CCS Tech Bytes

Search Engine Goodies

2012-01-25T14:03:00.000-05:00

Boolify - a graphical search tool powered by Google; creates a visual representation of a Boolean search; focused on the logical relationship between words (chocolate and ice cream not frozen yogurt); uses images of puzzle pieces to show how these words fit together; shows the result of changing the words in the search with the modifiers

Google:
12 Ways to be More Search Savvy from Google - Teach students how to be more search-savvy, how to efficiently find and research information, how to judge its authenticity, and when to ask for an adult's assistance.
Is Google Making Us Stupid? - great read by Nicholas Carr

Quintura for Kids - visual find engine; search term yields the Quintura Cloud; visually navigate and easily refine in order to find relevant information faster and more efficiently

Qwiki - Visual Search Engine - MUST-SEE - Look up places, people, anything, and get a whole multimedia definition. This is a cool way to watch a multimedia definition. You may explore topics by searching or browse a worldwide map highlighting landmarks, monuments, cities, towns, and more.
"Qwiki (Alpha Version) is working to deliver information in a format that's quintessentially human – via storytelling instead of search. We are the first to turn information into an experience. Our goal at Qwiki – to advance information technology to the point it acts human. Currently, Qwiki's technology has been applied to describe millions of popular topics - but soon we'll do much more. Our team needs your help in reaching our goal: join our alpha now to help test Qwiki and shape the future."

Search-Cube - a visual search engine that presents web search results in a 3-dimensional cube interface; view up to 96 websites, videos, and images; Javascript and Flash Player version 9 or higher required; note directions for flipping cube, dragging & rotating cube, and opening a site

spacetime3D - allows you to see your searches; enter your search term for pictures of web page results from your search; works in any browser; no download; Mac and PC

Tag Galaxy - type search term; drag to rotate; mousewheel to zoom; click earth for photos

Lexipedia - Where Words Have Meaning

2012-01-22T22:17:00.000-05:00

With Lexipedia, simply type in a word, select a language (English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish), then Submit. You may narrow the results by Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Fuzzynyms, Antonyms, or Synonyms for a web of results, all color-coded.

A Teacher's Guide to Using Facebook

2012-01-19T21:20:00.000-05:00

This guide is available on Scribd and is attributed to Bernadette Rego. Her introduction to the guide:
"Welcome to the Teacher's Guide to using Facebook! As educators, social networking can carry tremendous potential benefits in one's professional development as well as staying in touch with friends, family, and colleagues. Facebook is one of many social networking tools available which is considered popular due to its versatility in what can be shared-everything from installing and creating fun applications (e.g. movie quizzes) to posting photos of your recent family reunion. However, as educators we also have a professional image to uphold and how we conduct ourselves online holds no exceptions. As you may have already heard, there have been instances reported by media in the past of teachers demonstrating professional misconduct while engaging in inappropriate dialogue about their schools and their students, posting pictures and videos of themselves engaged in inappropriate activity, and the likes. Some feel that being online shields them from having their personal lives exposed. On the contrary, how we establish our online identity can carry far greater repercussions than we could ever have imagined.It is, nonetheless, reassuring to know that there are ways of protecting ourselves from being exposed while online. This guide is intended to help you set up a profile using Facebook which best suits your personal and professional lives. This guide was written to educate you on ways of establishing your profiles which uphold your professional image."

