This presentation introduces four educational technology tools: Big Huge Labs, Blendspace, Hstry.co, and Bio Digital Human. It provides an overview and demonstration of each tool, highlighting their potential uses in aligning with secondary curriculum standards and engaging students. Limitations of the tools regarding access and functionality are also discussed. The presentation concludes with opportunities for questions.

1. Final Presentation:“Fall IntoTechnology”
Presenter:MargaretMcCay
Audience andSetting:Professional Developmentfor SecondaryLevelLibrariansandTeachers
Time Frame:Fall of the 2015-2016 school year
Approximate Time:45 minutes
Proposal:
Fall intotechnologywasdesignedtogive staff atthe secondarylevel asamplingof fourtechnologies.
Thissamplingshowshowtheycanbe usedandtiedto the SOLs.As we all know studentsgetboredjust
takingnotes,these toolswillallow themtoengage withthe instruction.
Script:
(0:30)Slide 1 (Openasteachersenterthe room) GoodMorning everyone.Todaywe will examinefour
toolsthat will enhance yourteachingandstudentlearning.(clicktothe nextslide)
(1:00) Slide 2 For those that don’tknowme, I am Margaret McCay. Thisis a magazine coverthat I
createdaboutmyself usingBigHugeLabs.com.Ihave beenteaching Special Educationfor15 years and
am startingmy final semesterof the LibraryMediaSpecialistprogramatOldDominionUniversity.Ihave
beenmarriedfor30 yearsto my bestfriend.Ihave one son,twostepdaughtersandone stepson.These
fourkidshave blessedme with10 beautiful grandbabiesranginginage from16 to 2 months.Iam an
avidreader,quilter,crafter, andseamstress.I have readso manybooksthat myhusbandboughtme an
iPadmini todo my readingon because we ran outof bookshelvesforthe books.Imake dressesformy3
granddaughtersandquiltsforChristmaspresents. Ialsoenjoyscrapbookingandcrafting. (clicktonext
slide)
(0:30) Slide 3 The four toolsI have chosentopreview includeBigHuge Labs,Blendspace, Hstry.coand
BioDigital Human.We will lookatthe potential educational applicationforeachtool as well asits
limitations. (clicktothe nextslide)
(1:30) Slide 4 What isBig Huge Labs? Big Huge Labs is a collectionof free webtoolsthatallow usersto
turn digital images,eitheryourownimagesorthose foundonthe internet,intolearningtools.When
usingimagesfromthe internetmake sure youcite the source anduse creative commonsimages
wheneverpossible.The site doesnotrequire registration;userscancreate and downloadprojects
withoutanemail address.Teacherscancreate studentaccounts.Once teachershave createdstudent
accounts,studentsgettheirownlogininformationandcanaccess theiraccountswhereverthere is
internetaccess.Studentscantake imagesandturnthemintomagazine covers,puzzles,tradingcards,

2. etc.that enhance learningandengage students.The advantagesof anEducator’saccount isfree with
proof of employment,allowsstudentstosendtheirworktoyouwithone click,ad-free usage,PrintId
Cards forstudentsandteacherscan view anddownloadtheirstudent’swork.(Clicktothe nextslide)
(1:30) Slide 5Here are 12 of the 24 creationtoolsavailable withinBigHuge Labs.Motivatorallowsusers
to make motivational posterswhichcanbe usedforHealthclass.Healthclassesaskstudentstoexamine
the benefitsof followingthe dailyrequirementwhenchoosingdrinks,mealsandsnacks.Postercanbe
createdby studentstoinfluence theirpeerstomake healthychoices.The magazinecovercanbe used
as an introductiontool, todescribe ahistoricevent,create acharacteranalysisfora novel,ordescribing
the cause andeffectsof weathersystems. Movie postercanbe usedto create postersof historical
events,bookornovel study,characteranalysis,orposterspromotingphysical activity. Once aposteris
createda QR code couldbe attachedto give more informationonthe subject. PopArt,Hockneyizer,FX,
Mosaic Maker, photoboothandmatcan be usedinart classesto create worksof art usinga varietyof
media.The mapstool can be usedto create historical mapssuchas highlightingthe Confederate and
Unionstates,highlightingthe AxisandAlliednationsforWWII,label the areasassociatedwiththe
RomanEmpire as well aslocatingthe countriesinvolvedinthe capture,sale anduse of slavery. (Clickto
the nextslide)
(1:30) Slide 6 Here are the other12 creationtools.Lolcatgeneratorcan be usedto add famousquotes
to imagesof the speaker,forexample aphotoof Martin LutherKingJr. couldhave the quote “I have a
dream”or JFKwith“Asknot whatyour countrycan do for you,butwhat youcan dofor your country.”
