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If non-web based technological tools are not implimented into your curriculum already it is a great place to start. Listed below are some of the non-web based tools you may already be familiar with and by clicking on them you will be directed to a tutorial regarding how to use them:
 * Word Processing
 * Excel Spreadsheets
 * PowerPoint Presentations
 * Videos
 * SmartBoard

Getting students (and yourself) familiar with these tools allow students to become familiar with toolbars, computer vocabulary, and programming without having to navigate the Web. If at all possible when introducing these tools to your students, project the computer screen on a projection screen and have students follow along on their own computer. This will allow them to see what you are doing, hear what you are doing, and interact with the program themselves. You may also want to come up with job aids that students can use as references when interacting with the digital tools. They can be laminated, put on a ring, and left on a hook at each computer cluster so that they are easy to access by the students. Or they can be placed in the back of the room in a three ring binder. Click on the words "job aids" above to see some samples.

How can you use these technological tools? Word processing can be used for reports, tables, and posters. Spreadsheets can be used to organize data, make calculations, create charts and graphs. PowerPoint presentations can be used for projects, to do dual notetaking, to help fill in graphic organizers, and to present notes with pictures, links to websites and videos. Videos can give students a look at careers, labs, environments, and real life applications of content that can not be demonstrated in the classroom. SmartBoards allow students to manipulate graphs, tables, diagrams, and virtual math manipulatives. These are just a few of the uses of these non-web based technological tools.