The Complete Facebook Guide for Educators

2012-01-19T16:32:00.002-05:00

Educational Uses for Educators from Tech the Plunge: 100 Ways You Should be Using Facebook in your Classroom; 50 Useful Facebook Tips for Teachers; 8 Real Ways Facebook Enriched Ms. Schoening's First Grade Class; Using Facebook to Connect With Students & Parents; Facebook Apps for eLearning; Facebook Top 20 Facebook Apps; A Guide to Facebook Security for Adults, Parents, and Educators

STEM Collaborative

2012-01-19T14:23:00.001-05:00

STEM Collaborative.org offers four online adventures in math and help middle school students make real-world math connections. Each interactive project includes: teacher guides/educator resources, lesson plans and interactive activities, standards alignment chart, rich multimedia and video, and helpful tips and hints for classroom integration. Key math concepts within geometry, pre-algebra, Algebra I and II are covered. Interactives with measurement, proportional reasoning, balance, scale, weight,, volume, and others encourage active learning, strengthen students' core understanding of middle school math concepts and reinforce reasons to love math. (description from their site)

Hippo Campus for High Schools & Colleges

2012-01-12T14:51:00.001-05:00

HippoCampus - FREE - Subjects: Arithmetic, Algebra & Geometry, Calculus & Advanced Math, Statistics & Probability, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science, Economics, History & Government, Psychology, and Religion; multiple topics, links, simulations, and resources under each content area; browse by subject, standard, and/or textbook; no assessments, but you may add your own

"HippoCampus is a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE). The goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge.
HippoCampus was designed as part of Open Education Resources (OER), a worldwide effort to improve access to quality education for everyone. HippoCampus content has been developed by some of the finest colleges and universities in the world and contributed to the National Repository of Online Courses (NROC), another MITE project. NROC makes editorial and engineering investment in the content to prepare it for distribution by HippoCampus. Both HippoCampus and NROC are supported by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation."

Teachers Pay Teachers - An Open Marketplace for Educators

2012-01-05T15:00:00.000-05:00

Founded by Paul Edelman, a former NYC public school teachers in 2006, TeachersPayTeachers is the world's first open marketplace where teachers buy and sell original teaching materials.
From their site:
"TpT's mission is to make teachers lives easier by bringing together those who create curricula with those who are seeking fresh new approaches in the classroom. Teachers work hard and deserve extra compensation for all those hours spent lesson planning. Newer teachers and those looking for ideas can save time and leap ahead in competency by learning from veterans. We strongly believe that the ensuing exchange lifts all boats and leads to the better sharing of best practices. In the end everyone wins, especially our students."
Expect more than 17,000 FREE items (just click on the FREE button), all categorized according to type, grade level, subject, or state. This is definitely worth Prices on other items start as low as 50 cents. Items do not have to be shipped, as they are digital downloads. You will find almost 10,000 lesson plans, 50,000 activities, 5,000 exams/quizzes, 19,000 worksheets, 5,500 whiteboard activities, 15,000 PowerPoints, 9,000 novel studies, and more than 90 additional types of resources. Grade levels go from Pre-K to Adult and staff in all content areas. You may browse by category, subject, grade level, price, or state. You will be surprised how many teachers from Tennessee participate!
You will also find great resources on the teachers' blogs.
Read excerpts of news stories relating to those using the site.

Moodle Resources

2011-12-08T13:18:00.008-05:00

Moodle in 15 Minutes is a course management system. It offers tools and support, course-related activities—document upload and sharing, discussion boards, blogs, gradebook, assignment upload, calendar, etc. Moodle, by default, provides primary organization by topic or by week. Links to all course assignments, documents, etc. are then created automatically. Moodle is arranged as one long page broken into sections (by topic or by week).
Would you like to become more proficient at using Moodle or would you like to begin using Moodle? Check out this 15-minute video tutorial series, taking you through every step from the syllabus to the gradebook to advanced assignment uploads. This will give you a quick view of each component. There is also a written summary of steps below each video.
Moodle: Getting Started for Teachers - This is a very detailed tutorial with links to other great Moodle resources.
Moodle Tutorials - Experience high resolution tutorials for every facet of Moodle.
Turning Students into Teachers with Moodle - Key differences in how teachers and students use Moodle
Take a look at The Moodleman Blog for numerous tips and ideas using Moodle.

