This document provides a summary of 90 websites that can be used in the classroom in 120 minutes. It begins with some notes on copyright, student privacy, and supervision when using online tools. The bulk of the document then lists and briefly describes a wide range of free educational websites that can be used for lessons, projects, presentations, and more. These include tools for searching, videos, graphics, games, assessments, and more. It concludes by thanking attendees and providing an exit slip for feedback.
Do you want to collaborate with other classrooms? Do you need to meet standards that require you to have audience and global connections with your students? This presentation includes updated information shared in Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds to help you do just that. Presented at AdvancED Wyoming in March 2014 by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher
21st Century in a Lower School Classroomlsv43edl669
This document discusses 21st century skills and how to incorporate them into a lower school classroom. It provides examples of how different grades are using technology like iPads, laptops, discussion boards, and flipped classrooms. Ideas for project-based learning and assessments using rubrics are also presented. The document encourages starting small with 21st century skills and sharing ideas with other teachers.
You can differentiate and connect with students. We must learn how to connect. Differentiation in the classroom is important and you can do it with technology. We must teach to all students and help them learn in the way that they can remember and retain what we're teaching. Education technology must have a purpose.
This document summarizes the learning and technology skills gained by an elementary school teacher over the course of a year. They learned to use blogs, wikis, document cameras, Skype and more. They shared their knowledge with other teachers through workshops and collaboration. The teacher found technology helped make lessons more engaging for students and opened new ways of teaching and communication.
This document discusses informal learning with technology at home compared to formal learning with technology at school. It begins with an introduction to the author and topic. It then reviews literature on the differences between home and school technology use, providing examples from student surveys. Students report learning programming, music, and languages at home through free exploration online. The document considers implications for updating school curricula to better incorporate informal learning approaches. It suggests integrating blogging, citizenship activities, and accrediting soft skills into classroom lessons.
This document outlines a workshop on using technology to enhance teaching and language skills. It discusses using tools like blogs, Google Docs, Google Reader, and video tutorials to improve professional development. The workshop covers setting goals and creating an action plan to use technology for language learning, developing teaching skills, and teaching. Attendees are guided to identify a focus area and goal, and select appropriate online activities and tools to organize their professional development.
This document provides an overview of a presentation on using Web 2.0 tools to support classroom innovation and professional learning. The presentation establishes the rationale for educators to use social media and become connected educators in the 21st century. It then introduces several specific Web 2.0 tools like Screencast, Slideshare, Audioboo, Diigo, blogging, RSS feeds, Twitter, Evernote and Dropbox. Attendees are encouraged to try out 1-2 tools during the presentation and select 3 more to try over the summer. The document concludes by providing resources for attendees to continue learning about integrating these tools.
Ict and digitalization in teaching and learningMatleena Laakso
- The document discusses ICT and digitalization in teaching and learning. It provides an overview of trends in technology for Chinese higher education such as blended learning, flipped learning, mobile learning, and the use of social media, virtual reality, and robotics in education.
- The document demonstrates various digital tools that can be used for teaching and learning such as Padlet, Quizizz, AnswerGarden, and top sites in China like Baidu.com. It emphasizes that social media is important for sharing and discusses licensing for open educational resources.
- Teachers are encouraged to consider how technological developments and challenges may impact their role and to make use of tools that can activate and engage students in lectures.
Do you want to collaborate with other classrooms? Do you need to meet standards that require you to have audience and global connections with your students? This presentation includes updated information shared in Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds to help you do just that. Presented at AdvancED Wyoming in March 2014 by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher
21st Century in a Lower School Classroomlsv43edl669
This document discusses 21st century skills and how to incorporate them into a lower school classroom. It provides examples of how different grades are using technology like iPads, laptops, discussion boards, and flipped classrooms. Ideas for project-based learning and assessments using rubrics are also presented. The document encourages starting small with 21st century skills and sharing ideas with other teachers.
You can differentiate and connect with students. We must learn how to connect. Differentiation in the classroom is important and you can do it with technology. We must teach to all students and help them learn in the way that they can remember and retain what we're teaching. Education technology must have a purpose.
This document summarizes the learning and technology skills gained by an elementary school teacher over the course of a year. They learned to use blogs, wikis, document cameras, Skype and more. They shared their knowledge with other teachers through workshops and collaboration. The teacher found technology helped make lessons more engaging for students and opened new ways of teaching and communication.
This document discusses informal learning with technology at home compared to formal learning with technology at school. It begins with an introduction to the author and topic. It then reviews literature on the differences between home and school technology use, providing examples from student surveys. Students report learning programming, music, and languages at home through free exploration online. The document considers implications for updating school curricula to better incorporate informal learning approaches. It suggests integrating blogging, citizenship activities, and accrediting soft skills into classroom lessons.
