EDU621 Session 6

Last set of tools for the classroom - some are really fun!

Agenda

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Questions on anything?

Real examples of technology use in classroom

Tools for the classroom

Teacher Resources

Next week iPads

Project Presentations

If you make a powerpoint please save to slideshare, then embed in a blog post.

For those making a prezi, create a quick blog post and include a link to your prezi presentation.

15 - 20 minute presentation

Detailed written plan on classroom use - about a page and a half.

A few blogs by 8th grade students

Ada

Harry

Alex

Tim

Jessica

Socrative

socrative.com

Go to student log in

Room: 715278

Teacher log in

Glogster

Glogster edu

My students favorite!

Interactive poster

can link documents or webpages

can be embedded into wiki or blog

Examples

UDL toolkit

Mine

QR codes

What are those squares of black & white?

How would I use them?

Go to this glog to learn

Hover over text to see link

The Periodic Table using QR codes

A Live Binder on QR codes

All the tabs are links

20 Interesting Ways to Use QR Codes to Support Learning

Symbaloo

Another visual tool

links to other sites

Symbaloo

a blog post: the fun continues

An elementary math example

Middle & High School math

Pinterest

• An online visual bookmarking tool called a board

• Pins - can add descriptions

• A blog post: Pinterest for Educators

• includes description of what it is

• links to several educator boards

• 16 ways Educators use Pinterest

More on Pinterest

• Pinterest - teaching

• a board dedicated for teaching

• And of course... Cybraryman’s page on pinterest

Vimeo

vimeo.com

Easy to use video sharing website

Vodcasting

Great for flipped classroom

The Flipped Classroom

lectures/ instruction on video

“work” in class with support

Flipped Classroom network

A three part article by “inventors”

ooVoo

• Free Group chats

• Up to 12 people

• ooVoo

Word Clouds

Analyze writing pieces

Fun display

Wordle

simple

More Word Clouds

Tagxedo

a little fancier

A blog post about 9 more word cloud generators

Try a few!

Speech from text

voki

text to audio

a fun way to give information

voki for education

Technology Integration

Technology Integration Matrix

An organized way to search various levels of technology integrated into lessons

Teacher Resources

Education Week

Great periodical

Free login

Check out an article.

Teachers tab

International Society for Technology in Education

Conference in late June - watch for updates on Twitter

ISTE

Wonderful resources in EdTekHub

Explore Transform your classroom: Toolbox, In the Classroom

Standards for technology

Teacher Resources

Teacher Tube

free sign up

an alternative to You Tube

Safeshare.tv

import YouTube video to show without ads

Edutopia

George Lucas Foundation

yes that George Lucas

terrific collection of lessons

ability to sort by strategies

Teacher Resources