E-Tech 2012 http://www.voki.com/ create a talking avatar– lessons (copy provided code into your blog or web site) http://www.edzone.net/~mwestern/ http://wordle.net - create word clouds from text great for summaries, main ideas, & theme http://www.bookrags.com - Bookrags Site ** http://classtools.net/QR/ - QR Code Treasure Hunt Generator. Create a QR code Quiz and for each question you can create a hint around the room. http://www.dynamicdrive.com FREE DHTML & Javascripts to enhance your website. http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines FREE and easy to use resources including a timeline tool. http:/www.testdesigner.com/ Create worksheets and tests http://www.screencast-o-matic.com – the original online screen recorder for one-click recording from your browser on Windows and Mac with no install for FREE. http://games.sense-lang.org Free typing games to help improve typing speed and accuracy. http://www.stopbullying.gov – Great resource regarding what is bullying and cyberbullying? Recognize the warning signs and how can you help! http://www.mathtv.com/videos_by_topic - Videos by Topic regarding Math. Great homework helper! http://www.snagfilms.com – Free movies for the classroom to enhance your subject. – Great History topics like Pearl Harbor http://www.freetech4teachers.com - Free Resources and Lesson Plans for Teaching with Technology http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx - Create a graph http://www.classtools.net let the computer randomly choose a student’s name from a list http://www.glogster.com create posters http://www.mystickies.com sticky notes for the web http://dropbox.com http://letterpop.com/ http://www.flickr.com display a slide show of photos http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html National Library of Virtual Manipulatives -contains many interactive activities based on Grade level and content standards. http://toondoo.com cartoon creator http://museumbox.e2bn.org/ - digital resource for presenting information using pictures, video, audio, links, ect http://www.diigo.com/learn_more - Diigo-social bookmarking for sharing website http://prezi.com - FREE Online zoomable canvas to create presentation. http://iphone.appstorm.net/roundups/100-incredibly-useful-free-ipad-apps/ - 100 Free iPad apps http://www.distance-education.org/Articles/10-Must-Have-iPad-Apps-for-Students-and-Teachers-248.html - 10 must have iPad apps for Students and Teachers http://testmoz.com/#home – Test generator that creates automatically graded online test for FREE http://chogger.com Create your own Comics for FREE – Draw your own characters or import your own pictures. http://animoto.com/ create slideshows fast and its FREE http://www.skype.com – Skype is a great way to bring guest speakers into your classroom without the cost. http://www.eyejot.com – Eyejot is the first, comprehensive, client-free online video messaging for both personal and business. It offers everyone the ability to create and receive video messages in a self-contained, spam-free environment. Only need a webcam. http://www.kidblog.org - Kidblog.org is designed for elementary and middle school teachers who want to provide each student with an individual blog. http://www.wolframalpha.com –Free online access to the Wolfram/Alpha computational knowledge engine. You can get questions answered, it will do math, instantly get facts, and help with homework Interactive Sites ** http://www.brainpop.com/science/seeall/ Free & pay science site http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/scramble.htm - Magnetic Poetry grades 2-4 http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/?scrollerId=games Sesame Street Games - Play over 100 games, hear your favorite theme songs, read interactive stories from Sesame Street. Grades PreK-1 http://www.roythezebra.com/ Roy the Zebra - Guided Reading and Reading Games with Roy the Zebra. Includes words that rhyme, high frequency words, capital letters, full stops and much more. K-3 http://www.spinandspell.com/game.swf Spin and Spell Grades 2-3 http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ - Social Studies Site for grades k-12 http://www.gamequarium.com/ -this site has links to all types of interactive games for all subject areas http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm -interactive fun games http://www.coolmath.com/ Cute site, kid friendly graphics (lots of advertisements, but can be blocked with pop-up blocker) http://www.aplusmath.com/ *Flash cards and games. Print a set of flashcards and worksheets! http://www.polldaddy.com –poll to gather responses -survey software - free & cost ** http://www.superkids.com – SuperKids has created a collection of easy-to-use, free educational resources, for home and schools. http://www.teachingchannel.org – Great tool for educators. They have useful videos for teachers, and lots of resources and lesson plans that go along with the videos. http://www.classdojo.com – Improve student behavior and engagement by awarding and recording real-time feedback. Students can see their results from the Smartboard and the teacher can record results from an i-pad, Smartphone or just by using the keyboard. http://computer.howstuffworks.com – Many topics including tech and question of the week. http://freerice.com – Pick a subject and answer the question correctly. The