LEARNING CONNECTIONS
Multidisciplinary
28 Brain Training
with Video Games
Curtis Boehmer
English Language Arts
Multidisciplinary
LEADING CONNECTIONS
4
Issue Oriented
Cool Tools Should
Be Transparent and
Student Selected
Anita McAnear
6
Point/Counterpoint
Should Schools
Go Paperless?
Vernon Smith and
Elayne Evans
8
Readers Respond
9
ISTE News
Connected Classroom
26 Classroom Engineering
and Craft Technologies
Glen Bull with Robert Berry
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Buyer’s Guide
38 Voice Recognition
Software
Maureen Yoder
Review
40 Juba
Sarah McPherson
43 What’s New
Science
Multidisciplinary
Tip
36 There’s an App
for This!
Brian Heisey
As I See “IT”
42 Improve Learning through
Effective Whiteboard
Implementation
Lenny Schad
45 Coming Next Issue
Bloggers Beat
46 Are We Getting Distracted
from What Really Matters?
Diana Fingal
Student Profile
47 Blake Copeland: Not an
App for That? This Creative
Kid Is Your Guy!
Diana Fingal
ISTE in Action
48 We Treasure Our Members!
Jessica Medaille
Volume 38 Issue 5
Editorial
Editor .................................................... Kate Conley
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Acquisitions Editor ........................... Anita McAnear
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Senior Editor ........................................ Diana Fingal
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Managing Editor ..................................Paul Wurster
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Associate Editor.............................. Andra Brichacek
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Art Director .......................................... Tamara Kidd
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Graphic Designer............................... Tamra Holmes
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Columnists
Connected Classroom................................ Glen Bull
Research Windows ......................Dale Niederhauser
Voices Carry................................... Hilary Goldmann
Curriculum Specialists
Computer Science ........................ Chris Stephenson
World Languages ............................Kathryn S. Land
IC T....................................................... Julie Lindsay
Language Arts.................... Julie Duffield, Lisa Wahl
Mathematics ................................ Margaret L. Niess
Physical Education and Health ............... Ken Felker
Science............................... Jared Mader, Ben Smith
Social Studies........................................... Judy Britt
Special Needs........ Joan Thormann, Cindy Anderson
Visual and Performing Arts ............. Savilla Banister
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ISTE Senior Leadership
Don Knezek, CEO
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Dan Hall, Chief Financial Officer
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