This document outlines a workshop on using technology to enhance teaching and language skills. It discusses using tools like blogs, Google Docs, Google Reader, and video tutorials to improve professional development. The workshop covers setting goals and creating an action plan to use technology for language learning, developing teaching skills, and teaching. Attendees are guided to identify a focus area and goal, and select appropriate online activities and tools to organize their professional development.
This document provides an overview of a presentation on using Web 2.0 tools to support classroom innovation and professional learning. The presentation establishes the rationale for educators to use social media and become connected educators in the 21st century. It then introduces several specific Web 2.0 tools like Screencast, Slideshare, Audioboo, Diigo, blogging, RSS feeds, Twitter, Evernote and Dropbox. Attendees are encouraged to try out 1-2 tools during the presentation and select 3 more to try over the summer. The document concludes by providing resources for attendees to continue learning about integrating these tools.
Ict and digitalization in teaching and learningMatleena Laakso
- The document discusses ICT and digitalization in teaching and learning. It provides an overview of trends in technology for Chinese higher education such as blended learning, flipped learning, mobile learning, and the use of social media, virtual reality, and robotics in education.
- The document demonstrates various digital tools that can be used for teaching and learning such as Padlet, Quizizz, AnswerGarden, and top sites in China like Baidu.com. It emphasizes that social media is important for sharing and discusses licensing for open educational resources.
- Teachers are encouraged to consider how technological developments and challenges may impact their role and to make use of tools that can activate and engage students in lectures.
In these times of a bankrupt General Motors, failing newspapers and old media, colleges can be seen as similar institutions that have not responded to changing technologies and economic shifts. My own list of terms that we deal with in our classrooms that are being redefined - whether we agree with these new definitions or we resist changes to the definitions includes: Writing, Reading, Literacy, Publishing, Ownership/IP/Copyright, Research, Privacy, and Class hours.
The document provides information about the Flat Classroom Project for elementary school students in grades 3-5. It discusses past Flat Classroom projects that connected hundreds of students from several countries. The current project, "A Week in the Life..." 2012-2, will connect over 500 students from multiple classrooms to learn about similarities and differences in topics like school, food, clothing, and environment. Students will work in teams to research and share multimedia about their weekly lives. The project will run from September to December and involve online collaboration tools like Edmodo, Wikispaces, and Google Docs.
Active learning and producing content to distance learningMatleena Laakso
This document contains the agenda and materials for two online workshops for Brazilian teachers on active learning and producing content for distance learning. The first workshop on October 5th focuses on active learning techniques like word clouds, quizzes and polls. The second workshop on October 7th covers open educational resources, producing content with tools like H5P and ThingLink, and giving teachers time to create their own materials. The document provides detailed instructions and examples for various interactive online tools that can be used to engage students in distance learning.
This document discusses how school leaders can use social media to communicate with staff, the community, and develop professionally. It begins with establishing goals for the session and explaining the rationale for being a "connected leader". The document then outlines specific social media tools for each audience, including Twitter, podcasting, blogging, and web/photo sharing. It provides examples of how each tool can be used and exercises for participants to learn tools like Polleverywhere, TodaysMeet, and Diigo. Resources are provided for participants to continue developing their skills after the session.
This document discusses using podcasts and other web tools for educational purposes. It describes what podcasts are and how they can be useful for administrators and teachers to communicate with students and the community. The document provides steps to create a podcast, examples of equipment that can be used, and discusses other tools like social bookmarking sites, wikis, screen casting, blogs, and video sharing sites and how they can be applied in an educational setting.
This document summarizes a presentation about technology in education given in 2012. It discusses how the educational landscape is changing due to technology trends like cloud computing, smartphones, and tablets. It provides examples of Web 2.0 tools like Google Docs, blogs, podcasts, and wikis that can be used in the classroom to enhance collaboration, sharing, and student learning. The presentation demonstrates several tools, including using Google Docs for assessments, blogging, and creating podcasts, and encourages teachers to try at least one new technology.
Writing Tools to Make Teaching Student Writing SimpleVicki Davis
An overview of the simple tools and techniques to help teach writing to students. From every phase of the writing process to ways to inspire and excited kids about writing, Vicki Davis, from the Cool Cat Teacher Blog has created a resource to help teachers.
The document discusses using Web 2.0 tools for school administrators. It provides the URLs for the presenter's online communities on Ning and Wikispaces and encourages participants to use one new Web 2.0 skill next year. It also lists and defines many popular Web 2.0 tools and technologies.
