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MACUL J OURN AL
A publication of the Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning FALL 2012 | Volume 32, Issue 4 CONTENTS
Calendar.......................................................................................................... 4 MACUL Officers and Board of Directors ........................................................... 5 Special Interest Group Directors and LISTSERV groups.................................... 5 Welcome Back................................................................................................. 6 Macul Leadership Changes.............................................................................. 6 The Time is Now.............................................................................................. 7 Making It Happen ............................................................................................ 8 miGoogle Conference....................................................................................... 8 MI Learning on iTunes U .................................................................................. 9 The day STEM Education Changed................................................................. 10 STEM MI Champions ..................................................................................... 12
Designing an Online Professional Development Learning Experience for STEM Teachers......................................................... 14 Building a Better Mousetrap .......................................................................... 18 Putting the T and E back in STEM Education.................................................. 20 Promoting Classroom Discussion with Clickers.............................................. 22 Study Blue: Saving Time and Reducing Errors in the Classroom .................... 24 Using Pen Scanners to Assist Learning.......................................................... 27 Achieving Library 2.0..................................................................................... 28 REMC in Focus .............................................................................................. 29 Ric Wiltse ISTE Announcement ...................................................................... 31
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