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Go Digital

Tammy’s tips for teachers tammyworcester.com

1. Blogger.com (google) easier than goggle sites (how does she zoom in?) new blog, post at top. By default, people can make comments. Settings: posts and comments: always on – comment moderation; then email –give permission

2. embed Vocaroo allow microphone—stop --record again; post on the internet—copy embed code – go back to blog—make sure you’re in HTML option –pastes in the code; maybe have to pay?

3. puzzle – check handout

4. inudge.net - make music! Get embed code for blog

5. google translate paste code in sidebar gadget

6. apps on ipad – audioboo record and publish ; click on embed button, copy code, paste

a. fotobabble

b. showme

7. add static pages – go into design – pages - choose blank page, title – embed map or whatever --edit location on blog (eg.,. maps, assignments, etc.)

8. use spreadsheet for assignments – google docs—publish to web – look for embed code; cut and paste only what you want – may take a few minutes – republish

9. google presentation for photos—select pics from computer

1. can access this thru Tellis Sci. museum; see bioenergy science center

2. 5 topics: what are biofuels; how do we get em; why climate change; what elements in biofuels; why biofuels?

3. source pic from us energy info admin, annual e review 2009; see also sources and fuels

4. Polycom with professor at uga

Bring your own tech BYOT Jason Branch South Forsyth HS

1. Continuum: extended learning—blended—hybrid—virtual—personalized

2. implement: policy à philos à instruc adap à edu accept à inst. Implem à inc. stud. Engage à inc. teach by-in à more conducive learning env.

3. 6 trailblazers – meet with IT—aug.2010—. . tech friendly zones. . . . . not forced on teachers (no referral –“put that away”) signs: tech up or tech down. . . 40% 2010, now 70% 2011 referrals 400 down to 12

4. all notes and papers on ipad, not lost in the binder on the floor. . . CHECK LINK ON WEBSITE

5. Use ANGEL/LMS ?

6. Planning by CONTENT area. LTSE put up mini modules to train teachers Used Marzano’s learning rounds (2-3 teachers visiting classes for 10-15 min)

7. No Agendas – saved money – calendar and policies online!

8. Equity: student checkout (just for the day) (20 netbooks, 10 iPads); also teaming/United Way

Extraordinary – all have tutorials

1.Museumbox -let’s get started! Use

2. Toondoo.com – create comic book ; collaborative- e.g. math – saving money to buy a car

3. Animoto – presentations (use education portal, for free) text limit, insert text as image

e-Portfolio Stella Porto, Nancy Howell

1. gadla – distance learning

2. use google sites—link on gatec

3. portfolio – “showcasing” collage many categories, reflective; authentic assessment

4. process: gather, select, reflect, evidence

5. if used for assessment – rubrics necessary

6. epsilen.com; also wordpress.com; free: google.com/educator – secure

Also netvibes.com – not a blog, not a wiki (personal learning env.)

7. Long term thinking use as a resume. ..

8. Helenbarrett.net/portfolio/how-to -- it’s not about the technology

STEM – Madison Co. Andy Felt -- check website –good info

1. document camera - $100

2.Vernier - force probe – 50 N 1000ths

3. Took school bus to broad river and used probes to check water quality

4. Capture digital images from microscopes

Connecting classroom to the future – Kathy Schrock

1. http://linkyy.com/connecting - presentation support

2. electronic books will be adopted; mobile devices will be accepted

3. 4-5 years – gesture based computing

4. a. curriculum drives technology; begin with the end in mind

5. real world tasks – authentic assessment – global audience

6. blooms revised: remembering-understanding-applying-analyzing-evaluating-creating

7. see [|www.usi.edu/distance/bdt.htm]

8. student created personal learning env. Using __google__

9. see linkyy – she goes through Blooms using google

10. does dekalb have google apps district? YES FOR MANY GOOGLE APPS

11. google search – google stops after 10; “phrase”; default is OR

12. trend: much more visualization of all kinds of data

13. [] royalty free music for schools

14. creativecommons.org – permission for students to use info

Smackdown – Patrick Crispin

1. Thecolourclock.co.uk

2. iPad –zite, like rss feeds –choose the sites, feeds you are interested in

3. iPad – show me --writing on the screen; can upload to website

4. waze – free gps mapping, talks to you

5. jabberpad.net – like show me – 4 i-Pads can collaborate together

6. dragongo – takes you where you want to go – just ask/ apps store

7. plants vs. zombies –addictive sporcle – games e.g. geography

8. myfitnesspal.com – free calorie counter / also spark people –free ‘weight watchers’

9. smalldemons.com – links to all things in books e.g. car in the book –what it looks like good for Title 1

10. symbaloo.com – organize your stuff online

11. classdojo.com – classroom management positives and negatives real time

12. universal learning free tech udltoolswikispaces.com ??

13. appadvice.com –reviews about apps. . . . daily; also appshopper

14.stopwatch app – use to log your time in various activities

15. foodgawker.com – look at food and click on recipe

16. gmail accounts for students, subscribe to teacher’s calendar –notifications!

17. storiesfromthecloudblogspot.com tools for books

18. pearltree –also app--- organizes sites -- graphic organizer

19. fantasticflyingbooksofmorrislesmore $5.99 --great for stories!

20. chefsfeed.com –where to eat better than yelp

21. story bird --write stories

22. createspace --publish and use as fundraiser

23. Exploratorium --app for iPad – science --color uncovered 10 experiments

24. zombo.com joke

25. for math – factor samurai --free from iTunes (elementary?)

26. handsoncpr

27. language arts – anovelidea app ipad and iphone

28. techwire -- free app -- read all the tech blogs – top stories of the day - like rss

29. igrader – free app

30. findmyiphone – if you loose it also findmyfriends –tracking app iphone IOS

Or google latitude (Android)

31. Hiddne app for mac – list as stolen and will start taking pictures of who stole your machine

32. popmyvideos – add text

33. Khanacademy -- learn almost anything for free

34. rsa animates –search --draw and animate

35. lewisdots --app – pick a molecule

36. favorite book -- monster at the end of this book $.99 app

37. 60 second recap -- recaps books – cliff note like