2. Home-to-School Tech Tips
• Save files in compatible formats
o http://www.boxboroughschool.org/tipsandtricks
• Upload to secure websites
o www.slideshare.com
o www.schooltube.com
o Future possibilities: DropBox, Edmodo
• Use Web 2.0 tools
o Google Docs
o Create online presentations
3. Beyond PowerPoint
Web 2.0 resources for grade 6 projects
• Glogster Edu School subscription
o Online multimedia poster with student accounts
• VoiceThread
Explicitly taught during
o Online multimedia “conversations”
school
• Animoto
• SlideShare
Options for students to
• Prezi explore on their own
• Webnode
Some in-school
• SchooTube support available
Links to these resources at http://www.boxboroughschool.org/studentlinks
4. Google, Bing and other
Search Engines are NOT
the best way for students
to search for images.
5. Safer Image Searching for Students
• Discovery Education
www.discoveryeducation.com
• World Book Encyclopedia
www.worldbookonline.com
• Online free & copyright-friendly images
o www.pics4learning.com
o www.morguefile.com
• Ask Kids
www.askkids.com
• Other search directories for kids on the Boxborough
School website
7. Keeping the Internet Safe
at Home
• K-9 Web Protection
o www.k9webprotection.com
• Safe Search Setting for Google
8. Cool Educational
Resources
• www.portaportal.com (guestname: box6)
o Educational resources especially for Blanchard 6th-grade students
• www.wolframalpha.com
o Computational search engine
• www.befunky.com
o Get creative with your photos