There were so many things I learned today, and because I enjoy technology in the classroom, I'm sure that I will use several as my starting point. Skype will definitely be used as a vehicle to get speakers to come to the class without having them to be there physically. Taking notes using the Promethean flipcharts is a definite. In addition, I know that I will utilize the moviemaking program for projects and for creating a video magazine, of sorts. Everything was simple wonderful, and I'm excited to be a member of the 21st Century learning community.
One of the free products I've used in the classroom is Evernote, which is available at www.evernote.com. It's a free notetaking program that helps your students stay organized. It's been particularly effective in my senior English class's research papers.
One of the free products I've used in the classroom is Evernote, which is available at www.evernote.com. It's a free notetaking program that helps your students stay organized. It's been particularly effective in my senior English class's research papers.
One of the free products I've used in the classroom is Evernote, which is available at www.evernote.com. It's a free notetaking program that helps your students stay organized. It's been particularly effective in my senior English class's research papers.
One of the free products I've used in the classroom is Evernote, which is available at www.evernote.com. It's a free note taking program that helps your students stay organized. It's been particularly effective in my senior English class's research papers.
One of the free products I've used in the classroom is Evernote, which is available at www.evernote.com. It's a free notetaking program that helps your students stay organized. It's been particularly effective in my senior English class's research papers.
Had actually ecperienced all the items of software before, but had never had the opportunity to amalgamate them toward a singular accomplishment. That experience is useful/instructive.
I told the group about the 10th grade Health Communicable Disease Project. I model using nettrekker.di and our automated catalog to research diseases, and help students set up noodletools accounts. The students research their diseases in order to write a personal narrative in the voice of someone who has the disease. As a closing activity, at the end of the block each student reports to the class the name of their disease and a one word description which I type into a word document. I then copied and pasted that into wordle.net to create a "word cloud" with their terms and displayed it on the library SMARTBoard. Then I printed out the wordle for the teacher labelled with each class name. The students really liked seeing the wordle representing their topics and the different ways to customize them. I also showed them examples of already made wordles, like Senator Obama's acceptance speech. This is a good example for showing how the words used more often are larger than others.
Here is a link to our CFF wiki. It is used by all our teachers and has some cool links on the favorite page. We even have pages for directions regarding embedded learning courses.
When useing all of the great software presented in this blog to create lessons, don't forget to use Thinkfinity to find resources additional tools to refine your lesson. Thinkfinity covers all subject areas related to CFF, plus some.
As requested in our training, here are the links about using the Wii remote and an IR pen to make an inexpensive interactive whiteboard (not perfect, but for less than $50 it may be worth trying)
Johnny Lee's presentation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s5EvhHy7eQ
Lee's software page for the Wii - http://www.wiimoteproject.com/index.php
photostory was an incredible tool for students to use in the classroom. They are continually snapping pics and to have them use it educationally would be cool for them.
I think that this class was very beneficial for the teachers to become familiar with the various tools that they have availabel to them to make their class more real and interesting for their students.
Another coach I'm in contact with told me about Cha-Cha. You can sign up for an account and then ask any question and get an answer....either online or via your cell phone. Curricular applications???? Not sure. Just thought it was a neat tool and a neat idea.
I also appreciated John's idea that he shared with me yesterday. The way he keeps track of what he does throughout his busy days is by Jott-ing to himself. He set up a LiveJournal and then he Jotts through his cell phone, and it transfers his message (as text) to his LiveJournal. Pretty cool!
Over the past two days, I worked with a reading teacher to have students record themselves reading. They then listened to themselves and did a reflective activity to help them think about what they need to do to improve their reading skills.
Google Earth has a gallery that allows you to add some great overlays to Google Earth. Check it out at http://www.google.com/gadgets/directory?synd=earth&cat=featured
I was very glad to learn how to start a blog from scratch. I've worked with them and am familiar with using them, but really never created one. Also learning essentials was a great tool to learn about...there was so much that i didn't get to see everything, but am looking forward to introducing it to teachers...
