Digital Tools

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The following resources are helpful to parents and teachers:

1. Book: Supporting Successful Transition from Primary to Secondary School by Tina Rae (2014)
2. Book: Book: Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv (2008)
3. Book: Digital Tools for Teaching: 30 E-tools for Collaborating, Creating, and Publishing across the Curriculum by Steve Johnson (2013)
4. DVD video: Canadian Popular Music in the '60's, '70's & '80's by EMI Music Canada (2012)
5. DVD video: Canada: A People's History produced by Mark Starowicz (2001).
6. Book: Fire in the Bones: Bill Mason and the Canadian Canoeing Tradition by James Raffan (1999)

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Technology is very important to today's teens

Digital Tools

In education, Digital Tools refer to electronic devices, computers and computer software that help in the learning and teaching process. According to Kelly Walsh, Chief Information Officer at The College of Westchester in White Plains, New York, "Properly implemented and supported instructional technologies and tools can help to make learning more engaging and more productive for students and teachers alike, improving learning outcomes and helping to prepare students for continued education and ultimately productive, successful careers. The nature of these technologies and tools and how they are being incorporate and embraced in teaching is constantly evolving, with new ideas and applications emerging every day. "

A number of educators, magazines and technology companies research and test new digital tools and provide their reviews online.

• Digital tools for the classroom
• Digital Tools for Teachers
• Digital Tools from Intel.com
• Digital Tools from Microsoft
• Emerging Ed Tech by Kelly Walsh
• The 10 Best Digital Tools for Entrepreneurs in 2012 from Forbes Magazine.

Books About Digital Tools

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  "Digital Tools for Teaching" by Steve Johnson, 2011, Maupin House Publishing ISBN:978-1-934338-84-1

You can watch Steve Johnson's TEDx Talk, read his blog and follow him on Linkedin.com and Twitter.

Digital Tools for Teaching

The following are notes gleaned from Steve Johnson's book "Digital Tools for Teaching".

1. Animoto
2. Blogs: Wordpress, Blogger, Edublogs
3. Collaborative Whiteboards Flockdraw.com, Scribblar.com, Dabbleboard.com<--no longer active, Dimdim.com<--no longer active
4. Digital Storytelling
5. EPals
6. Glogster
7. Google Docs
8. Google Earth
9. Google Forms
10. Image Editing & Enhancement
11. Live Internet Video Streaming
12. Message Boards
13. Mind Mapping
14. Ning social networks
15. Podcasting
16. Prezi
17. Schooltube
18. Screen recording (screencasting)
19. Second Life
20. Slideshare
21. Spore Creature Creator
22. Timeline Creators
23. Todaysmeet
24. Twitter
25. Video Conferencing
26. Voicethread
27. Website Creators
28. Wikis
29. Word Clouds
30. Zoho

Here are some other digital resources of interest to educators.

1. Google Calendar
2. NFB National Film Board
3. Pixlr
4. PDF Merge Tools: ilovepdf.com
5. TeacherTube]