Using Technology at School recommends educators try Google Docs, Animoto, and Prezi to enhance classroom learning. Google Docs allows creating and sharing documents online from any device. Animoto is a tool for making video presentations without video equipment. Prezi is an online presentation program students can use for projects and teachers for lessons. The document provides login information for Google Docs and examples of how these free web-based tools can be used to engage students.

1. Using Technology at School
Go to http://tinyurl.com/7dny78l

2. Overview
1) Educator memberships
2) Google docs
3) Animoto
4) Prezi

3. What’s so great about Google
Google Docs docs?
docs.google.com
• Create documents in the
If you would like to follow along, log
cloud
• Upload documents to the
into Google using your account. If you
prefer, you can use this example
account:
Login: PortolaMS cloud
Password: PortolaPortola
• Access from any computer
or smartphone
• Word, Powerpoint, Excel,
and other programs

4. Animoto
• Web based video creation, without a video
camera.
– Students can use for projects
– Teachers can create “grabbers” for lessons
– Other ideas?
Sample: Sammy Keyes and the Sisters of Mercy
book trailer

5. Prezi
• Web-based presentation program
• Student projects
• Teacher presentations/lessons
• Prezi example presentation

6. Next steps?