BeadArt, Wallpaper,Framer,andpocketalbumcanbe usedinart classesto create worksof art. Badge
makercan be usedtohighlighthistorical figures,scientistsornovel characters.TradingCardscan be
usedforfacts about storms,explorers, famousscientists,historical figures,asbooktrailers,stepsto
solve amath problemormath facts. Cube can be usedto create learninggamestopractice math
concepts. CD Covercan be usedtocreate book jacketsforsummerreadingprojects. Billboardcanbe
usedto demonstrate knowledge of ancientcivilizations,the solarsystem, Sun-Earth-moonrelationship,
travel posters fornovel settingorcharactertrait. (Clicktothe nextslide)
(0:30) Slide 7 Thisis the bookcover of a bookI readthis summer.(clickonthe image) Here isa trading
card that I createdas a booktalkfor the book.These couldbe handedoutto studentsastheyleave the
library to be used as bookmarks.This couldhelppromote new orunderusedbooks.Forexample I
wouldgive thisoutto studentsduringthe time justbeforethe 7th
grade wasdue to start the uniton
Prohibition. (Clicktothe nextslide)
(0:30) Slide 8 Thisis a magazine coverI createdusinga photoof suffragists.Thiscoverconnectstothe
7th
grade HistorySOLUSII.4 The studentwill demonstrate knowledge of how lifechangedafterthe Civil
War bydescribingthe impactof the Progressive MovementonWomen’sSuffrage.Pauseforteachersto
readcover) (0:15) (Clicktothe nextslide)
(0:30) Slide 9 Thisis a motivational posterthatI createdusinga photoof the UnitedStatesDepartment
of Agriculture’sfoodpyramid.Thisposterconnectstothe 6th
Grade healthSOL 6.3 whichstatesstudents
will developpersonal strategiesandskillsforpersonal healthby analyzingthe influence of mediaon

3. issuesrelatedtobodyimage andweightmanagement.(Pause forteacherstoreadcover(0:15) Clickto
the nextslide)
(1:30) Slide 10 Limitations While the programsavesyourwork,youneedalinkto accessit,thengetting
back into editit isdifficult.The educator’saccountmakesiteasiertodo.The free accountswill allow
youto downloadthe creationandsave it as a “jpeg”file. Aswe all know gettingaccesstoa webbased
program meansyouneedthe internetand acomputerlab and/or iPador laptopcart. So that isa
limitationif youdon’tplanaheadandreserve the lab orcart. To create anythingonthisprogram, users
will needtohave accessto photostheytookor have alreadydownloadedandsavedphotosthey want
to use.Plustheywill alsoneedtocreate citationsforanyphotostakenfromthe web. Youwill thenneed
to openthat file toprintit. Upgradingthe accountgivesyoumore access to the featuresthatmake
usage more efficientand getsridof the ads youmustpay for an upgrade:$7 fora week,$15 for a
month,$25 for a year or $100 for a lifetime. (clicktothe nextslide)
(2:00) Slide 11 Does anyone have anyquestionsaboutthisTool.(Pause fornomore than1:30 min.)
(Clicktothe nextslide)
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(1:00) Slide 12 Blendspace Nomore flippingbetween20tabs at the bottomof yourcomputerscreen
while teachingalesson.Blendspace isafree Webtool that allowsteacherstoorganize theirresources
inone location.Teacherscan share those resourceswithone link.The programalsohaspre-made
lessonsthatcan be searchedbytopic. Teacherscan alsosell theirlessonstootherteachers.Whata
great wayto make a fewextrabucks. The programhas builtinquizzesthatcan be part of your lessons
for the day.Instructioncan be differentiatedwhichwill allow teacherstotrackthe student’sprogress
and adaptto theirneedsquickly.Teacherscanuse thistoflipthe classroom;havingstudentswatch
lecturesathome freesupclasstime to planindividualandgroupactivities.Plushavingall of your
resourcesfora lessoninone locationallowsyoutopostor email a linktothe lessonforstudentswho
are absent. (Clicktothe nextslide)
(1:15) Slide 13 GettingStarted.Thisis blendspace gettingstartedvideo.Itshowshow easyitisto create
a lessonusingblendspace.(Clickonlogo) (Watchvideo) (Clickonthe nextslide)
(3:45) Slide 14 Math on myBlendspace Thisisa screenshotof myblendspace page foralessonIcreated
for 6th
grade math.As yousee the lessonisaboutthe Orderof OperationSOL6.8 whichrequires
studentstoevaluate whole numbernumerical expressionsusingthe orderof operation.Iaddeda6
minute videoof ateacherusinggesturestoreinforce the learning. Mystudentslove doingthis;some of
our gesturesare slightlydifferentthanhersbutthe kidsunderstandthe conceptandact alongwithher.