I think an overlooked MS OUTLOOK tool is the "send for review" (maybe I just overlooked it and evveryone else uses it all the time)... it allows you to send a document to to multiple recipients who all have "edit" features - i.e. they can fill in a form - wheh they send it back to you ("reply with chages") all you have to do is "accept changes" and it merges all changes into your original document...I have a school in PPS that uses that feature to fill out IEPs...and the originator doesn't have to run down counselors/teachers to get it done.
A new resource created by the National Council of Teachers of English and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills provides English teachers with practical tips for how to infuse their classes with 21st-century skills.
Called the 21st Century Skills and English Map, the suggestions lay out concrete suggestions for how to incorporate 21st-century skills—such as communication, collaboration, information literacy, and media literacy—into a traditional English curriculum in the 4th, 8th, and 12th grades, breaking down the skill sets into specific outcomes with tips on how to reach those goals.
A new resource created by the National Council of Teachers of English and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills provides English teachers with practical tips for how to infuse their classes with 21st-century skills.
Called the 21st Century Skills and English Map, the suggestions lay out concrete suggestions for how to incorporate 21st-century skills—such as communication, collaboration, information literacy, and media literacy—into a traditional English curriculum in the 4th, 8th, and 12th grades, breaking down the skill sets into specific outcomes with tips on how to reach those goals.
A new resource created by the National Council of Teachers of English and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills provides English teachers with practical tips for how to infuse their classes with 21st-century skills.
Called the 21st Century Skills and English Map, the suggestions lay out concrete suggestions for how to incorporate 21st-century skills—such as communication, collaboration, information literacy, and media literacy—into a traditional English curriculum in the 4th, 8th, and 12th grades, breaking down the skill sets into specific outcomes with tips on how to reach those goals.
A new resource created by the National Council of Teachers of English and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills provides English teachers with practical tips for how to infuse their classes with 21st-century skills.
Called the 21st Century Skills and English Map, the suggestions lay out concrete suggestions for how to incorporate 21st-century skills—such as communication, collaboration, information literacy, and media literacy—into a traditional English curriculum in the 4th, 8th, and 12th grades, breaking down the skill sets into specific outcomes with tips on how to reach those goals.
Lesson on how to create emails for students under one teacher account with gmail... http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/2008/07/24/creating-student-accounts-using-one-gmail-account/
One of the most powerful tools i have found lately is Voicethread. This tool allows teachers and students to create multimedia presentations and then comment on each other's creations. The collaboration is the most powerful aspect for me. www.ed.voicethread.com
The best tool i have used lately is Voicethread. Voicethread allows teachers and students to create multimedia presentations and then they can comment on each other's presentations with text or voice. The collaborative part is the most powerful for me. www.ed.voicethread.com
The best tool i have used lately is Voicethread. Voicethread allows teachers and students to create multimedia presentations and then they can comment on each other's presentations with text or voice. The collaborative part is the most powerful for me. www.ed.voicethread.com
The best tool i have used lately is Voicethread. Voicethread allows teachers and students to create multimedia presentations and then they can comment on each other's presentations with text or voice. The collaborative part is the most powerful for me. www.ed.voicethread.com
I have information on using iPods in the Spanish classroom on my wiki - cffuhs.wikispaces.com. I am also trying out an online powerpoint creator - www.sliderocket.com next week with students. I really like the interface and so far it has meet all our needs, ex: embed video and audio, some freedom in changing colors, themes, font, etc. Check out www.keepvid.com. You enter the url of a video and it downloads it to your computer.
There are so many tools that it becomes overwelming. Coaches from other districts come to these workshops with their own expeeiences and share along with the instructor's set of tools. Deciding which is the best for your school is the hardest part. And trying to learn all of them is even harder
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 278 of 278I can see myself using the blogger to facilitate class discussions giving everyone a chance to participate.