This document summarizes Tony Vincent's presentation on using Web 2.0 tools to engage 21st century students. It describes over 30 different Web 2.0 tools for creating images, videos, slideshows, assessments, podcasts, wikis and more. These tools allow students to collaborate online, create multimedia projects, and choose different formats to demonstrate their learning. The document encourages teachers to let students decide how to present their work using various creative Web 2.0 options.
The document discusses the importance of leaders being connected through collaboration and communication in the age of information explosion. It highlights the need to stay informed about current events and what is happening around your organization through connected tools. Several statistics are presented that show most adults now own smartphones and access the internet regularly, and tools like Skype, Twitter, Google Apps and Evernote are recommended for staying connected anywhere. The importance of disconnecting from technology at times is also advised for maintaining a good work-life balance.
The document discusses strategies for integrating technology into K-12 education in a meaningful way. It recommends that teachers carefully plan technology use to enhance their teaching of core curriculum, rather than just adding tech for its own sake. It provides examples of using blogs, wikis, websites and Google Earth to engage students, foster collaboration and critical thinking, and align with 21st century skills. The document also introduces various free Web 2.0 tools that can be used in the classroom, such as creating multimedia projects with Google Docs, Eduglogster and Bitstrips for Schools.
Competing with Robots: Making Research Skills Relevant to 21st Century StudentsCathy Cranston
1) The document describes a library contest held at Colorado State University for high school students attending an annual technology event.
2) The original contest asked students to complete an online scavenger hunt using library databases, but it was revised to be more hands-on and interesting for students.
3) The revised contest included interactive modules using tools like Google Docs, infographics, videos and databases to teach students about research skills and information sources in an engaging way.
The document provides an agenda for an education technology session. It outlines that all blog entries are due by Tuesday at 5 PM with a minimum of 28 posts. It then lists and describes various digital tools for the classroom including Doodle, Word Clouds, Symbaloo, Edmodo, VoiceThread, Glogster, Vimeo, and Moodle. Examples and tutorials are provided for several of the tools. The document encourages bookmarking any tools that are interesting and provides information on setting up accounts and using the tools.
The document provides information about three articles on podcasting in education:
1) "Podcasting in Education" defines podcasting and its uses in education, allowing students to create their own radio shows and distribute them.
2) "Proof Podcasting is Beneficial!" discusses how podcasting can benefit education based on an article about a teacher using podcasts in the classroom.
3) "Learning in Hand: Podcasting" explains how podcasts can be used both in and out of the classroom on various devices, and the educational benefits of having students create podcasts for a real audience.
This document provides summaries and recommendations for 50 websites that can be used for a variety of purposes like work, organization, creativity, and leisure in under 50 minutes. The websites are grouped into categories like working in the cloud, getting organized, getting creative, using Google tools, calling and voicemail services, deal finding, and resources for learning about new technologies. Brief descriptions and recommendations are provided for each website to help the reader find solutions for their needs.
List. comp. questions conv. 2 - conv. between clinic staff and studentKhaled Al-Abbadi
The document contains listening comprehension questions about a conversation between a clinic staff member and a student. The questions ask what the student thinks she has, what she had last time at the clinic, her name and student number, why her trainer suggested glucosamine, how she feels, whether Moroccan universities have campus clinics and what services they offer or should offer, and whether people should have free health services at university clinics.
The document provides a list of 30 educational technology tools and websites for kids and teachers. Some of the sites mentioned include joopz.com for real-time messaging, tagxedo.com for creating word clouds, triptico.co.uk for digital word sorts, zimmertwins.com for digital storytelling, wolframalpha.com as a search tool, and glogster.com for creating digital posters. The document encourages sharing favorite sites with others and revisiting the full list online.
The document discusses the evolving nature of literacy and the skills needed for students in the 21st century. It emphasizes that literacy now involves skills like communicating ideas confidently in multiple languages and formats, evaluating the validity of online information, and harnessing literacy skills to effectively learn and express ideas using technology. Teachers are encouraged to see themselves as lifelong learners modeling skills like deciphering new information and including ethics in the definition of literacy.
This document provides a summary of 60 educational technology tools and websites for teachers and students. Each site is listed with a brief 1-2 sentence description of its purpose or features. Some of the sites mentioned include Edmodo for classroom management, Animoto for creating video slideshows, Storybird for digital storytelling, Prezi for interactive presentations, and VoiceThread for collaborative projects.
This is another version of my Online Posters presentation. It's a presentation I'm giving to teachers on how to use online presentations tools, Glogster EDU and Google Presentation, with their class.
