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 - include teacher's notes and lesson plans - use links to improve flow - attach supporting files (use the attachment tab in Notebook) - use a consistent layout - Touch an object from above or below, rather than from the front which casts a larger shadow - create lessons for hands-on learners - Use the Internet to encourage inquiry - cater to multiple learning styles - record processes - seek lessons activities on the Internet - collaborate and share resources  Build interactive lesson activities by: 1- having kids up at the board using it and interacting constantly 2- using lots of pictures, videos, and sounds in your lessons (MI: multiple intelligences, teaching to different kinds of learners) 3- Using the Internet for more than just search tools / finding information (taking adventures out from the classroom) 4- Doing administrative tasks: doing counts, organization, lunch - having students drag their names on the screen to self-organize or select groups 5- Identifying similarities and differences, (Marzano strategy) found that one of the strategies that gives you the most "bang for your buck" in the classroom. Using [|Flickr CC images search]  for "then and now" yields lots of juxtaposed images from "the old days" and modern day. 6- Using the recorder in creative ways: great for repetition, naturally capture the thinking and problem solving process, super for math problem solving, putting videos into a web tool like VoiceThread 7- Using the board for a class opener activity
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