Vanessa Thrash is a Technology Coordinator/ Science teacher in District 13, Brooklyn, NY.  She has a Master’s degree in Instructional Technology. She has served as a Mentor for new teachers in the former, Region 8. Her desire is to help teachers integrate technology into their curriculum practices so that today’s student will be prepared for and excited by the challenges awaiting them.

Have a question or suggestion about incorporating technology into the classroom? E-mail Vanessa

Vanessa's articles on incorporating technology into the classroom.

NEW Using Excel to Help You Organize Student Data

Articles on incorporating
new media into your classroom.

Select Grade-Appropriate Software
Rand Briggs

Keep Students From Losing Computer Work
Ed Clement

Use Compensating Technology With Special-Need Children
Ed Clement 

Select Software
Patricia Haughney 

Make Transparencies 
Paul Hewitt 

Use Social Studies Links to Enrich Your Curriculum
Paul Hewitt

Creating Classroom Podcasts
Allisyn Levy

Incorporating Technology into Poetry
Allisyn Levy

Creating Multimedia Class Projects
Allisyn Levy

Documenting Your Year with iPhoto
Allisyn Levy

Integrating SMARTboard into Your Teaching
Allisyn Levy

Integrating Online Videos into Your Classroom
Allisyn Levy

Grant Writing - Quick & Relatively Painless
Allisyn Levy

How To Upgrade Your Overhead to a Document Camera
Allisyn Levy

Articles on incorporating
new media into your classroom.

Working with Images on the Internet
Peggy Maslow

How to Publish Student Work on the Internet (Part Two)
Peggy Maslow

How to Publish Student Work on the Internet (Part One: Why do it?)
Peggy Maslow

How to use the Internet for Student Research
Peggy Maslow

Locating Resources to Improve Your Technology Skills
Peggy Maslow

Dealing with Filters and Firewalls
Peggy Maslow

Set Up Clear Expectations 
Peggy Maslow

How to Use a Discussion Forum on Nicenet.org
Peggy Maslow

Reach an Audio Learner with MP3 Files 
Nancy Powell

Use New Media to Teach the Uninvolved Student
Nancy Powell

If you visit Ann Stephenson's page on technology here's a sampling of what you'll find.

Start the Year Off Right

Practically Speaking

Brain Surgery

Designing a Writing Lab

The Ongoing Battle

Technology Foundations

Setting Up Classroom Computers