This document provides an overview of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program and Certificate Program available at Sturgis Public Charter School. It discusses the mission and goals of the IB, the courses and requirements for the Diploma and Certificate, sample student programs, assessment methods, and past student results in the program.
In these times of a bankrupt General Motors, failing newspapers and old media, colleges can be seen as similar institutions that have not responded to changing technologies and economic shifts. My own list of terms that we deal with in our classrooms that are being redefined - whether we agree with these new definitions or we resist changes to the definitions includes: Writing, Reading, Literacy, Publishing, Ownership/IP/Copyright, Research, Privacy, and Class hours.
The document provides information about the Flat Classroom Project for elementary school students in grades 3-5. It discusses past Flat Classroom projects that connected hundreds of students from several countries. The current project, "A Week in the Life..." 2012-2, will connect over 500 students from multiple classrooms to learn about similarities and differences in topics like school, food, clothing, and environment. Students will work in teams to research and share multimedia about their weekly lives. The project will run from September to December and involve online collaboration tools like Edmodo, Wikispaces, and Google Docs.
Active learning and producing content to distance learningMatleena Laakso
This document contains the agenda and materials for two online workshops for Brazilian teachers on active learning and producing content for distance learning. The first workshop on October 5th focuses on active learning techniques like word clouds, quizzes and polls. The second workshop on October 7th covers open educational resources, producing content with tools like H5P and ThingLink, and giving teachers time to create their own materials. The document provides detailed instructions and examples for various interactive online tools that can be used to engage students in distance learning.
This document discusses how school leaders can use social media to communicate with staff, the community, and develop professionally. It begins with establishing goals for the session and explaining the rationale for being a "connected leader". The document then outlines specific social media tools for each audience, including Twitter, podcasting, blogging, and web/photo sharing. It provides examples of how each tool can be used and exercises for participants to learn tools like Polleverywhere, TodaysMeet, and Diigo. Resources are provided for participants to continue developing their skills after the session.
This document discusses using podcasts and other web tools for educational purposes. It describes what podcasts are and how they can be useful for administrators and teachers to communicate with students and the community. The document provides steps to create a podcast, examples of equipment that can be used, and discusses other tools like social bookmarking sites, wikis, screen casting, blogs, and video sharing sites and how they can be applied in an educational setting.
This document summarizes a presentation about technology in education given in 2012. It discusses how the educational landscape is changing due to technology trends like cloud computing, smartphones, and tablets. It provides examples of Web 2.0 tools like Google Docs, blogs, podcasts, and wikis that can be used in the classroom to enhance collaboration, sharing, and student learning. The presentation demonstrates several tools, including using Google Docs for assessments, blogging, and creating podcasts, and encourages teachers to try at least one new technology.
Writing Tools to Make Teaching Student Writing SimpleVicki Davis
An overview of the simple tools and techniques to help teach writing to students. From every phase of the writing process to ways to inspire and excited kids about writing, Vicki Davis, from the Cool Cat Teacher Blog has created a resource to help teachers.
The document discusses using Web 2.0 tools for school administrators. It provides the URLs for the presenter's online communities on Ning and Wikispaces and encourages participants to use one new Web 2.0 skill next year. It also lists and defines many popular Web 2.0 tools and technologies.
This document summarizes Tony Vincent's presentation on using Web 2.0 tools to engage 21st century students. It describes over 30 different Web 2.0 tools for creating images, videos, slideshows, assessments, podcasts, wikis and more. These tools allow students to collaborate online, create multimedia projects, and choose different formats to demonstrate their learning. The document encourages teachers to let students decide how to present their work using various creative Web 2.0 options.
The document discusses the importance of leaders being connected through collaboration and communication in the age of information explosion. It highlights the need to stay informed about current events and what is happening around your organization through connected tools. Several statistics are presented that show most adults now own smartphones and access the internet regularly, and tools like Skype, Twitter, Google Apps and Evernote are recommended for staying connected anywhere. The importance of disconnecting from technology at times is also advised for maintaining a good work-life balance.
The document discusses strategies for integrating technology into K-12 education in a meaningful way. It recommends that teachers carefully plan technology use to enhance their teaching of core curriculum, rather than just adding tech for its own sake. It provides examples of using blogs, wikis, websites and Google Earth to engage students, foster collaboration and critical thinking, and align with 21st century skills. The document also introduces various free Web 2.0 tools that can be used in the classroom, such as creating multimedia projects with Google Docs, Eduglogster and Bitstrips for Schools.
Competing with Robots: Making Research Skills Relevant to 21st Century StudentsCathy Cranston
1) The document describes a library contest held at Colorado State University for high school students attending an annual technology event.
2) The original contest asked students to complete an online scavenger hunt using library databases, but it was revised to be more hands-on and interesting for students.