Link to the Presentation

Reading Logs.com

2011-12-01T13:27:00.001-05:00

Thanks to DeeDee Finison for recommending this site!
What is Reading Logs?
" ReadingLogs.com (for 5-12 year olds) is a modern learning environment supported by learning tools like a listen and spell practice system, built in access to a dictionary, and an electronic reading log.
This is a place where teachers can go to upload reading, spelling and vocabulary homework and where students can go to complete assignments. Assignments can be printed or submitted online.
ReadingLogs.com encourages reading and makes learning more enjoyable. The Listen & Spell practice system speaks the words in a spelling list, so that students can listen, spell the words, and check their spelling. Students can also print spelling lists and other study material. Vocabulary words can be printed on ordinary paper and pasted onto 3x5 index cards or printed directly onto card stock.
Our objective is to encourage reading and to make spelling and vocabulary homework more enjoyable."
Students may also access the words list on iPod / iPhone / iPad and practice their spelling and vocabulary skills on the go. This means more learning opportunities and thus more learning!

Must See - EdTechTeacher

2011-11-17T14:29:00.000-05:00

The folks at EdTechTeacher have done a wonderful job or organizing technology tools for teaching and learning. All of the resources are actually charted so that you can easily see which tools to use for specific needs. Just take a look. From the authors:
"In order to help educators integrate technology effectively, we have compiled a list of technology tools focused on learning goals consistent with the CRCD (Collect-Relate-Create-Donate) framework. Unlike other lists that promote “cool tools,” yet leave teachers wondering about purposeful educational integration, our list is driven by specific learning goals that promote critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and community-mindedness. We hope you will find our list useful."

Kerpoof!

2011-11-17T13:53:00.004-05:00

Kerpoof is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company, and is for grades K-8. Kerpoof encourages creativity by offering these types of activities: make artwork; make an animated story; tell a story; make a drawing. Lesson plans are provided on Master Artists, Math & Science, Language Arts, and social Studies, with more lessons added monthly, all linked to the National Nets Standards. Students can show their creativity on this fun website. It allows students to create pictures, stories and even movies. There is a wide variety of choices for scenes, characters, props, etc. Under Classroom Ideas you will find Story Starters, Genre Writing, Reading Comprehension, Social Studies, Biology, and Math. On the site there is an entire forum dedicated to ideas of how to use Kerpoof in the classroom. Users may select seven different languages (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Japanese).

Set up your own FREE Teacher Account. After you register, you’ll gain access to a range of easy-to-use administrative tools. You’ll be able to register all your students, manage their accounts according to class, and control access to collaborative features. Once you get your student accounts set up, users will have access to the Group Message Board, Kerpoof Chat/Buddy Draw.

Online Publishing Tools for Students

2011-11-07T13:20:00.001-05:00

Book Report Sandwich Station is a fun and easy book report tool to help students break a book report into seven components, AND the final reports can be printed.

Writing with Writers offers online writing activities from several different children's authors. Students complete the activities, then submit their own writing for publication on the Scholastic website.

ReadWriteThink offers dozens of tools!

Copyright FREE Photos from The Library of Congress

2011-10-19T15:12:00.003-04:00

The Library of congress has released over 714 pages of copyright free photos for your use in the classroom. You may download from Flickr.

FREE Tutorials to Compensate for the Loss of Atomic Learning

2011-10-14T14:39:00.004-04:00

Here are some good choices to replace the tutorials from Atomic Learning:
Participants in Teacher Challenge are stepped through weekly tasks that increase their skills while collaborating with others in the global community. This is a FREE 30-day professional development challenge hosted by Edublogs, and is open to anyone who wants to increase their skills. Participants may complete any or all of the tasks as they like in any order. There is no pressure and participants may join or leave any challenge at any time.

Each 30 days new challenges will be offered. Examples include: 30 days to kick start your Blogging; 30 days to get your students blogging; 30 days to a whole new PLN; 30 days to use the best of the Web's free resources; 30 days to ensuring privacy and student safety on the Web; 30 days to increased parental involvement.

