I keep hearing the complaint from teachers that they do not have time to utilize technology in the daily classroom rutine. I have found that unless they have a reason and practical application for using the technology, it will not happen. From time to time I observe in classrooms across the district and what I see is technology just sitting on the shelf not being used. Training is important and must take place before you can expect the teacher to us it but it appears that application is the key. The key is to start simple. Use what is free and easily accessible to the teacher. Google Earth, Power Point Templates, and assorted web sites for web quests are already available for use "right out of the box". Once they find an application that works, the question of time to use it goes out the window. Here are some great teacher websites for power point templates:
Brainy Betty
http://www.brainybetty.com/K_to_12_powerpoint_templates.htm
Pete's Power Point Station
http://www.pppst.com/
PowerPoint Templates
http://www.free-power-point-templates.com/teachers-powerpoint/
Google Earth provides a resource for teachers and students to explore the world. Here are a few links that will get you started:
http://sitescontent.google.com/google-earth-for-educators/
http://www.geographypages.co.uk/googleearth.htm
And finally, the site I feel you will get more good information is Thinkfinity
http://www.thinkfinity.org/
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