3) The revised contest included interactive modules using tools like Google Docs, infographics, videos and databases to teach students about research skills and information sources in an engaging way.
The document provides an agenda for an education technology session. It outlines that all blog entries are due by Tuesday at 5 PM with a minimum of 28 posts. It then lists and describes various digital tools for the classroom including Doodle, Word Clouds, Symbaloo, Edmodo, VoiceThread, Glogster, Vimeo, and Moodle. Examples and tutorials are provided for several of the tools. The document encourages bookmarking any tools that are interesting and provides information on setting up accounts and using the tools.
The document provides information about three articles on podcasting in education:
1) "Podcasting in Education" defines podcasting and its uses in education, allowing students to create their own radio shows and distribute them.
2) "Proof Podcasting is Beneficial!" discusses how podcasting can benefit education based on an article about a teacher using podcasts in the classroom.
3) "Learning in Hand: Podcasting" explains how podcasts can be used both in and out of the classroom on various devices, and the educational benefits of having students create podcasts for a real audience.
This document provides summaries and recommendations for 50 websites that can be used for a variety of purposes like work, organization, creativity, and leisure in under 50 minutes. The websites are grouped into categories like working in the cloud, getting organized, getting creative, using Google tools, calling and voicemail services, deal finding, and resources for learning about new technologies. Brief descriptions and recommendations are provided for each website to help the reader find solutions for their needs.
List. comp. questions conv. 2 - conv. between clinic staff and studentKhaled Al-Abbadi
The document contains listening comprehension questions about a conversation between a clinic staff member and a student. The questions ask what the student thinks she has, what she had last time at the clinic, her name and student number, why her trainer suggested glucosamine, how she feels, whether Moroccan universities have campus clinics and what services they offer or should offer, and whether people should have free health services at university clinics.
The document provides a list of 30 educational technology tools and websites for kids and teachers. Some of the sites mentioned include joopz.com for real-time messaging, tagxedo.com for creating word clouds, triptico.co.uk for digital word sorts, zimmertwins.com for digital storytelling, wolframalpha.com as a search tool, and glogster.com for creating digital posters. The document encourages sharing favorite sites with others and revisiting the full list online.
The document discusses the evolving nature of literacy and the skills needed for students in the 21st century. It emphasizes that literacy now involves skills like communicating ideas confidently in multiple languages and formats, evaluating the validity of online information, and harnessing literacy skills to effectively learn and express ideas using technology. Teachers are encouraged to see themselves as lifelong learners modeling skills like deciphering new information and including ethics in the definition of literacy.
This document provides a summary of 60 educational technology tools and websites for teachers and students. Each site is listed with a brief 1-2 sentence description of its purpose or features. Some of the sites mentioned include Edmodo for classroom management, Animoto for creating video slideshows, Storybird for digital storytelling, Prezi for interactive presentations, and VoiceThread for collaborative projects.
This is another version of my Online Posters presentation. It's a presentation I'm giving to teachers on how to use online presentations tools, Glogster EDU and Google Presentation, with their class.
This document provides an overview of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program and Certificate Program available at Sturgis Public Charter School. It discusses the mission and goals of the IB, the courses and requirements for the Diploma and Certificate, sample student programs, assessment methods, and past student results in the program.
This document provides an agenda and overview for a 2012 summer teacher training in Atlanta on useful digital teaching tools. The agenda covers cloud storage and bookmarks, basic tools for images, audio and video, digital games, creating simple eBooks, and online resources. The goals are to help teachers and students use technology and add more tools. Teachers are encouraged to sharpen their skills in areas like creating and editing digital content, using social media, and understanding copyright. A variety of free digital tools are introduced, such as Google Drive for file storage, Diigo for bookmarking, and Animoto for creating videos.
The document discusses communication tasks for education. It defines communication tasks as helping students interact, collaborate, and connect with others. It also discusses the different types of communication including one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many communication as well as synchronous and asynchronous interaction. Finally, it provides examples of different tools that can be used for communication tasks categorized by community building, cooperative and collaborative learning, and online classes/learning.
This document provides examples of how digital devices like smartphones, tablets, laptops, and eReaders can be used to enhance instruction and engage students. It outlines several ways these technologies can be incorporated into lessons, including using QR codes for book reviews, homework help, sharing files, and linking to websites. Teachers are encouraged to have students use devices to record screen recordings of concepts, participate in activities like annotating documents or mind mapping, conduct research, and create multimedia presentations. The document also discusses using digital tools for file sharing, collaboration, assessment through blogs, quizzes and surveys, and integrating technologies into various content areas like history, geography, science and writing.