There were so many things I learned today, and because I enjoy technology in the classroom, I'm sure that I will use several as my starting point. Skype will definitely be used as a vehicle to get speakers to come to the class without having them to be there physically. Taking notes using the Promethean flipcharts is a definite. In addition, I know that I will utilize the moviemaking program for projects and for creating a video magazine, of sorts. Everything was simple wonderful, and I'm excited to be a member of the 21st Century learning community.
One of the free products I've used in the classroom is Evernote, which is available at www.evernote.com. It's a free notetaking program that helps your students stay organized. It's been particularly effective in my senior English class's research papers.
One of the free products I've used in the classroom is Evernote, which is available at www.evernote.com. It's a free notetaking program that helps your students stay organized. It's been particularly effective in my senior English class's research papers.
One of the free products I've used in the classroom is Evernote, which is available at www.evernote.com. It's a free notetaking program that helps your students stay organized. It's been particularly effective in my senior English class's research papers.
One of the free products I've used in the classroom is Evernote, which is available at www.evernote.com. It's a free note taking program that helps your students stay organized. It's been particularly effective in my senior English class's research papers.
A video conversion tool I found useful is at : www.zamzar.com....it will save it in any format and email it to you.
The ability to actually work hands on with programs was key to having a successful training session
One of the free products I've used in the classroom is Evernote, which is available at www.evernote.com. It's a free notetaking program that helps your students stay organized. It's been particularly effective in my senior English class's research papers.
One website that is an excellent resource for research is www.nettrekker.com
If you have not used this great resource yet please check it out.
Had actually ecperienced all the items of software before, but had never had the opportunity to amalgamate them toward a singular accomplishment. That experience is useful/instructive.
http://historytours.wikispaces.com/CFF+History+Tours
great use for googleearth
Thanks to Cherl Myers for this link...
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?Itemid=120&id=254&option=com_content&task=view
Thanks to Cherl Myers for this link to the Partnership for 21st Century Learning website
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?Itemid=120&id=254&option=com_content&task=view
Dear Teachers:
www.goanimate.com
www.sonyacidexpress.com
www.podbean.com
I told the group about the 10th grade Health Communicable Disease Project. I model using nettrekker.di and our automated catalog to research diseases, and help students set up noodletools accounts. The students research their diseases in order to write a personal narrative in the voice of someone who has the disease. As a closing activity, at the end of the block each student reports to the class the name of their disease and a one word description which I type into a word document. I then copied and pasted that into wordle.net to create a "word cloud" with their terms and displayed it on the library SMARTBoard. Then I printed out the wordle for the teacher labelled with each class name. The students really liked seeing the wordle representing their topics and the different ways to customize them. I also showed them examples of already made wordles, like Senator Obama's acceptance speech. This is a good example for showing how the words used more often are larger than others.
Here is a link to our CFF wiki. It is used by all our teachers and has some cool links on the favorite page. We even have pages for directions regarding embedded learning courses.
wths-cff.wikispaces.com
Searching for blogs you are interested in?
blogging search tool
http://tinyurl.com/5pgans
http://tinyurl.com/5pgans
Blogging searching tool
Test
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When useing all of the great software presented in this blog to create lessons, don't forget to use Thinkfinity to find resources additional tools to refine your lesson. Thinkfinity covers all subject areas related to CFF, plus some.
http://www.thinkfinity.org
As requested in our training, here are the links about using the Wii remote and an IR pen to make an inexpensive interactive whiteboard (not perfect, but for less than $50 it may be worth trying)
Johnny Lee's presentation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s5EvhHy7eQ
Lee's software page for the Wii - http://www.wiimoteproject.com/index.php
This day exposed me to wikis, Skype, and interactive elements which can all be used in the classroom to enhance learning and differentiate instruction
This day exposed me to wikis, Skype, and interactive elements which can all be used in the classroom to enhance learning and differentiate instruction
This day exposed me to wikis, Skype, and interactive elements which can all be used in the classroom to enhance learning and differentiate instruction
Very interactive session. Using the white board is an exciting way to engage the students in the lesson.
photostory was an incredible tool for students to use in the classroom. They are continually snapping pics and to have them use it educationally would be cool for them.