GCF LearnFree.org

This site offers an extensive collection of tutorials on all Office products, OpenOffice, Google, Apple, Internet Basics, Mobile Apps, Windows, Everyday Life, Banking, Social Media, and many more.

TechTutorials - FREE Computer Reference

You will find thousands of free tutorials, discussion forums, and other technical reference materials.

MSOffice-Tutorial-Training.com

Here is what you can expect from this site…

FREE Microsoft Office 2010, 2007 and 2003 video and text tutorials & training.
How to create dazzling documents using Microsoft Word?
Discover the secrets of creating dynamic spreadsheets with Microsoft Excel.
Creating High-impact, Eye-Catching PowerPoint Presentation slide's is no longer a dream! I can show you how...
Presentation – 'DOs and DON'Ts' when you are on the stage.
Organizing and managing your digital communication tools and everyday tasks with Microsoft Outlook.
Tips and tricks - Dozens of valuable, undocumented features of Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Almost all, about 600 keyboard shortcuts that can open your eyes so wide...to see the power of the computer keyboard

FREE Microsoft Office Tutorials from Microsoft

2003, 2007, 2010 Options

Migration Guides for Access, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, and Word

Home & Learn - FREE computer tutorials

Word 2000-2010 & Excel 2003-2010

FREE Office 2010 Video Tutorials

Apps: iPad, iPhone, & Android

2011-09-27T13:08:00.026-04:00

Top 200 (FREE) in Education for iPad - from AppShopper
100 Essential iPad Tips & Tricks from TC Geeks - may also download an iPad manual here
100 Best Free iPhone Apps for Educators
100 iPad Tips & Tricks - FREE download
75 Top Free Apps - from Art of the iPhone
60 iPad Apps in 60 Minutes - presented by Tim Owens, IT tech at Longwood University
50 iPad Tips & Tricks
40 iPad Apps that Librarians Love
40 Most Awesome iPad Apps for Science Students
28 iPad 2 Tips and Tricks from PC World
25 Android Apps for Education
25 Best iPad Apps from creativefan
20 Amazing iPad Apps for Education from TeachHub
App Advice - Apps Guide & Apps List show apps and reviews of ALL kinds
App Annie (top 200 free and paid educational iPad apps; other categories available)
Apps for Administrators
APPitic - a collection of 1,300 + apps for education - mostly FREE
Areas included: Preschool, Multiple Intelligences, Bloom's Taxonomy, and Themes in all content areas
Appolicious - Find and share the latest and best iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Android apps from the recommendations of others as well as from the editors. Review 10 new app articles per day with two video reviews. Search dozens of categories, from art to education to music to travel. Also check out these: Appolicious Facebook fan page, Appolicious on Twitter, Appolicious Android Apps Facebook fan page, Android apps on Twitter, Appolicious iPhone app, and our Appolicious iPad app.
Apps in Education - good collection - ALL content areas, including Apps for Teacher
Best Free iPhone Apps
Best Free iPad Apps from iPad Insight
Best iPad Apps for Education from MakeUseOf
Best iPad Tips and Tricks: These tips and tricks might be of interest to you and be especially useful if you've just gotten an iPad. Many of them will also work well on the iPhone and the iPod touch on the same mobile operating system.
Bing - Bing is a FREE decision engine designed to work on your iPhone. Bing can find whatever you are searching for and help you get there—down the street, the other side of the world, or somewhere in between—Bing has the answer.
iBrainstorm - FREE; multi-device collaboration tool; from iPhone to iPad with the flick of the finger
Board Cam Lite - FREE; make great live presentations; live interaction with the camera image, an image stored in your device, or a whiteboard; customizable pointers, connected pointers, labels, and freehand drawing; video and audio recording; store different settings and contents for later use; make live dynamic presentations of objects, images, and using a whiteboard to a large audience; record videos, video tutorials, and video how-to's; prepare your presentations ahead and store your settings and content; LITE version relies on the iPad 2 video mirroring feature to perform it's external video output, so will work only with external video adapters that support the feature
Complete List of iPad Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials from How-to Geek
Digital Storytelling with the iPad
eClicker - a personal response system that allows teachers to poll their class during a lesson; provides teachers with the real-time feedback they need to be sure their messages are being received; developed for smartphones and laptops; eClicker leverages the hardware already in the hands of many students providing a low cost polling solution for the classroom; need the eClicker Host app running on an iOS device, a Wi-Fi network, and students with internet-enabled devices to participate
Educreations - transforms your iPad into a recordable whiteboard that captures voice and handwriting to produce amazing video lessons that you can share online; touch, tap, talk; FAQs; FREE
Edutopia K-5 iPad Apps According to Bloom's Taxonomy - lists highlight apps that connect to the various stages on Bloom's continuum of learning
Elementary School iPad Apps - all subjects
Free iPad Books (tutorials, resources)
Fun Educational Apps - app reviews for the iPhone, iPod, and iPad; reviews broken down by age group; give away offers occasionally
Going Mobile - Apps for Life - learn about apps used to support those with disabilities
High School Apps - all content areas

