For school

1. Jamie Kientzy Tool # 1- Completed
1. 30 Boxes-
2. www.30boxes.com
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4. What is 30 Boxes?
30 boxesis a simple tool,withaquicklearningcurve andsharingthatis easilyarranged.30Boxesmight
be the calendarchoice foryourstudents.Withthisone,youcan alsoinclude anRSS subscriptionto
monitoritemsof interestoritemsyouwishyourstudentstohearor read.
5. Tool Category:
30 Boxesfallsinthe tool categoryof Calendars
6. How to setup an account
a. Clickon the linkabove forthe 30 Boxespage
b. You will be broughttothispage;click “Justget started”
c. Fill outyourEmail,password,Firstandlast name

2. d. A confirmationE-mail will be sent,clickonthe linktoconfirmyouremail address.
e. Afteryouclick“confirmyourE-mail”Step1 of 4 will appear.Itriedclickingon“Hookup all your
facebookstuff”andnothinghappened.IendedupnotfillinginanythingandclickingNext.
f. Step2 of 4 isfor enteringbirthdays,clickNextwhenyouare finishedwiththisstep
g. Step3 of 4 Is where youwouldaddyour
friends, parents, students, etc. Click Next
when finished.
h. Step4 of 4 showsyoudifferentthingyoucando withyourcalendar.ClickFinished!toget
started.

3. i. AfteryouclickFinished!youwillbe broughttoyourcalendar.
7. How to use the tool:
a.To begin,justclickonthe date andtype in the name of the title inthe box thenclickADD.Once the
itemisadded,clickedit.Youcan editthe datesor chose repeatingdatesorMulti-Date Picker
b.If youfindthat there isa conflictwith
your addedevent,oryoujustwantto
change the date,you can justsimplyclick
and drag the eventwhereveryouwanttoplace it.

4. c. Whenyou are finished,clickonShare,thenShare toBlog. Scroll down,finthe “Linkto Calendar”,
selectit,andthencopy and paste toyour classsite,Canvas,Blackboard,etc.
d.ClickonSettingslocatedonthe toprightside and youcan change or additemsto yourAccount,
Personal,Web
Stuff,Buddies&
Others,Sharing,
and Advanced.
Here inaccount, you
can change your
password, set
reminders,and add
other E-mail
addresses.

5. In Personal settings,
you can add links
from your other
personal pages
UnderWebStuff,you can share your
Blog, photos,or any other feed.

6. Buddies& Others allows you
to add or see who has added
you to a buddy list.
Sharing givesyou easy
access to differentways
to share your calendar.

7. Advanced allowsyou to take charge of
your calendar evenmore by letting
you choose how you want your
calendar to look.
e. On the top leftcorner, you will findthe Calendar,To-Do, and Buddiesbutton.
ClickTo Do to create a check list.
8. Educational usesfor the tool:
a. Teachers use this tool to create assignmentdue dates, testdates, important events
b. Studentsuse thistool to keeptrack ofwhen thingsare due and when important eventsare
coming up
c. Parents use this tool to keeptrack of what is going on in the classroom

8. d. Studentscan create theirown eventssuch as a to do list.
e. Calendar isfree to use and easy to set up
f. I would use 30 Blocks in my classroom as an easy way to linka calendar to my class webpage
so that my studentsand parents are kept informedof important dates.
9. Artifact:
Here is a link to my 30 Blocks calendar
http://30boxes.com/widget/8521736/JamieKientzy/bd312bbe74fe2042c871d1bfaa004742/0/

9. Tool #2- Completed
1.Blogger
2. www.blogger.com
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4. Whatis Blogger? A platformforblogsso that studentscanshare theirthoughtsinwriting,photos,
and videos.Theycanpostfromthe webor mobile phone andcanpersonalizetheirblogswiththemes,
gadgets,andmore.
5. Tool category: Blogs
6. How to set up an account
a. Clickon linkabove
b. Clicksigninto logintoa google account.If youare alreadysignedin,clickCreate yourblog.
7. How to use the tool
a. On your mainpage,click“New Blog”
b. Enter the Title of yourblog,an address,andchoose yourtemplate.ClickCreate blog!

10. c. Clickon Newpost. Overview showstraffic,how manyposts,andcomments
Postsand page bothshow what youhave published
Commentsshowsif anyone hascommentedonyourblog
Stats showshow manyviewsanddemographicsof your
Audience.
Earningsisif youwant advertisementsonyourpage to earn
Money.
Campaignshelpsgainalargeraudience
d. Create a posttitle andthenbeginyourblog!To the rightunderpost settingsyoucanadd labels
whichwill bringpeopletoyourblogwhosearchfor those labels.Schedule allowsyoutodecide when
your blogwill post,permalinkisforsharingyourblog,locationlet’syoushow whereyouare blogging
from,and Optionshasoptionsforreadercomments,Compose mode,andLine breaks.
e.ClickPublishwhenyouare finished,save if youneedtoworkonitlater,Preview tosee how your
audience will view it,andclose toleave.

