The document discusses various technologies that can be used to motivate students, including web quests, Inspiration/Kidspiration software, virtual field trips, iMovies, podcasting with Audacity and Windows Movie Maker. It provides examples and links to resources for each technology. The technologies encourage note-taking, organizing ideas, interactive lessons, supplemental videos, and alternative resources to engage students. The document advocates for using these investments at any age level to help address the "digital disconnect."

1. Using Technology to Motivate Students Ashley Gabriel Jillian Perfetti Stephanie Prohaska

3. Web Quests Definition Usefulness Location

4. What are they?

5. How are they used?

6. Where can I find them? http://bestwebquests.com/ http://webquest.org http://webquest.sdsu.edu/

7. Samples We Made Let’s Tour France http://plato.mercyhurst.edu/education/majors/sprohaska/ProhaskaWebQuest/index.htm

9. Inspiration and Kidspiration Encourages effective note-taking An easy way to organize ideas Teacher can create interactive lessons Video: http://inspiration.com/Educators

11. Virtual Field Trips

12. Virtual Field Trip Sites http://www.roman-empire.net/children/visit.html http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Education/OnlineResources/default.cfm http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/ http://www.nineplanets.org http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica/index.html

13. IMovies

14. Teacher Tube Safe version of You Tube Provides supplemental videos for classroom lectures Engages students by allowing alternative resources www.teachertube.com

15. Podcasting with Audacity

16. Podcasting with Windows Movie Maker

17. Final Thoughts Closing Digital Disconnect Any age level Use of investments