The document discusses strategies for integrating technology into K-12 education in a meaningful way. It recommends that teachers carefully plan technology use to enhance their teaching of core curriculum, rather than just adding tech for its own sake. It provides examples of using blogs, wikis, websites and tools like Google Earth and Google Docs to engage students, foster collaboration, and develop 21st century skills like searching for information, global citizenship, and communicating with an authentic audience.
This document discusses Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and how Web 2.0 tools can support its three principles of multiple means of engagement, representation, and expression. It provides examples of several free Web 2.0 tools that meet UDL criteria by allowing flexible learning solutions and collaboration. These include Wallwisher for online corkboards, Glogster for multimedia presentations, and Piratepad for shared document editing. Contact information is given for further resources on UDL and Web 2.0 tools.
This document provides an overview and roadmap for a professional development session on integrating technology into the classroom. It covers topics like Chromebooks, Google Apps, vocabulary tools, classroom management apps, assessment apps, research techniques, and ways for students to demonstrate their learning. Teachers are guided through demonstrations of specific apps and websites like Google Docs, Biblionasium, ClassDojo, Kahoot, and Think-Tac-Toe. They are given time to practice the skills and tools covered before the session concludes with suggestions for further learning.
The document provides an overview of useful digital tools for teaching Chinese during a 2012 summer teacher training in Florida. It discusses cloud storage options like Dropbox and Google Drive for sharing files. It also introduces several tools for basic classroom tasks like images (PicMonkey), audio recording (Audacity, Vocaroo), and video (Animoto, Voki). Digital games for learning Chinese are presented, including Quizlet and StudyStack. The document also demonstrates how to create simple eBooks and use Google tools like Forms and Docs for assessments. Online resources from the Global Chinese Network are shared.
This document provides an overview of free and open educational resources available through the California Learning Resource Network for blended learning. It lists topics covered including English, math, history, science, arts and world languages. It also summarizes various open online courses, supplemental resources and open educational resources including over 6,000 materials that can be accessed on iOS and Android devices. Finally, it highlights specific resources like CK-12 that provide open source textbooks and Khan Academy that includes instructional videos aligned to common core standards.
This document provides summaries of various educational tools that can be used for free. It discusses tools for creating videos, timelines, podcasts, and digital notebooks. Specific tools mentioned include Khan Academy for hosting educational videos, Photosynth for capturing 360-degree photos, Google Docs for collaborative writing, and Pinterest for gathering teaching ideas and resources. The document emphasizes that many free online tools can help teachers and students be more productive.
This document provides a comprehensive list of online tools and applications that can be used for various educational purposes, organized into categories. It describes tools for creating online presentations, word clouds, timelines, and other media. It also includes tools for sharing and collaborating on documents, conducting surveys, creating animations and ebooks. Further tools are outlined for classroom innovation through flipped learning, organizing materials, and teacher professional development. Overall, the document serves as a useful reference guide to the many free and browser-based digital tools available for enhancing teaching and learning.
Google Teacher Academy - Vicki Davis - Keynote Part 2Vicki Davis
Keynote for Google Teacher Academy - 7 steps to a flat classroom. I talk about the steps for teachers to "flatten" their classrooms based upon the award winning Flat Classroom project (http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com), Horizon Project (http://horizonproject2008.wikispaces.com), and Digiteen Projects (http://digiteen.wikispaces.com).
The document discusses communication tasks and tools for teachers. It defines communication as the conveyance of information between two or more parties through various forms such as one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many interactions, as well as synchronous and asynchronous media like text, audio, images and video. It categorizes teacher communication tasks as ordinary communications with students and parents, cooperative and collaborative learning between students and experts, and online classes. Finally, it provides examples of communication tools for each category and suggests using a function comparison matrix to determine the best tool for specific tasks.
This document provides a summary of various web tools that can be used by secondary teachers for productivity, instruction, and assessment. It lists tools for organizing and communicating information, creating electronic notes, customizing iGoogle pages, searching visually, finding lesson plans and story resources, integrating technology into lessons, managing classrooms and projecting screens, creating multimedia presentations, telling digital stories, hosting videos, using interactive whiteboards, creating rubrics and assessments, and conducting surveys and polls. The document emphasizes that teachers have a choice to improve their skills and teaching through exploring these web tools.
This document provides an agenda and overview for a workshop on making best use of cutting-edge technology tools in the social studies classroom. The agenda covers topics such as backchanneling, learning management systems, organization and collaboration tools, presentation tools, website building, video creation, timelines, and meeting Common Core standards. Specific tools that are discussed include Edmodo, Google Drive, Prezi, Animoto, Glogster, and iPad apps. The goal is to explore how these various digital tools can be used to engage students and enhance learning in social studies classes.
