Presented by:ShaLee Baan Hofman and Desirae Surat

June 11, 2012

IntroductionsVideo:Education and the Future of Technology

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPO_HGafBsE

Technology projects can be used in differentiating activities and assessments

Engages students

We are teaching them how to be successful, working individuals in a world dependent upon technology

Teaches students how to problem solve

More information is readily available and searchable

Students’ computers are not working

Websites are blocked

Internet is down and/or slow

Students may not have internet and/or computer at home to finish their work

Other Advantages or Disadvantages?

www.technology4ed.wikispaces.com• (All the websites are posted here)

Have a place where you are saving your user names and passwords as we go along today.

Backchannel

• What it is:– A term that refers to a real-time, online

conversation about the topic or the speaker

• Benefits:– Increase participation– Immediate feedback– Ask questions– Share ideas

Ideas for Educational Use with Backchannel:

Questions/comments during a video or speaker

On-line study session

Collaborate with colleagues, another class, or students

Backchannel Tips:

Once you post something it can’t be deleted.

You can copy and paste the conversation if you want to save a permanent copy.

Give expectations before hand of what you are looking for students to post.

Backchannel Websites:

www.todaysmeet.com What you put in for the name will be used

in the link. Shows the time & date it was posted Newest post are on top Transcript and projector link on bottom of

chat www.chatzy.com www.edmodo.com

Brainstorm

Edmodo Features:www.edmodo.com

Online discussions Notes Turn in assignments Grading Calendar Polls Quizzes Library to bookmark sites Connect with other teachers and

share/browse lesson plans

Creating an Edmodo Account: Each group you have has a different code

Next to “Groups,” click on “Create”

I write my code on the board for each class when they are making their accounts. Each class has a different code.

Student Sign Up: Click on “I’m a Student”—fill out information—write down username and password; use school email if applicable.

***Teacher note: Account- Settings- Notifications (top right) Check off of “Replies” and “Direct Messages” or you will get an email for every post from every student.

Example Assignment for Edmodo:

Edmodo Response Guide—***Please use formal/proper writing…not “texting”

writing, and obviously, no foul language or talking about subjects that are off topic, please and thank you

  Reply to ONE (or more) of the five questions by

directly answering the question.

Respond to ONE other person’s response. Start it out with the name of the person you are responding to….

Ex. Randy, I also think the fact that the setting is of the family living on a farm and not in town adds to the plot of the story because…

Brainstorm

Create customized avatars.

Add voice to your Voki avatars.

60 second audio with the free version

Share with others through e-mail or posting to a blog or website.

Free version requires students to create their own accounts using an e-mail. Can create one account and have every

student sign in with that username and password

Ideas for lesson plans on website

Student example: http://www.voki.com/php/viewmessage/?chsm=26f1dc61ce76459e2caddafc91d213f3&mId=1302189

Brainstorm

STORYBIRD FEATURESWWW.STORYBIRD.COM

Art inspired storytelling website 75 student accounts with the free teacher account Storybirds are private unless you decide to

share Comments feature (classes-settings-comments)

Add assignments Storybirds can be embedded Student examples:

http://storybird.com/books/prime-numbers-transformations/?token=5v7sq5

http://storybird.com/books/5it-fun-all-day/?token=f64vem Kerpoof:

http://www.kerpoof.com/#/view?s=2gs11bWi2Mo3eggf-c-37d3df-x

Brainstorm

Video: Engage Me!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZokqjjIy77Y&feature=related

What it is:◦ Glogster EDU is a collaborative online learning

platform for teachers and students to express their creativity, knowledge, ideas and skills in the classroom.

Used to create:◦ Individual portfolios◦ Alternative assessments◦ Differentiated instruction activities

Graphics Texts Photos (you can upload your own too) Video (you can upload your own too) Record your own audio Link to other websites Change color, fonts, and backgrounds

Teacher Examplehttp://shaleebaanhofman.edu.glogster.com/out-of-the-dust/

Student Example- Too much scrolling:http://colew123.edu.glogster.com/glog-3105/

- No scrolling: http://jones98.edu.glogster.com/out-of-the-dust-challie/

1. Go to http://edu.glogster.com2. Click: “Choose your account level”: 3. Scroll down and click on “Sign up as a

teacher”—(free 30 day trial)4. Make sure when you have students sign up

they are clicked on sign u p as a STUDENT and that they go to http://edu.glogster.com-- NOT www.glogster.com

4. If students have a school email have them use that and write down their username and password down in their planner or a document where they save all their passwords. (see student directions)

Glogster in 90 Seconds Glogster Tutorial HELPFUL Tips:

◦ Have students type out their information first and then copy and paste it into Glogster text boxes.

◦ Have students make their text boxes larger and font smaller to avoid having to scroll through all of their writing.

How to Sign up for your Glogster Account (for students)

Go to www.edu.glogster.com Click on “Choose Your Account Level” Scroll down and click on “Register Free as a

Student” Fill out the information starting with the teacher

code. Use the beginning of your email for your username (ex. Sb2367).

Write your username and password in the back of your planner

When you sign in to create your account you will need to go to

***I would bookmark this website.

Brainstorm

Collect and organize your resources by binders and on different shelves

Bookmark websites and upload documents to make your binders content specific

Students and/or teachers can make an online portfolio

Can be accessed from anywhere you are Watch the tutorial video How to Guide & How to Add links while you

browse without having to open Livebinder:◦ Go to “My Binders”- “Your First Binder”

Email: support@livebinders.com

Brainstorm

Word cloud Words sized appropriately for how often they

are used in the text Custom shapes Custom colors and fonts Examples:

◦ http://daily.tagxedo.com/may-13-happy-mothers-day-14501◦ http://daily.tagxedo.com/may-9-bold-risky-and-historic-obama-supports◦ http://daily.tagxedo.com/march-7-apple-unveils-the-new-ipad-with-retin◦ http://daily.tagxedo.com/march-29-cdc-autism-rates-sharply-increased-t

www.wordle.net is another website of the same type. It does not have as many features to customize it though.

Brainstorm

www.bibme.org◦ Search for a book or type in a website and it will

correctly site it for you in the format you choose (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.)

◦ If websites have an author, that will a lot of times need to be written in by you.

www.visuwords.com◦ Online graphical dictionary and thesaurus ◦ Learn how words associate◦ Look up words to find their meanings and

associations with other words and concepts.

www.qwiki.com/reference◦ Takes information from all over the internet and

organizes it into an informational video www.remind101.com OR www.classparrot.com

◦ Communicate information to one parent, one classes' parents; one student or all students.

◦ Gives you a proxy phone number so that personal contact information is never exchanged.

◦ Program reminders to be sent out to parents or students at a later date.

◦ Free!◦ www.kikutext.com

◦ Sends texts to parents only

SDLN◦ http://library.sd.gov/◦ A LOT of Online Resources (go to “List A-Z):

Gale Virtual Reference Library Proquest SIRS Discoverer (K-9)

http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/p/maths-ipad-apps.html

Education Apps:◦ http://www.apple.com/education/apps/

Brainstorm

Closing Video:◦ Escalator Temporarily Stairs

Evaluation

Assignment: ◦ Due this Friday, June 15th by 10:00 pm

Please email to desirae.surat@k12.sd.us◦ One lesson plan (see hand out)◦ One article review (see hand out)