Today was productive in learning how to collaborate with another school on a holocaust lesson using wikis and skype
I will attempt to place my level 1 biology mid-term review packet on my wiki. The students can then cooperativly answer the questions.
Today was very productive. We were able to get a lot of hands on practice and the atmosphere was very cooperative.
This day exposed me to wikis, Skype, and interactive elements which can all be used in the classroom to enhance learning and differentiate instruction
Using a whiteboard is an exciting way to engage students in the lesson.
This day exposed me to wikis, Skype, and interactive elements which can all be used in the classroom to enhance learning and differentiate instruction
Photostory is a really cool educational tool for the students to use they love snapping pics
I think that this class was very beneficial for the teachers to become familiar with the various tools that they have availabel to them to make their class more real and interesting for their students.
Another coach I'm in contact with told me about Cha-Cha. You can sign up for an account and then ask any question and get an answer....either online or via your cell phone. Curricular applications???? Not sure. Just thought it was a neat tool and a neat idea.
I also appreciated John's idea that he shared with me yesterday. The way he keeps track of what he does throughout his busy days is by Jott-ing to himself. He set up a LiveJournal and then he Jotts through his cell phone, and it transfers his message (as text) to his LiveJournal. Pretty cool!
I created this wiki to share ideas with my staff.
http://mhengelbrok.wikispaces.com/WASD
If you have any ideas to make it easier to follow please let me know.
http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/
a great site or you can download their podcast from itunes... great ideas for using an interactive whiteboard (especially for math teachers)
http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/
great site for using interactive whiteboards in the classroom...
you can also download their podcast using itunes...
http://www.ncusd203.org/central/html/what/math/smartboard/
a great source for using interactive boards in the classroom- especially for math ideas... you can also download their podcast via itunes...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBk-jMpzBzI
a video showing "Smartboards" in action- for PR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBk-jMpzBzI
a video showing "Smartboards" in action... good PR
Thanks for all the ideas! Let's keep them going.
This is a test of the idea blog posting system... if this had been an actual post you would have been notified
Google Earth gallery allows you to see and use some really great google earth overlays! Check it out.
Over the past two days, I worked with a reading teacher to have students record themselves reading. They then listened to themselves and did a reflective activity to help them think about what they need to do to improve their reading skills.
Google Earth has a gallery that allows you to add some great overlays to Google Earth. Check it out at http://www.google.com/gadgets/directory?synd=earth&cat=featured
Enjoy!
Go Steelers!
I learned how to embed video into a post of a blog. You need to remember to go to "edit html" tab and pates your embed code.
I set up this wiki to share resources I have gathered and ideas that I've had (or seen).
www.jenstechteaching.wikispaces.com
Check out Google Earth Gallery
http://www.google.com/gadgets/directory?synd=earth&cat=featured
I enjoyed creating a blog; I've read & posted & helped others but never actually created one myself...very helpful
I also enjoyed learning about educational websites, i.e., timetoast, tubesucker,zamzar.
Learning Essentials was new to me too & I look forward to researching that & sharing it with my teachers
I was very glad to learn how to start a blog from scratch. I've worked with them and am familiar with using them, but really never created one. Also learning essentials was a great tool to learn about...there was so much that i didn't get to see everything, but am looking forward to introducing it to teachers...
This is a test to check the blog publishing
I think an overlooked MS OUTLOOK tool is the "send for review" (maybe I just overlooked it and evveryone else uses it all the time)... it allows you to send a document to to multiple recipients who all have "edit" features - i.e. they can fill in a form - wheh they send it back to you ("reply with chages") all you have to do is "accept changes" and it merges all changes into your original document...I have a school in PPS that uses that feature to fill out IEPs...and the originator doesn't have to run down counselors/teachers to get it done.
I hope to get my tech director to open up blogging in our district. I see this tool as very education.
A new resource created by the National Council of Teachers of English and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills provides English teachers with practical tips for how to infuse their classes with 21st-century skills.