This document provides an agenda and resources for an education technology session. It includes summaries and examples of podcasting, photo sharing using Photopeach, QR codes, word clouds, and animation tools like Voki and Xtranormal. Student examples using blogs, glogs, and multimedia projects are also presented. The goal is to expose educators to different web 2.0 tools that can be used in the classroom to engage students and facilitate collaboration.
This document provides an agenda and resources for an education technology session. It includes tools for podcasting, blogging, creating presentations and stories with images, using QR codes and word clouds, flipping the classroom, using Moodle and other online tools, and creating animations from text. Examples and directions for using many of these tools in the classroom are provided. The goal is to share different ways teachers can incorporate technology into their lessons and have students collaborate online.
This document provides an overview of various digital tools and resources for language teaching, including requirements for reflection blog entries, homework assignments, and recommendations to explore sample digital stories, WebQuests, and Hot Potatoes activities. It also lists examples of eBooks, storytelling websites, video creation tools, and a recommended research article on implications of widespread technology use for learners. At the end, it prompts discussion of tools by language skill and reflection on developing a personal philosophy for technology in language teaching.
School Library Association PresentationPhil Bradley
Web 2.0 refers to a transition of the World Wide Web from static websites to a computing platform serving dynamic web applications. It allows for collective intelligence through user participation and interaction. Libraries should embrace these changes by utilizing social networking platforms, user-generated content, and collaboration tools to engage with patrons and create new online resources. The presenter offers training to help libraries implement Web 2.0 technologies.
1. 90 websites in 120
minutes
Quick and Easy Technology for the
Classroom
2. Tales of Woe
O Copyright – careful where and what you post
O Student info online – require logins
O Free today gone tomorrow
O Cyber-bullying and Supervision
3. Sources
O 30 Treasures of the Web
wendy.wolfe@gmail.com
O Links to examples
O 50 Websites in 60 Min
O Links to blog with reviews of sites
O Utilizing Free Internet (webinar)
O https://sschwister.jux.com
O Orono School District Speed Geeking
O Super Book of Web Tools for Educators
5. Poll Everywhere
Text xxxxx to do the whole presentation at once
Text XXXx to break the presentation into smaller pieces
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8. For your Viewing Pleasure
Follow along via SlideShare
www.slideshare.net/jehennes/50-websites-in-60-
minutes
9. TodaysMeet
A back channel discussion of what is really
going on during the presentation. Great
for a co-teaching environment.
10. Copyright & Ethics
O Public Domain
Images
O Creative Commons
O Royalty Free Music
O CitationMachine
O EasyBib
11. Cyber Safety
O Student Guide to O Net Smartz Kids
Avoid CyberBullying O Endorsed by MN Gov.
O Real life Stories (Ages
O Stop Bullying
11-17)
O Online Safety Games
K12
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O Lesson Plans O Google a Day
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in their schoolwork and
beyond. (example) challenge:
O Tied to Common Core www.agoogleaday.com
Standards
13. Searching Magic :.
O topic site:.gov
O Government site with public domain images
O Tutorial
O iMovie:.tutorial
O directions
O Interactive
O Fractions:.interactive
O Simulation
14. More Searchin’
O Sweet Search
O Search engine for kids evaluated by
researchers (Biographies section is excellent)
O KidRex
O Powered by google advance search
O Famhoo?
O Kigose
15. Lesson Plans
O Thinkfinity O ReadWorks
O Thousands of lesson O Reading
plans, resources, Comprehension
activities, etc.
O MN Learning Loop
O SAS Curriculum
Pathways O Resources tied to
O Professional
MN standards
Development O Marzano Common
O Audio, Print and Web Core Proficiency
activities grades 6-12 Rubrics
O O
16. LMS & Social Networks
O District Supported O Free
O Moodle O 19Pencils
O Edmodo O Schoology
O Contact Instruct O BigMarker
Tech for Site Code
17. Word Clouds
O Wordle
O Copy/paste text
O Does not save
O Tagxedo
O Will save content
O Can purchase
merchandise
O
18. Audio
O ButtonBeats
O Make Music Online
O SoundCloud
O Get and share sounds
O
O TonyB
O You are the DJ, create
and share music
19. Videos
O CCC! O WatchKnowLearn
O Snag Films
O TheTeachingChannel
O neoK12
O TEDTalks O Tied to standards
O KhanAcademy and includes lesson
O over 2,600 videos on plans
arithmetic to physics, O Grockit
finance, and history
and 232 practice O Insert Questions
exercises. and Answers into a
O can track student YouTube Video
progress by creating an
account O
20. Graphic Organizer
O Gliffy
O Flowcharts, Floor Plans,
O
Technical Drawings, etc
O ChartGo
O iCharts
O
O Popplet
O
O Bubble.us
O Read the getting started
O Can use without creating
account
O Cacoo
O
21. Timelines
O X timeline
O Preceden
O Requires joining for fee or being limited to 3
events
O Dipity
O limited to three timelines.
