1. Technology Workshop Description:
Learn how technology has changed education and how educators can leverage new
educational tools to personalize learning, encourage collaboration, and prepare students
for the future.
The workshop was provided to help teachers:
• Bring exciting curricula based on real-world problems into the classroom
• Provide networking tools to enhance learning
• Give students and teachers more opportunities for feedback, reflection, and
revision
• Expand opportunities for teacher learning
At the workshop we covered Webb’s Depth of Knowledge Levels and Bloom’s Revised
Taxonomy “The Interlocking of Cognitive Processes”.
I found this website that has detailed description of both Webb’s Depth of Knowledge
and Blooms Taxonomy: http://fcsc.k12.in.us/Page/959
Then we went through some helpful websites that are used for the 21st
Century Educator.
These are copied exactly as were given to us in our handout (I wrote all over mine so I’m
retyping them for you). We did not go through each one individually; however, I do
personally use Dropbox and Evernote.
1. Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/ put your stuff in Dropbox and get to it
from your computers, phones, or tablets. Edit docs, automatically add photos, and
show off videos from anywhere. Files CAN BE shared.
2. Doodle: http://doodle.com/ scheduling made easy. Used for meetings of different
people at different times for one meeting
3. Remind 101: https://www.remind101.com/ you can send a message to every
student or parent in your entire class. They receive it by text or email. Teachers
never see students’ phone numbers. Students never see theirs. Students and
parents sign up by send a text message or email. They never visit our site.
4. Delicious: https://delicious.com/ is a free service designed with care to be the
best place to save what you love on the web. Keep your stuff safe so it’s there when
you need it – always. Delicious remembers so you don’t have to. The presenter
gave us a link to her personal bookmarks... https://delicious.com/kline
5. Socrative: http://www.socrative.com/ Socrative is a smart student response
system that empowers teachers to engage their classroom through a series of
educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets.
6. Vocaroo: http://vocaroo.com/ free online voice recorder – no login
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2. 7. R.A.F.T. Writing Prompt Generators:
a. Role of the writer: Who are you as the writer? A movie star? The President?
A plant?
b. Audience: To whom are you writing? A senator? Yourself? A company?
c. Format: In what format are you writing? A diary entry? A newspaper? A
love letter?
d. Topic: What are you writing about?
http://writingfix.com/WAC/RAFT.htm
and http://writingfix.com/classroom_tools/picture_prompts.htm
8. Teaching History with Technology: http://thwt.org/ don’t let the title keep you
from investigating this site, tools and tips are suitable for all content areas and
grade levels
9. ThingLink: http://www.thinglink.com/action/store/education ThingLink
interactive images help students develop 21st
century skills and enrich their
enthusiasm for learning. Teachers can use ThingLink images as interactive
learning modules (ILMs) that activate and inspire students with creative and
effective learning experiences. If you‘re a teacher or a student, you can sign up to
Education; it’s free.
10. Video Notes: http://www.videonot.es/ allows you to automatically synchronize
notes to a video
11. PDF Escape: http://www.pdfescape.com/ allows you to edit and make notations
on PDF documents – no logon required
12. WordSift: http://www.wordsift.com/ was created to help teachers manage the
demands of vocabulary and academic language in their text materials. WordSift is
a linguistic playground that instantly captures and displays the vocabulary
structure of texts, and creates an opportunity to talk and explore the richness and
wonders of language.
13. Board 800: http://www.board800.com/ is an interactive multi-user (shared)
whiteboard application. Users can work independently on the pages, and all the
pages being accessed are visible to all the users connected to that session.
14. InstaGrok: http://www.instagrok.com/ thousands of teachers use instaGrok to
engage students in self-directed learning, foster their curiosity, and help them
develop critical research and digital literacy skills. The core research functionality
is 100% free, and no registration is required.
15. The Why Files: http://whyfiles.org/ the science behind the news
16. The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives: http://nlvm.usu.edu/ houses
concept activities for numbers and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement,
and data analysis & probability leveled grades PreK-12.
17. The Library of Congress Teacher Materials: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/ the
Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to
help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library’s vast digital
collections in their teaching.
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3. 18. The National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/education/ and link to
document analysis worksheets
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/worksheets/
19. Lingro: http://lingro.com/ makes words on a web page clickable. When clicked, a
definition comes up and words can be saved to a bank
20. Piktochart: http://pictochart.com/ an online infographic generator. Share and
get results in 3 easy steps. NO design experience is necessary
21. 10X10: http://www.tenbyten.org/10X10.html every hour, 10x10 collects the 100
words and pictures that matter most on a global scale, and presents them as a
single image, taken to encapsulate that moment in time.
22. Problem Attic: http://www.problem-attic.com/ Problem-Attic gives you access to
about 85,000 questions from a variety of sources, all for free! Use these questions
to easily create your own teaching materials. There are questions fro Math,
Science, Social Studies and English. Topics correspond to the Common Core
Standards and the PSSA
23. Cite This for Me: http://www.citethisforme.com/ instantly create bibliographies,
citations, and works cited lists in the correct format using the APA, MLA, Chicago,
Vancouver or Harvard referencing styles.
24. Evernote: http://evernote.com/evernote/ Evernote makes it easy to remember
things big and small from your everyday life using your computer, phone, tablet
and the web. Tutorial http://evernote.com/evernote/guide/windows
25. ScreenCastomatic: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ One-click screen
capture recording on Windows or Mac computers with no install for FREE! Video
tutorials http://som.screencasthost.com/channels/cXhI3EVTh#navback
26. Maptales: http://maptal.es/ similar, but easier, to Google maps to plot a
story/trip/tour; add photos, text
Some other website that they said may be helpful but we did not go over in any detail
were:
• www.studyblue.com which are flash cards
• www.mymemoir.com which is an online reflection (may use for your curriculum
diary)
• www.dragon.com which was used to record and type what you are saying.
• www.audible.com, www.openculture.com, and www.Ted.com are all audio books.
Again, we did not go through every website, these are just some that the presenters
thought would be helpful to us as teachers. If you play around with one that you really
like then let your friends know!
~Val P.
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