Called the 21st Century Skills and English Map, the suggestions lay out concrete suggestions for how to incorporate 21st-century skills—such as communication, collaboration, information literacy, and media literacy—into a traditional English curriculum in the 4th, 8th, and 12th grades, breaking down the skill sets into specific outcomes with tips on how to reach those goals.
http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2008/12/23/03english_web.h02.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mrss
A new resource created by the National Council of Teachers of English and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills provides English teachers with practical tips for how to infuse their classes with 21st-century skills.
Called the 21st Century Skills and English Map, the suggestions lay out concrete suggestions for how to incorporate 21st-century skills—such as communication, collaboration, information literacy, and media literacy—into a traditional English curriculum in the 4th, 8th, and 12th grades, breaking down the skill sets into specific outcomes with tips on how to reach those goals.
http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2008/12/23/03english_web.h02.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mrss
A new resource created by the National Council of Teachers of English and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills provides English teachers with practical tips for how to infuse their classes with 21st-century skills.
Called the 21st Century Skills and English Map, the suggestions lay out concrete suggestions for how to incorporate 21st-century skills—such as communication, collaboration, information literacy, and media literacy—into a traditional English curriculum in the 4th, 8th, and 12th grades, breaking down the skill sets into specific outcomes with tips on how to reach those goals.
http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2008/12/23/03english_web.h02.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mrss
A new resource created by the National Council of Teachers of English and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills provides English teachers with practical tips for how to infuse their classes with 21st-century skills.
Called the 21st Century Skills and English Map, the suggestions lay out concrete suggestions for how to incorporate 21st-century skills—such as communication, collaboration, information literacy, and media literacy—into a traditional English curriculum in the 4th, 8th, and 12th grades, breaking down the skill sets into specific outcomes with tips on how to reach those goals.
http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2008/12/23/03english_web.h02.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mrss
Tools that we used today:
www.scribed.com
www.mediaconverter.org
www.bookemon.com
www.slideshare.com
www.imeem.com
Lesson on how to create emails for students under one teacher account with gmail... http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/2008/07/24/creating-student-accounts-using-one-gmail-account/
My training wiki..
www.techiescitchr.wikispaces.com
www.mrsduncanscience9.blogspot.com
This site offers free music to download legally (just remember to site it).
http://www.jamendo.com
My delicious account is: http://delicious.com/sfcffcoach
I'll update it with links as I get them so feel free to use it.
One of the most powerful tools i have found lately is Voicethread. This tool allows teachers and students to create multimedia presentations and then comment on each other's creations. The collaboration is the most powerful aspect for me. www.ed.voicethread.com
The best tool i have used lately is Voicethread. Voicethread allows teachers and students to create multimedia presentations and then they can comment on each other's presentations with text or voice. The collaborative part is the most powerful for me. www.ed.voicethread.com
The best tool i have used lately is Voicethread. Voicethread allows teachers and students to create multimedia presentations and then they can comment on each other's presentations with text or voice. The collaborative part is the most powerful for me. www.ed.voicethread.com
The best tool i have used lately is Voicethread. Voicethread allows teachers and students to create multimedia presentations and then they can comment on each other's presentations with text or voice. The collaborative part is the most powerful for me. www.ed.voicethread.com
I was asked to share a link to "Calculus: The Musical" so here it is....VERY CREATIVE!
http://calculusthemusical.com/calculus-the-musical/
I have information on using iPods in the Spanish classroom on my wiki - cffuhs.wikispaces.com. I am also trying out an online powerpoint creator - www.sliderocket.com next week with students. I really like the interface and so far it has meet all our needs, ex: embed video and audio, some freedom in changing colors, themes, font, etc. Check out www.keepvid.com. You enter the url of a video and it downloads it to your computer.
There are so many tools that it becomes overwelming. Coaches from other districts come to these workshops with their own expeeiences and share along with the instructor's set of tools. Deciding which is the best for your school is the hardest part. And trying to learn all of them is even harder
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