World Food Program donates 10 grains of rice to help end hunger. The students love it. Great for when a student finishes an assignment early or the last 10 minutes of class. http://www.atomiclearning.com –Online Training software that answers the question “How do I do that?” along with integration projects. http://www.weebly.com (Free Web developing program) Drag & Drop Website builder that allows you to publish your website free to the internet. Show 2 minute video http://agoogleaday.com (Today's Internet Question) http://www.webopedia.com (Computer Terms) http://www.switchzoo.com/zoo.htm (Creating stories about unique creatures) Comic Making http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/comix http://www.stripcreator.com http://pixton.com http://www.kerpoof.com animations http://www.picnik.com photo editing http://www.pixlr.com photo editing http://www.sumopaint.com photo editing http://www.freshbrain.org -claymation tutorial Organize & Manage http://www.43things.com/ http://www.rememberthemilk.com/ http://tadalist.com/ http://www.toodledo.com http://jott.com/default.aspx http://snipurl.com/ http://tinyurl.com/ http://www.pocketmod.com/v2/ http://www.mind42.com/ http://www.bubbl.us/ http://www.gliffy.com/ http://chacha.com/ http://www.audacity.sourceforge.net (Audio Editing Program) – Need to download the free program. You can record and edit your sounds. Easy to use. http://www.kidsnetsoft.com/html/current.html (Great resource link to get Current Events for students) http://snopes.com (Hoax or Not?) http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com (Puzzlemaker) http://parenting.kaboose.com/education-and-learning/learning-resources/brain-computer-lesson.html Ten lessons on the computer connections. http://quizlet.com Quizlet the largest flash cards and study games website. http://lingro.com - Coolest dictionary – Let you look up words and translate them and learn words in their original content. http://web20guru.wikispaces.com/Web+2.0+Resources - Web 2.0 Resources for 21st century instruction http://www.scholastic.com/teachers (Go to Student Activities tab and click on link Computer Lab Favorites - 50 one stop learning activities – 15 to 30 minutes each also, Interactive Whiteboard Activities http://www.distance-education.org/Articles/10-Must-Have-iPad-Apps-for-Students-and-Teachers-248.html - 10 must have iPad apps for Students and Teachers Collaboration Tools http://zoho.com/ http://www.penzu.com/ http://www.slideshare.net/ http://www.virtual-whiteboard.co.uk/home.asp http://www.piratepad.com http://www.twiddla.com/ http://www.thinkature.com/ http://www.tagxedo.com (word tags) http://wallwisher.com http://crocodoc.com http://www.scribblar.com art lessons & tutorials http://bubbl.us/edit.php http://www.notefish.com internet research http://popplet.com organizing ideas http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ - Audicity- free download for audio recording and editing Blogs http://www.blogger.com http://edublogs.org/ http://21classes.com/ http://www.bloglines.com/ http://wordpress.org http://www.coveritlive.com live-blog a class or event Wiki http://www.wikispaces.com/ http://www.wetpaint.com/ http://www.wikidot.com/ http://pbwiki.com/ http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki Podcast http://podomatic.com/ http://www.podbean.com/ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/podcasts/ http://learninginhand.com/podcasting/ http://www.learnoutloud.com/podcast-directory http://www.edtechtalk.com/ http://scienceonthewildsideshow.libsyn.com http://www.ustream.tv embed live video from your computer’s camera or a web camera. Stream a teacher lesson or student presentations Social Network http://www.tinychat.com http://www.chatzy.com http://www.classroom20.com/ Social Bookmarking http://delicious.com/ http://furl.net/ http://www.diigo.com/ http://www.xmarks.com/ http://vi.sualize.us (pictures) Survey Tools http://www.surveymonkey.com/ http://polldaddy.com/ http://www.polleverywhere.com http://kwiksurveys.com Form site http://www.response-o-matic.com/index.html http://wufoo.com http://www.formsite.com/ Customize Home Page http://www.pageflakes.com/ http:posterous.com Sharing - Books – Photos http://www.mixbook.com/ http://www.zoto.com/ http://vuvox.com/collage http://www.pimpampun.net/books http://www.bighugelabs.com http://www.jepardylabs.com http://qik.com http://images.google.com http://www.pics4learning.com http://www.addletters.com http://www.yadio.com audio to photos Art http://click7.org/image-mosaic-generator/?create Music http://www.jamstudio.com http://www.findsounds.com http://www.vacaroo.com http://www.blogtalkradio.com Slide Shows http://animoto.com/ http://www.slideshare.net/ http://www.prezi.com Fun Sites http://school.discoveryeducation.com/brainboosters http://www.madlibs.com Mad Libs Official Website https://www.madlibs.org Madlibs Grammar Game Zone: Online English Language Games: http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/gamezone2.htm Basic Skill Practice Games: Language Arts Go Grammar http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-grammar.html Vocabulary http://www.studystack.com Study Stacks online flash cards http://www.dictionary.com Dictionary Writing http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4999736 MSNBC Photographs http://readwritethink.org/materials/persuasion_mapRead