Use What You’ve Got

MPACT 2014

What technology-based educational

support products does ManorISD offer to its’ staff and how can I

use them in my classroom?

The teacher will use online databases to facilitate research in the classroom.

The teacher will organize resources for a unit of study using Discovery Learning.

The teacher will locate books for students at all reading levels using Tumblebooks.

Objectives

ManorISD Intranet

www.manorisd.net

-Click on Staff, then choose Intranet from the drop-down

menu

-Click on “Usernames and Passwords for Web-Based

Programs”

Gale Databases

Kids InfoBits

Student Resource Center Jr.

National Geographic Kids

Educator’s Reference Complete

Online Databases

Gale Databases http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/j227907

Password: learn

American West: www.americanwest.amdigital.co.uk

Username: j227907Password: learn

Access American Indian Histories and Cultures:www.aihc.amdigital.co.uk

Username: j227907Password: learn

Nepriswww.nepris.com

Connects professionals in the field to your classroom.

Webinars with personal audience just for your class. Your class asks the questions and gets them answered instantly.

3 week advance notice needed to book guests.

Recorded webinars also available for viewing.

Discovery Educationwww.discoveryeducation.com

Treasure Trove of videos, audio files, images, and lesson plans

My Content feature

Download videos to your Mac

Board Builder (create assignments)

Quiz Builder, Writing Prompt Builder, Interactive Atlas

Think outside the box when using Discovery!

BrainPopwww.brainpop.com

BrainPop

BrainPop Jr.

BrainPop ESL

Tumblebookshttp://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/customer_login.asp

Animated E-books for kids

Great for ESL students

AR levels are marked

Small number of Spanish titles

Don’t forget the Apps and Programs

available on Self-Service!

http://bit.ly/MPACT2014