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issue monthly journal of information technology things of interest · relive the old and visit lloyd rosow s website to view mr wizard and the many wondrous sciences he has bestowed upon us 01 june 2011 techtimes this issue udl and the modification of the american educational system p.1 proprof and the ease of creating assessments the school budget debate p.2 p.3 .· new to differentiation go to barbara seppala s website and learn professional development enhance your knowledge of how to advance both successful and struggling students by taking udl and differentiated courses at touro college all the up to date information about what it is and why it is important to our educational community · take a tour of the scientific method and how it is applied in real life go to joseph dilallo s webpage and begin the journey · keep pace with the current common core and science standards at https sites.google.com/site/tourolplotsker/home have a child with special needs are you unsure how public schooling will benefit them click on shanna ziman s webpage and discover how technology can aid them through success solutions for a new educational system traditional schools are failing america for a lack of adaption to modern times low test scores and obsolete strategies need to be modified in order for schools to prosper technology serves as the key to help save our schools even though fear of change has always trends new software p.4 experiences with the assimilation of technology in education with professor stein class 606 commenced on june 6th of this year and entering were both current and future teachers of new york though different in many ways all shared one thing in common they lacked the technological skills to perceive the impact this could have on the learning capability of students as the first lesson commenced the faces of those who just previously walked in so confidently turned sully as the expectations of a topic they knew nothing about grew larger and more menacing professor stein shared his knowledge at a watery pace equal to that of a pipe main blowing out the corner street of 32 and broadway though immense in quantity the usefulness of the knowledge being put forth started to reside in our now receptive ears the work-loads seemed to increase with no end in sight and the competition within the class began to grow some competed to be the best while others competed merely not be the worst the days and nights blended nd together to form a single endless class and though my keyboard and i spent many long nights together i started to grow loathsome toward it all that went through my mind was how was i going to finish learning something new is never easy it s human nature to resist such things i m not going to sit here and tell you this was easy because simply put it was quite arduous but the benefits are overwhelming i have learned more useful skills in this course than in my whole graduate experience would i like the work-load to have been spaced out more well the answer is yes but the amount of control i gained in shaping and molding the learning abilities of my students is truly gratifying my advice to you who are reading this is enroll stay the course and you will emerge a more able teacher and be given the tools to ascend to a leadership role within your school you will be given the tools but it is up to you to use them tech times issue 01 june 2011 been the greatest obstacle in modifying the public school system efficient use of technology will reduce technology education consultant teacher workload in the long term and allow students to experience a differentiated environment technology c ons ulting

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