Write Think's Persuasive Graphic Organizer http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx- Create a graph http://www.voki.com/ create a talking avatar– lessons http://wmmartinj.edu.glogster.com/jessi-musical-glog/ http://stemlab.edu.glogster.com/Berlinger---blank-glog/ | Nov. 8th Workshop http://www.voki.com/ create a talking avatar– lessons (copy provided code into your blog or web site) http://www.edzone.net/~mwestern/ http://wordle.net - create word clouds from text great for summaries, main ideas, & theme http://www.bookrags.com - Bookrags Site **http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/graphs/ -Create a graph http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/crossword/crossword-puzzle-maker.php https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ http://www.worldatlas.com http://www.infoplease.com/world.html http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm http://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/maps/ http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/climate.htm **http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx - Create a graph http://www.classtools.net let the computer randomly choose a student’s name from a list http://www.flickr.com display a slide show of photos http://www.slideshare.net powerpoint presentation http://www.prezi.com - Prezi-for zooming presentations http://nlvm.usu.edu/ -virtual math manipulatives http://www.freshbrain.org -claymation tutorial http://museumbox.e2bn.org/ - digital resource for presenting information using pictures, video, audio, links, ect http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ - Audicity- free download for audio recording and editing http://www.diigo.com/learn_more - Diigo-social bookmarking for sharing websites **http://www.mrdonn.org/ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ http://mesopotamia.lib.uchicago.edu/mesopotamialife/index.php http://cumbavac.org/Aztecs_Incas_Maya.htm http://cumbavac.org/Ancient_and_Modern_China.htm http://cumbavac.org/Mythology.htm http://cumbavac.org/Ancient_Egypt.htm http://www.historyforkids.org/ http://www.religionfacts.com/ http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/Religion.html Interactive Sites **http://www.brainpop.com/science/seeall/ http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ http://www.gamequarium.com/ -this site has links to all types of interactive games for all subject areas http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm -interactive fun games http://www.coolmath.com/ Cute site, kid friendly graphics (lots of advertisements, but can be blocked with pop-up blocker) http://www.aplusmath.com/ *Flash cards and games. Print a set of flashcards and worksheets! http://www.polldaddy.com –poll to gather responses http://www.issuu.com create an eBook Organize & Manage http://www.43things.com/ http://www.rememberthemilk.com/ http://tadalist.com/ http://www.toodledo.com http://jott.com/default.aspx http://snipurl.com/ http://tinyurl.com/ http://www.pocketmod.com/v2/ http://www.mind42.com/ http://www.bubbl.us/ http://www.gliffy.com/ http://chacha.com/ Collaboration Tools http://zoho.com/ apps http://dropbox.com http://dropittome.com receive large files http://letterpop.com/ http://www.penzu.com/ online diary http://lab.arc90.com/experiments/readability/ zaps online clutter http://www.glogster.com create posters http://www.mystickies.com sticky notes for the web http://www.notefish.com internet research http://popplet.com organizing ideas http://www.twiddla.com/ http://www.thinkature.com/ http://www.tagxedo.com (word tags) http://wallwisher.com http://crocodoc.com http://www.scribblar.com art lessons & tutorials http://bubbl.us/edit.php Comic Making http://toondoo.com cartoon creator http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/comix http://www.stripcreator.com http://pixton.com http://www.kerpoof.com animations http://www.picnik.com photo editing http://www.pixlr.com photo editing http://www.sumopaint.com photo editing Blogs http://www.blogger.com http://edublogs.org/ http://21classes.com/ http://www.bloglines.com/ http://wordpress.org http://www.coveritlive.com live-blog a class or event Wiki http://www.wikispaces.com/ http://www.wetpaint.com/ http://www.wikidot.com/ http://pbwiki.com/ http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki Podcast http://podomatic.com/ http://www.podbean.com/ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/podcasts/ http://learninginhand.com/podcasting/ http://www.learnoutloud.com/podcast-directory http://www.edtechtalk.com/ http://scienceonthewildsideshow.libsyn.com http://www.ustream.tv embed live video from your computer’s camera or a web camera. Stream a teacher lesson or student presentations Social Network http://www.tinychat.com http://www.chatzy.com http://www.classroom20.com/ Social Bookmarking http://delicious.com/ http://furl.net/ http://www.diigo.com/ http://www.xmarks.com/ http://vi.sualize.us (pictures) Survey Tools http://www.surveymonkey.com/ http://polldaddy.com/ http://www.polleverywhere.com http://kwiksurveys.com Form site http://www.response-o-matic.com/index.html http://wufoo.com http://www.formsite.com/ Customize Home Page http://www.weebly.com http://www.pageflakes.com/ http:posterous.com Sharing - Books – Photos http://www.mixbook.com/ http://www.zoto.com/ http://vuvox.com/collage http://www.pimpampun.net/books http://www.bighugelabs.com http://www.jepardylabs.com http://qik.com http://images.google.com http://www.pics4learning.com http://www.addletters.com http://www.yadio.com audio to photos Art http://click7.org/image-mosaic-generator/?create Music http://www.jamstudio.com http://www.findsounds.com http://www.vacaroo.com http://www.blogtalkradio.com Slide Shows http://animoto.com/ http://www.slideshare.net/ http://www.prezi.com Fun Sites http://school.discoveryeducation.com/brainboosters http://www.madlibs.comMad Libs Official Website https://www.madlibs.org Madlibs Grammar Game Zone: Online English Language Games: http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/gamezone2.htm Basic Skill Practice Games: Language Arts Go Grammar http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-grammar.html Vocabulary http://www.studystack.com Study Stacks online flash cards http://www.dictionary.com Dictionary Writing http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4999736 MSNBC Photographs http://readwritethink.org/materials/persuasion_map Read Write Think's Persuasive Graphic Organizer Geography | Blog Information FEATURES TO CONSIDER • tool intergration • ease of use • support system • privacy and security functions • messaging accessibility (SMS text) • levels of control Announcements • Use MBs to post information regarding specific classroom activities, assignments, and events. • Use MBs to share informatin among staff members in different district buildings • Use tool for targeted updates to parents, students, athletes, alumni • Use tool to post school board minutes; competition results Academic Support • Use MBs for study groups, tutoring, library support • Use MBs for homework hotline and assistance • Use MBs for information FAQs on school policies, procedures, and safety informatin for students and parents • Use MBs for students who need targeted support (students "at risk", students who are absent) OUTREACH • Use MBs to inform the community of events at the school; sporting events, theatre productions • Use MBs to interact with community partners to improve instructional experiences • Use MBs to connect to local social service agencies that support students and parents • Use MBs for fundraising and scholarships INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES • Enhance class discussions with postings • digital storytelling • enhance cross-cultural experiences • fieldwork notebooks • medium for brainstorming • MBs can provide access to instant news coverage of events as they unfold - election night • MBs teach students appropriate ways to converse online • 140 word digital formative assessments • instant feedback • collaborative research projects through project based channels • enables opprotunities for students to answer queries within brief timeline • follow global trending topics (Haiti) • new version of pen pals • MBs can connect students to soical service agencies to address community concerns USE TECHNOLOGY • Promotes digital user content creation • teaches technology integration through the use of mobile phone, the web, and other apps • teaches students about parameters for "participant web technologies" • teaches students how to use medium for data collection and online polling • teaches students about social media PLURK (goes back & forth in different languages) good for foreign language classes http://www.plurk.com • social journaling with a visual timeline (140 characters) • Can create "cliques" to send information to specific groups and manage audiences • Allows messaging: sharing of images and videos • Allows for keyword searching to locate • Nice built-in feature for posting • Karma - the more one uses Plurk, the more features one gains access to use • Cannot SMS to the timeline • User base is limited which can be problematic for finding resources, lots of vendors • Limited IM messaging Jaiku (good for ART Classes) http://www.jaiku.com • posts limited to 100 characters • "channels" allow you to separate conversation streams and thread comments • Lets you add RSS feeds from your blog or photo site; nice features for uploading images • each post has its own page for comments • limited "IM" restricted to Google (no AIM, Yahoo) • postings are either public or private • looks like Twitter, acts like twitter, but it is more blog-like in terms of design • streaming content is not as timely if there are no responses to postings • mobile phone features are problematic EDMODO http://www.edmodo.com • many "classroom" type features • enables users to create groups and share files, links, embedded videos and images along with alerts, assignments and events. • SMS text; mobile phone app • several resources for teaching tips • new service; not many users = Pownce • limited access to public community (external rather than internal) • does not work well with other MBs • time consuming front end set-up Educational Use Videos http://www.schooltube.com/ http://www.teachertube.com/ http://www.youtube.com/ use teacher discretion http://school.discoveryeducation.com http://www.hulu.com / use teacher discretion http://www.fancast.com/ use teacher discretion http://www.wviz.org/ http://www.archive.org/ use teacher discretion http://www.cnn.com/video/?iref=videoglobal use teacher discretion |