O TimeToast
O TimeRime
O Timeglider
O limited to three timelines.
22. Digital Postcards
O Phreetings
O Send as link or e-
mail
O geoGreetings
O 40 character max
O Send link or as
email
O http://www.geogree
ting.com/view.html
?yPKUCsDoC
23. Podcasting
O iPadio O Vocaroo
O Record and publish O Simplest interface
from any phone
O
O AudioBoo
O
24. Avatars
O Voki O http://blabberize.co
O Site includes lesson m/view/id/611977
plans
O Blabberize
O Use any picture
O Share with link or
embed html
25. Digital Bulletin Board
O Corkboard.me O Wallwisher
O Share link O eBoard
O Simple interface O Spaaze
O Anonymous O
responses
O http://corkboard.m
e/mhb80HOV4n
26. Movie Makers
O Animoto O DragonTape
O Free educator O Drag image and
account share
O Simple guided
O ZimmerTwins
process
O
O Kerpoof O MovieMakerOnline
O Lesson Plans and O Busy homepage
StandardsTies O Includes tutorial
O
27. Digital Art
O Letters
O DrawIsland
O Muro
O FlamePainter
O Canvastic
O Basic draw tools
O Examples
28. Showcase for Writing
O Lulu O BoomWriter
O Self-publishing
O MyStoryMaker
O Educator resources
O
O KidBlog
O Safe secure blog
spot for students
O
29. Comic Generators
O ToonDo
O Looks most like a
newspaper comic
O
O ReadWriteThink
O simplest
O FunnyTimes
O Graphics include gun,
bomb, and political
figures
30. Presentations
O Prezi
O The zooming powerpoint
O Weebly
O Create a free website
O Glogster
O Digital Posters
O Live Binder
O Example
31. Digital Storytelling
O LittleBirdTales O Zooburst
O Share books via email O Create pop-up story
O Bulk upload student O Use webcam for 3D
information augmented reality
O Upload student's own O
artwork O Storybird
O Create images using O Classroom account to
built-in drawing manage student
program accounts
O Restrict sharing of O Bulk upload student
books information
O O
32. More Story Telling
O TumbleCloud
O Secondary
students
O
O WordTamer
O Walks students
through the story
writing process
O Based on the book
33. Educational Games
O BrainPop Games
O elementary
O BubbaBrain
O K-12
O KnowledgeAdventure
O PreK-6
O Peetnik Mysteries
O Do I Have a Right
34. Screencasting
O ShowMe O ShowMeWhatsWrong
O Watch and/or O Get help with your
create white board computer issues
lessons O ScreenCastOMatic
O O Create 15 min
screen captures
O Join.Me O Free trial account
O Web conference O
screen sharing
36. Misc
O Playfic O iPad User Group
O Read and/or write O Apps and resources
interactive stories O Library Media
O Super Book of Web Databases
Tools for Educators O Back Channel
O Video Ant O Google Apps
O Chat or add
questions to online
video
37. Assessment
O Socrative O QuizStar
O Use any web enabled
device to deliver O Reporting Features
questions
O Web Quizzes
O Get anonymous results
O Quizlet O Flubaroo
O Use or create flashcard
sets O Use with Google
O EssayTagger Docs
O Faster way to grade O Does the grading
and comment on
essays for you
38. Funding for More Technology
O Donors Choose O GetEdFunding
O Several local O a free and fresh grant
finding resource
teachers have
O a collection of more
received funding for
than 600 grants from
projects federal, state, regional
O Post on school and community sources
websites or
Facebook walls
39. Self Help
O Use the :.tutorial search
O Look for a Help section of the website
O Search YouTube
40. Finished Products
O Be sure to explore each site and plan how
students will share their finished product
O E-mail
O Post to blog or website
O No identifying student info
O Print
O Share link
O Class presentation
O Screen capture
O Edmodo/Moodle course
41. Thank You
No matter how well planned, how interesting, stimulating,
colorful or relevant the lesson, if the teacher does all the
interacting with the material, the teacher's --- not the
student's --- brain will grow.
Pat Wolfe
42. Exit Slip
O What will you try first?
Post on http://corkboard.me/mhb80HOV4n
O Feedback: Sites you LOVED, Sites you
HATED, Too much?