iPad Academy -tips, tutorials, app collections, more
iPad: A Magic and Revolutionary Guide - FREE download or view online from MakeUseOf
iPad Apps for Education
iPad Curriculum - collection of the best in applications, practices, and deployment of the iPad as a learning device
IPad Exploration - guided tour wiki with great resources
iPads in Education - exploring the use of iPads and eBooks in schools and colleges
iPhone Apps for Education (free & paid)
iPhone, iPad and iPod touch Apps for Education - iPhone, iPad and iPod touch apps for education; included apps: speech & language, ACC, sign language, organization & scheduling, reading & writing (children's book apps, letters, decoding, spelling, handwriting, ebook reading apps, writing and story telling apps, writing preparation apps), math, music, song, art & photography, game, accessibility, early integration, fine motor development, app collections, productivity apps, remote desktop apps
Middle School iPad Apps - all subjects
Photosynth - Interactive Panorama Capture and Sharing - "Photosynth for iOS is the panorama creation app that makes it easy and fun to capture and share interactive panoramas of the places, people, and events that are important to you. Using the latest in computer vision techniques, Photosynth allows you to not only make a panorama from left to right, but also up and down, enabling you to capture a full “sphere”.

Qwiki - "Explore 3,000,000 topics in a format perfect for the iPad: learn about what's near you, across the world - and everything in between. Labeled "a seed that will blossom into an Internet wonder" by the NY Times, Qwiki combines thousands of sources to present concise, interactive summaries of millions of people, places and things in an experience optimized for the iPad. Explore topics by searching or browse a worldwide map highlighting landmarks, monuments, cities, towns, and more."
Ultimate List of Tools and Resources for iPad Developers and Designers from admixweb

What Can I do with an iPad in an ActivClassroom? - Excellent blog post with many suggestions; scroll down to comments as well for good info

Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes

iPad, iPods, iPhones for Regular Education or those with Special Needs
Apps for Autism - 60 Minutes Report - Take a few minutes to view this video. You can hear the tears and joy in the voice of Lesley Stahl as she witnessed the personal way the iPad has made a difference in the lives of those with autism. Apps mentioned include Proloquo2Go, AutismXpress, and Look in my Eyes.
Apps for Special Needs in 2012
Blogs for the iPad for Students with Special Needs
Eric Sailers, Speech-Language Pathologist, Resource Collection - iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices and applications for (special) education; included: App/Accessory Lists, Volume Purchase Program for Educational Institutions, Tutorials, Reviews, Communities, Company/Personal Websites, Manuals
iPad and iPhone Apps for Those with Disabilities - Apple, in the Special Education section, offers more that 80 apps for the iPhone and 15 apps for the iPad in 10 categories ranging from communication to emotional development and life skills.
iPads are Changing the Lives of People with Disabilities
iPads as Assistive Technology
iPad Opens World to Disabled Boy - NY Times story
iPhone, iPad and iPod touch Apps for (Special) Education - iPhone, iPad and iPod touch apps for education and special education
Occupational Therapy Apps
Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs - Resources and ideas for teachers of learners with severe, profound, intensive, significant, complex or multiple special needs