11. f. Afteryoupublish youhave the optionto
share your blog.
8. Educational usesfor the tool
a. Teacherscan postlessons,homeworkassignments
b. Teacherscan keepparentsupto date on classroomactivities
c. Teacherscan use blogstoreflectontheirownteaching
d. Studentscanuse it as a journal all year
e. Studentscancollaborate andget feedback
f. Studentscanshare schoolworkwithparentsandpeers
9. Artifact: https://jkientzy.blogspot.com/

12. Tool # 3-Completed
1. Voki
2. www.voki.com
3.
4. What is Voki?Voki isa free online service andtool thatallowsyoutocreate personalized
speakingavatars.These avatarscan thenbe embeddedinanyonline space thatacceptsHTML,
such as a website,blog,orwiki.
5. Tool Category: Audioandpodcasttool
6. How to setup an account:
a. Clickon Log inand clickSignUp Here
b. Fill inyourname,E-mail,password,andbirthdate
C. Make sure you write downyourusername andAccountID,
thenclickProceedto Account
d. Log in usingyourEmail and passwordandthenagree withthe Termsof Service.
7. How to use the tool:
a. Beginbycustomizingyourcharacter.
You can change the head,clothes,andbling. When
youare finished,clickDone.
b. Nextadda voice.You can do soby phone,textto
speech,record,oruploada file
If you chose phone,call a numberanduse the code theyprovide
youon the website.If youchose textto speech, thenyoujust
type whatyou wantthe Voki to say.If youchose microphone
youcan recordyour message fromyourcomputer.

13. c. Once you getyour message down,clickpublishandthencreate aname for your scene and
thenclicksave.
d. Whenyouare finished,youcanshare yourVoki or create a new one!
8. Educational usesfor the tool
a. Teacherscan use Voki as an ice breakerfor the firstday of school
b. Studentscanwrite a story fora fictional characterandthenrecorddialog
c. Studentscan write a reporton historical charactersavailableandthenrecordtheirreport.
d. Teacherscan use Voki forrulesand expectationsforthe classroom
e. Studentscanrecordspellingwordsorvocabularywordsandtheirdefinitions
9. http://tinyurl.com/hzw8aw6

14. Tool # 4- Completed
1.Reading Rockets
2. www.readingrockets.org/podcasts/classroom
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4. Whatis Reading Rockets? ReadingRocketsisaPBS producedshow that teachesstudentstolove
readingandhelpsthemlearn.Theypostpod- andvodcastsonline where teacherscanwatchexperts
provide strategies,examples,andexperiences.
5. Tool Category:Audioand podcasttools
6. How to set up an account
a. Clickon the linkabove
b. Enjoythe pod- vodcasts!
7. How to use the tool
a. Thistool has a varietyof videosforeducatorstouse forthe benefitof helpingtheirstudentslearn
howto read
b. BesidesPod-vodcasts,thereare manydifferenttabstochoose from!
c. TeachingReadingoffersvideos andarticlesforClassroomStrategies,ReadingBasics,Lookingat
Writing,CommonCore,Reading101 Course,Webcasts,ExpertInterviews,andLiteracyApps

15. e. HelpingStrugglingReadersoffersvideosandarticlesforWhySome KidsStruggle,Targetthe
Problem,Evaluation,ParentasAdvocate,FindingHelp,andSelf-Esteem
f.
g. Children’sBooks&Authorsoffersresourcesforeducatorsandparentstohelptheirstudent/childfind
the right bookjustfor them.Thistab alsoincludesAuthorInterviews,AuthorStudies, Booklists,
Nonfiction,ChoosingBooks,SummerBooklists,HolidayGuides,Award-Winners,andLiteracyCalendar

16. 8. Educational Usesfor the Tool
a. Teacherscan use thistool forteachingstudentstoread.
b. Teacherscan use thistool for teaching studentstowrite.
c. Teacherscan use thistool forDifferentiatedReadingInstruction
d. Studentscanuse the tool for online reading
e.Studentscan use the tool for online activitiestohelpthemlearntoread/write
9.Artifact
http://www.readingrockets.org/sites/default/files/teachers_guide.pdf
http://www.readingrockets.org/launching- overview

17. Tool #5- Not Completed
1.Slideshare
2. www.slideshare.net
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4. Whatis Slideshare?
Thisservice hastwo distinctbenefits.First,youcango the site andsearch for presentations thatothers
have createdon a topicof interest.Itisan excellentwaytoget startedlearningaboutthemesor
content;once youjoin,youare alsoable to downloadsome of the presentations.Second,youcanpost
your presentationsandthenaccessthemfromanycomputerthat isonline Thismakesiteasyto create
presentationsaswell asshare andreceive feedback.Slideshare allowsstudentstouploaddocumentsof
varioustypestocreate and share slidesandevenembedthe presentationsinablogor on a website.
5.Tool Category:
Slideshare fallsinthe tool category: PresentationandVideo-editingtools
6. How to set up an account
a.Clickonthe linkabove forthe slideshare page.
b. ClickonJoinLinkedInorSignin,or if you are witha companyor a universityclickJoinnow.

18. c. Type in yourE-mail,Username,andE-mail andthenjoinnow
7. How to use the tool
a. Aftergettingsignedupyouwill be senttothe home page.
b. Fromthe home page clickon Education
c. You can choose one of the powerpointsalreadycreated
d. Or clickupload