I thenaddeda 4:27 minute KhanAcademyvideoanda 2:36 minute musicvideofromYouTube thatis
hilarious.The kidslove these musicvideosanditmakesthemrememberthe stepseasier.We all
rememberlyricstosongssowheneverpossibleIfindsongsthatreinforce the lesson. (clickonthe
screenshotandwatchtab number3 the musicvideofororderof operation.)(clicktothe nextslide)

4. (2:30) Slide 15 Englishonmy Blendspace Thisisa screenshotof myblendspace forFigurative Language
for 6th
grade English SOL6.4 requiresstudentstoreal andlearnthe meaningsof unfamiliarwordsand
phraseswithinauthentictextsbyidentifyingandanalyzingfigurativelanguage.All of these resources
were pulledfromthe blendspace site. Thiscollectionhaslessons,videos,andmusicaboutfigurative
language.(Clickonthe screenshotandwatch tab 3 for 2:00 min.)(Clickto the nextslide)
(3:30) Slide 16 Science Thisisa screenshotof myblendspace forPhysical Science foralessononthe
periodictable,Physical Science .4whichstatesstudentswillunderstandthe organizationanduse of the
periodictable of elements includingsymbols,atomicnumbers,atomicmassandclassificationof
elements.All of these resourceswere pulledforthe blendspace site. (Clickonthe screeshotandwatch
tab 1 fora musicvideoonthe periodictable.) (Clicktothe nextslide)
(1:00) Slide 17 LimitationsBlendspace offersonlycontentnotinteractive links,whichmeansstudents
are mostpassive recipientsof the lessonwiththisformat.Againgettingaccess,shouldthe school lose
internetaccess,youwill notbe able toaccessyour lessonuntil the internetcomesbackup;however,if
youforgetyour computeryoucan still accessyourlessonwithaborrowedcomputer.The free account
allowsforunlimitedclassesbutonly35studentsperclass.The Premiumaccountisfour dollarsamonth
and providesthe abilitytocomplete groupwork,voice comments,unlimitedactive lessonsand
premiumfeaturesforall students. (clicktothe nextslide)
(2:00) Slide 18 Does anyone have anyquestionsaboutthisTool.(Pause fornomore than1:30 min.)
(Clicktothe nextslide)
(1:00) Slide 19 Hstry.co isan educational webtool thatallowsuserstocreate multimediatimelines.The
program worksonmultiple typesof devicessuchaslaptop,chromebook,iPad,andtablets.Teachers
access the programfor free.Once teacherscreate anaccount theycan create classesandadd students.
Teachersare thengivenacode for each studenttouse to access the timelinesthe teacherhasattached
to the class.Once the studentslogin,theycancreate timelinesaswell asinteractandcommentonthe
assignedtimelinesaswell astimelinesof theirpeers.A varietyof Mediacan be usedto create timelines.
This site takes a little time to learn how to navigate. Once you have set up your classrooms and given
the students codes to join, their names will automatically generate as soon as they log in for the first
time with the code. Students can log in using edmodo or google. (Click to the next slide)
(0:30) Slide 20 Using Hstry This program can be used for more than just history. There are timelines
available for teaching research skills. This program can be used for students to create timelines of
novels, cell development, math steps as well as putting historical events in chronological order. I can
see teachers setting this up with timelines for their students to view and assign quizzes at the end or
have assignments that they need to create after viewing the teacher's timeline. (Click to the next
slide)
(2:00) Slide 21 EnglishThisisan example of how the historytimelines canbe usedforan Englishclass.In
thiscase the timelinewasusedto provide backgroundinformationaboutthe depressionand
assignmentsforeachportionof the timeline andmeetsthe 8th
grade EnglishSOLwhichstatesstudents
will readandanalyze a varietyof fictionsl textsanduse priorandbackgroundknowledge ascontextfor

5. newlearning. The activityisculminatedwithawritingassignmentaboutempathybasedonaquote
fromScout. (clickonthe bookjacketto access the website.If thatdoesn’tworkloginto
http://edu.hstry.coanduse the code 6782; clickon To Kill A Mockingbird) (clicktothe nextslide)
(1:30) Slide 22 Healththisslide addressesanSOL7.2 of the 7th
grade Healthclasswhichstatesthat
studentswill use decisionmakingskillstopromote healthandpersonalwellnessbydescribinghow
healthyfoodchoicesandphysical activitykeepthe circulatorysystemhealthy.. (clickonthe image to
access the webpage oruse code 6782 and clickon HealthyEating) (Clicktothe nextslide)
(1:30) Slide 23 Virginia/USHistorythisslide addressesanSOL VUS.7 for 11th
grade history whichstates
studentswill demonstrateknowledge of the Civil WarandReconstructionEraand theirimportance as
majorturningpointsinAmericanhistorybyidentifyingthe majorevents. .(Clickonthe image toaccess
the webpage oruse code 6782 andclickon Civil War) (Clicktothe nextslide)
(1:00) Slide 24 World HistoryI Thisslide addresses anSOL WHI.5 for WorldHistory I whichstates
studentswill demonstrateknowledge of ancientGreece intermsof itsimpactonWesterncivilizationby
evaluatingthe significance of the PersianandPeloponnesianwars.(clickonthe image toaccessthe
webpage oruse code 6782 and clickon AncientGreece) (Clicktothe nextslide)
(1:00) Slide 25 LimitationsToaccesssome of the timelinesthe usermustpurchase apremiumaccount
whichis$15 a monthor $120 a year. Againaccess can limitthe usage.If studentdon’thave accessto
computersandinternetathome theywill notbe able touse the program.Withinschool teacherswill
have to schedule time inthe computerlabsorcarts to allow studentstoaccessthe program.I found
that thisprogram tooka while tolocate whatI was lookingfor.There isnosearchbar thatwouldallow
the usersto refine theirsearch.Italsotakestime tocreate your owntimelines.
