Technology = Productivity & Learning

1. Dropbox

1.1. Freeware

1.2. Sync files

1.3. Share Files

1.4. Online Backup

1.5. Free Dropbox application for iPhone, iPad, and Android

2. Flat Classroom

2.1. Based on Thomas Friedman's book, "The World is Flat"

2.2. global collaborative projects

2.3. Join middle and senior high school students

2.4. GOALS

2.4.1. 'flatten' or lower the classroom walls

2.4.2. 2 or more classes are joined virtually to become one large classroom

2.4.3. Serving K-12

2.4.4. building bridges

2.5. New Projects every year

2.5.1. Wikispaces

2.5.2. Ning

3. Scratch

3.1. Created by MIT

3.2. programming language

3.3. Freeware

3.4. create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art

3.5. learn important mathematical and computational ideas