Technology offers "great flexibility in learning" (Bonk, 2010). Many opportunities are now available for students, especially in rural settings, to access online courses, communicate with other students, and research online resources. Utilizing technology in teaching also provides new ways to engage students in learning in the classroom.

     The demonstration of skills in technology is an important component of gifted education. Using technology in instruction provides opportunities for differentiating content, process, product and learning environment.

Content:

Thinkfinity (No cost)
SAS in Schools (Registration required - No cost to WV teachers)
TechSteps - WV (Registration required - No cost to WV teachers)
Intel Thinking Tools (Registration required)
Renzulli Learning Systems (Costs involved)
Google Earth (Requires a download)
Fact Monster
WV Gifted Education
Learn 21 - WV Dept. of Education
WV Virtual School

Process & Products:

Photo Editing (PhotoStory 3 Requires a download)
Voice Threads
Digital Photography & Photo Editing (Picasa, PhotoShop)
Video Creation (Microsoft Movie Maker-free-comes standard on most PC computers, Apple iMovie, Animoto, Vimeo)
Podcasting (Audacity, Vocaroo)
Survey Creation (Survey Monkey, Google Docs-forms)
Collaboration Tools (Skype, Google Docs, Zoho, Twiddla, ePals, Edublogs)
Wordle
Wikis - Wikispaces, PBworks

     Technology can be used to: