4. Tools that I want to
show today
Autocollage
Photosynth
Songsmith
Windows Movie Maker
Photostory 3
World Wide Telescope
Zoomit
Flashcards
Maths Generator
Bing Maps
Windows Live Writer
Maths Generator
One Note
15. Learners selected themes related to what makes South Africa great
from an 8-year old’s perspective. This learner chose “Sunsets”.
16. This teacher used Worldwide
Telescope to find images of the
solar system; he wrote a song
about space; and he made his
own movie using Movie Maker.
These learners made an Autocollage of polygons and then wrote a song
about the properties of these shapes and sang it using Songsmith.
17. Some other ideas that
could work well
• Make a card from the class
• Creative writing exercises – ‘How does this make
you feel?’ ‘Moods and feelings’
• Book cover
• Create a vocabulary exercise using Powerpoint
and store it on a blog
• Create certificates
• A collage of a novel’s characters
• Background for a PowerPoint presentation
• A record of a lesson
24. Give a classroom tour
http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=fd71f194-
6973-42ca-85f2-f6633b18ab26
25. Create a vocabulary exercise
http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=5767adbc-
f7b8-4d9d-ab38-7aec9558820e
26. Show an art exhibition at school
http://photosynth.net/embed.aspx?cid=40bd31ae-
4249-477f-8fa9-bb08fa8d2541
27. Show the vicinity around your school
http://photosynth.net/embed.aspx?cid=74c4e358-
87ba-4e1a-8273-ffaf440a7749
28. Ideas worth trying…
• Use it to show around your classroom
• Use it for an outing
• Show something that is happening at your
school.
• Use it as a vocabulary lesson
• Use it to demonstrate everybody’s work.
• Submit your views to Bing Maps
29. .
On the CD you
will find tip
sheets with
instructions
32. Maker a Windows Live Movie and Photostory
• Turn photos and video clips into movies and slide shows
• Add in music, sub-titles, special effects and credits
35. High School Life Sciences learners made
movies to explain an aspect of
.
HIV/AIDS as an infomercial
36. High School History learners created movies out
of still photos that illustrated the effects of various
Apartheid laws.
37. Some ideas that have
worked well
• A very quick movie
• Project
• Make book trailers instead of book reports
• Make movies about their book
• Movies about maths
• Movies about the year
• Movies of their dreams
• Combine with songsmith
• Helps avoid plagiarism – common way to do
projects
42. Songsmith
• Choose a style from pop, jazz, reggae etc. and a tempo.
• Sing into the PC microphone and Songsmith will then generate musical
accompaniment to match your voice.
43. Watch the video online
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oGFogwcx-E
44. Watch the video online
http://www.youtube.com/user/innovativeteach#p/u/108/LuoHejVm9hU
47. CLASSROOM
ACTIVITY
GROUPS 1, 3, 5, 7 & 9
Find pictures of various polygons and make a collage using
Microsoft Auto Collage.
GROUPS 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10
Write a song to help you remember the names of the
various shapes and use Microsoft Songsmith to compose
your piece.
48. Group 3 5B
Group 1 5A
Group 5 5B
These groups created songs
using Songsmith
49. Some ideas that could
work
• Use it s a reward period
• Make up songs about the curriculum
• Create backings for class movies
• Use in music lessons
53. Some ideas that have
worked well
• Create a map of an outing route
• Submit a photosynth of an area to Bing
• Add project instructions at various points
63. Worldwide Telescope
This tool brings together imagery from ground and space based
telescopes.
Explore the night sky by panning and zooming to different planets and
galaxies.
64. Watch a video online
http://www.youtube.com/user/innovativeteach
#p/u/18/esCMmOhRDdo
67. Microsoft Live@Edu
• Each learner can get a 10
GB inbox customized with
Microsoft neena@students.contoso.com the institutions name.
Live Mail
IM Aler
• See contacts Spaces • ts
Choose what
• IM via text or Skydrive
Mobi info you want
to receive
voice
• Share pictures • Share • le
Send and receive and how you
documents in a instant messages want to
and stories
password receive it.
• Search the Web
protected 5GB • Use Live Search
online space. Maps Browse
Windows Live
Spaces, and edit
your own Space
68. Get connected and stay in touch using
Microsoft Live@Edu
www.microsoft.com/liveatedu
69. Watch a video online
http://www.youtube.com/user/innovative
teach#p/u/73/BJ3PFZBa1BM
71. This High School Maths teacher uses Office
Use Web Apps for group projects
and to uploads resources for
learners in SkyDrive.
72. These Grade three learners used their
personalised Live@edu email addresses
to communicate with learners in other
countries.
73. These learners made use of the online
Windows Live photo gallery to share the
photos they had taken on a school camp with
their contacts.
74. How can teachers use Live@Edu?
• Collaborative class projects using Spaces
• Uploading resources for learners in SkyDrive
• Communicating with learners using messenger and
email
• Staying in touch with parents and giving them
access to their children's work online
• Planning projects using shared calendar
• Creating a blog using Word Press
76. Some ideas that have
worked well
This is a wonderful programmr to install and use to
write blog posts offline with correct formatting and
pictures – and publish I when you wish.
79. Maths Worksheet Generator
Allows a teacher to create
worksheets in seconds.
Choose a type of question from a
sample, say how many questions
you want and a worksheet and
answer sheet are generated in
Word.
80. Microsoft Maths and Chemistry Add-Ins
The Maths add-in for Word 2007 adds computational and graphing
capabilities to the Equation Tools ribbon.
-in enables one to insert and modify
The Chemistry add
chemical labels within Microsoft Word 2007.
82. Watch the video online
http://www.youtube.com/user/innovativeteach#p/u/63/Ng046X2_55g
83. Mouse Mischief
Download the Multiple-Mouse toolbar for PowerPoint.
Make a presentation that includes yes/no or multiple
choice questions or drawings.
Connect up multiple mouses to one computer.
Let learners choose an icon and start fun begin.
84. Here learners draw lines on the
picture using their mouses.
This slide allows learners to each select learners are using one
These an answer from
the options given. computer and two mouses to
work collaboratively on a
picture.
90. Prepare for 21st century learning by building teacher capacity
http://schoolnet.org.za/PILP/
91. ICT Skills for Teachers
An opportunity to master computer skills related to the tasks
teachers perform. Teachers choose scenarios based on
what they want to learn and their skill levels.
92. One Step Further – ICT Integration
Written in OneNote, this course makes use of
Encarta and the Internet to develop information
skills.
93. WebQuests– ICT Integration
This course introduces teachers to a template for
setting up enquiry based projects that challenge
learners to explore the web for information. Learners
take on different roles in the group and complete a task.