Apps That Should Accompany You to the Next Conference

(Teacher Reboot Camp)

NoteTaking Apps - available on the iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad; some have Android and Blackbarry equivalents

AudioNote Lite - free; combines functionality of a notepad and voide recorder; type notes, record what is being said by the speaker, use highlighter or drwaing tool to create visuals; LITE version allows 10 minutes of audio per note and 2 hours total; full version ($4.99) allows you to share notes by email and wifi
Evernote - Create text, photo and audio notes that auto-synchronize your notes to your Mac or PC. Makes text within snapshots searchable. Add, sync, access, and share files (PDF, Word, Excel, PPT, and more) among the different versions of Evernote. Free version available on iPhone, iPod, Android, and Blackberry. ** Try keeping notes of the presentations and workshops you attend or try brainstorming and planning your next presentation on this app!
IStudious Life - free; take notes then make flashcards for studying; student centered; create notebooks for each class (FREE version limited to 4 notebooks), 2 sections per notebook, 3 pages per section, 6 flashcards per notebook.; PAID version is unlimited ($2.99)
Jot! Whiteboard Free - a simple, fast whiteboard that lets you sketch out your ideas and share them in real time; draw, take notes, share ideas via email or save them as photos; collaborate in real time over the Internet with Live Sharing
Microsoft OneNote - Create up to 500 searchable notes with next, pictures, and bullets; make & manage to-do lists; free Microsoft SkyDrive online storage to access, edit, and manage notes from anywhere
Mindblowing - Gather audio, video and photos into a colorized mindmap. Enter the main topic, title, or theme in the main node then create branches with images, audio, or video attached. Send the mindmap with the attachments through email. Free version available on the iPhone. This is my recent review of this app which gives several ideas on how to use it with students.
** Try keeping notes of the presentations and workshops you attend or try brainstorming and planning your next presentation on this app!
Posterous - Available only from outside Cleveland City Schools. Want to blog and report the workshops or presentations in one location on a website quickly? Although, Posterous is the easiest way to blog it can also be used to effectively collect notes to publish immediately on a blog without any registration. Include a mix of text, photos, and videos as well as tags and location information. Share immediately on Facebook and Twitter! Even allow others to add to your posts (set this up through the web app vs. the mobile app). Free version available on iPhone, iPod, Android, and Blackberry.
ScratchWork - Web surf and take notes side by side or view each in full screen; email notes as PDF or plain text; save notes with corresponding web pages; insert images, drawings and graphs; sync notes to the cloud; User's Guide
Smart Doc Lite - FREE; best for educational and business purposes; easy and non-frustrating interface; add text anywhere in your page; free hand drawing, shapes; add images and edit; record sound simultaneously while drawing; import and export

Storage Apps

DropBox - Get 2 GB of storage for free to upload photos, videos, documents, presentations, and audio. You can make these private or public (provides you a link to share for others to download). Save photos and videos taken with your phone’s camera, share and send files via email, or copy and paste links to share with another app. Export files to other apps and favorite them for offline viewing. Free version available on iPhone, iPod, Android, and Blackberry.
** Try storing your presentation slides or handouts and easily provide a link to your participants to download.

IBooks - I access my conference pdf programs, transportation maps, and other documents offline with this free app! You have scrolling features, zoom, bookmarking and more. You even have a great looking shelf to organize your collection. You can also have access to some free/paid books to keep you entertained during your free time! Any pdf attachments in your email can automatically be opened and immediately stored in this app! Free version available on the iPhone, iPod, and iPad.

