special needs student. I also relate a conversation that I had with someone who works with a popular educational software company.

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Things to share:
*Starbucks to offer free iTunes download of the week cards (again) from TUAW.

*iPhone envy but don't want to pay for the phone nor the data plan?You may take a peek at VirginWireless' Wild Card phone and their reasonable plans so you can text and send pix.

Video of Pearson's newer Math curriculum that I referred to in the show.

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Next Week: EPISODE10 -- How do we know that they know? Moodle and assessment

Time: 04/22/2008 05:05 PM EDT Episode Notes: It's _the_ bottom-line question for a teacher: "How do I know that my student has learned?" Moodle has a wide-variety of ways to assess student learning and we'll take a look at a few of those ways.