(2:00) Slide 26 Does anyone have anyquestionsaboutthisTool.(Pause fornomore than1:30 min.)
(Clicktothe nextslide)
(0:30) Slide 27 Bio Digital HumanThiswebtool isa 3-D platformthatallowsuserstoexamine,
manipulate andunderstandthe humananatomy,disease andtreatments. Thissite allowsstudentsto
examine the systemsof the bodyviaa 3-D image.Userscan choose a male or female humanand
examine all of the systemsassociatedwiththatsex.Theycansave theirhumanmodels.Humanscanbe
builtone systemata time or by groupscalledcommunities.Usersare alsoable toexamine different
medical conditionsandhowtheyprogress. (clicktothe nextslide)
(3:00) Slide 28 Bio digital Humanisan amazingsite inwhichitis easyto getcaught up. I got caughtup in
the one on breastcancer and diabetes.Thissite hassomanyeducational uses.Iwouldinitially
recommendthatstudentsin7th grade Science inVirginiaorbiologycreate theirownaccount.Once
theycreatedtheiraccounttheycan buildthe humanfromthe skeletonuptothe skin.Thiswill allow
studentstosee howthe bodysystemsworktogether.Astheyprogressthroughthe classeachsystem
can be added.Thisprogramcan alsobe usedinHealthclassestoallow studentstosee how diseases
progressandgrow withinthe body.This3-D programis amazingforallowingstudentstolookat

6. featuredsystems,take quizzes,andedittheirhuman.Ican't sayenoughaboutthisprogram! (Clickon
the image to see a youtube videoof the program) (clicktothe nextslide)
(1:15) Slide 29 HealthThere are so manyapplicationsforthe fieldof healthandthisprogram.Student
are able tobuildtheirskeletonwiththe systemtheyare learningabout.Once theyloadthe systeminto
the skeletoninformation popsuptellingthe useraboutthe systemaswell aslinkstoconditionssuchas
diseases.Thisskeletonaddressesthe HealthSOL 7.2 for 7th
graders studyingthe circulatorysystem.
(Clickonthe image to accessthe linkforthe circulatorysystem) (Clicktothe nextslide)
(1:00) Slide 30 HealthAgainthisimage addressesaHealthSOL6.1 inthat 6th
gradersneedto knowabout
the urinarysystem,itsmajorstructuresand functionsaswell asstrategiestopromote renal health.
(Clickonthe image to accessthe linkforthe circulatorysystem) (Clicktothe nextslide)
(1:00) Slide 31 Biology Thisslide addressesabiologySOL BIO.4inthat studentsmustinvestigate the
humananatomyand healthissuesassociatedwiththe bodysystems.(Clickonthe image toaccess the
linkforthe circulatorysystem) (Clicktothe nextslide)
(1:00) Slide 32 LimitationsStudentsmusthave an account to access the program and save their human.
Access is again an issue with this program; who has computer and internet at home and which lab or
cart can be reserved.
(2:00) Slide 33 Are there anyquestionsaboutthistool.(Pause for1:30 to allow forquestions)(Clickto
the nextslide)
(0:15) Slide 34 Well nowthat youhave seenall of these cool webtoolsthat will engage studentlearning
and make lessonplanningeasierall thatisleftforyou to dois to sitback, relax andenjoyyourfree time.