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http://www.tech4learning.com/recipes

Tech4Learning is a Web 2.0 resource tool, which will help teachers to be successful in the classroom. An education technology publisher, Constructivist Consortium designed this open-ended technology tool to provide students and teachers with the platform to engage, create and share. The tools are designed to promote the 21^st Century tools, which include:

·      Creativity and Innovation

·      Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

·      Communication and Collaboration

Some of the resource tools offered in Tech4Learning are

·      Frames

·      ImageBlender

·      Pixie

·      Share

·      Twist

·      Wixie

·      Recipes4Success

The tool I found to be most helpful for my Action Research is Recipes4Sucess. Recipes4Sucess is subscription service supports technology integration and provides training tutorials for common software titles often used in the classroom. These step-by step-learning modules would be good to use during a professional development day to guide staff through learning new applications. The training lessons are leveled for all learning abilities from Beginner to fluent learning’s and address all learning styles. You can download printable or online tutorials. There are proficiency assessments, which can guide you to the proper level of training matched to your current abilities. The customizable training modules can be used for a series of professional development training sessions throughout the year. Students as well as teachers can use these 1-hour training modules. Level one starts at second grade level or a beginning adult level.  

You can sign up for a 45-day trial period by going to http://www.tech4learning.com/recipes and start to explore ways you can use this tool  in your classroom.