The focus of this class is Integrating Technology into the classroom.  Speaking of innovation.. The students in my third grade class are in the process of reading about Ben Franklin, A wonderful way to encourage our students to be creative innovators is to have them learn about inventors who have made signficant contributions that have changed the world for the better. I thought the following  site is a great resource to inspire our young students: http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/ilives/index.html