Streaming Apps

Ustream Broadcaster - livestream any conference event after you attend for availability after the conference. Tween and chat while livestreaming for the event. Register free ahead of time. You will then have your own channel created that others can visit. Free version available on the iPhone and Android.
Ustream Viewer- This app simply allows you to watch Ustreamed events on your iPhone.

Free Presentation Apps

Mighty Meeting - Manage a library of PowerPoint presentations directly from your smartphone or tablet and share them via email, blog, Twitter, or Facebook. Start or join web meetings directly from your laptop, iPhone, iPad, or Android phone. Nice interface! **For hosting a webmeeting or viewing your Powerpoint slides on your smartphone!
iClicker Lite - The paid version offers more but try out the free version. Use your iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad as your PowerPoint remote clicker to view slides and slide notes as you present. Make annotations and show it to your audience as you present. Need wifi. **For navigating your Powerpoint slides during your presentation!
Presenter Pro - Professional presentation training app that includes advanced presentation skills techniques with graphics, audio, and video clips, access to Rexi Media for additional presentation skills coaching or PPT design guidelines, a “tip shaker” for accessing hundreds of quick tips and a checklist feature, which enables you to store and e-mail any topic paragraphs to refer to later. View this while traveling to your next presentation. **For preparing your next presentation!
Adobe Connect - Are you presenting a webinar on Adobe Connect? Have your audience access it through a free app supported by iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Android. Your audience doesn’t have to miss any of your presentations. The free app allows them to see your slides and chat with others. **For hosting a webmeeting on your smartphone!
FuzeMeeting/ Fuze Meeting HD for iPad - Are you presenting a webinar on Fuze Meeting? Have your audience access it through a free app supported by iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Blackberry and Android. Your audience doesn’t have to miss any of your presentations. The free app allows them to see your slides and chat with others. Features include instant web conferences, live desktop sharing of files (supports Word, PPT, PDF, and others), and start meetings immediately with access to your address and personal IM contacts from multiple networks like Gmail, LinkedIn, Yahoo and more. **For hosting a webmeeting on your smartphone!
Prezi for the iPad - Free but still has some problems and only seems to work on 4G. You should be able to create, edit, and present your Prezi presentations. Give it a try - it’s free!
SlideShark - FREE; view and show PowerPoints on your iPad; preserve animations, fonts, graphics, colors; tap or swipe to advance animations and slides; connect to TV or projector

The Problem Site - Educational Games, Problems, & Puzzles

2011-09-16T21:23:00.002-04:00

The Problem Site is an extraordinary conglomeration of math puzzles, word games, brainteasers, strategy games, web quizzes, and informational site. PreK-12

Readers' Theater Anyone?

2011-09-07T21:55:00.009-04:00

Readers' Theater from ReadingRockets

Readers' Theater Resources from Literacy Connections

Readers' Theater Lesson Plans from ReadWriteThink

Readers' Theater Scripts and Plays

Aaron Shepard's Readers' Theater Page - Readers' Theater Tips from Aaron Shepard

The Power of Readers' Theater from Scholastic Instructor

Index of Readers' Theater Scripts for Dozens of Stories

Readers' Theater Resources from Tips for Teachers: Using Readers' theater Instructionally in the Classroom; Using Readers' Theater as Fluency Practice for Homework; Where Can I Find Scripts?; Extension Activities for Readers' Theater

Readers' Theater from TeacherVision

Readers' Theater Basics

What is Readers' Theater?

Readers' Theater from Web English Teaecher

Please email if you decide to do a Readers' Theater project and want me to video for your students' presentation.

PicLits - Inspired Picture Writing

2011-09-06T23:09:00.001-04:00

PicLits is a creative writing site that matches beautiful images with carefully selected keywords in order to inspire you and it offers a fun way to learn new vocabulary and play with word forms and sentence structure. The object is to put the right words in the right place and the right order to capture the essence, story, and meaning of the picture. Here are poems done with PicLits. Choose from a variety of photos. Then drag and drop nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs, prepositions, and punctuation to create your own description with a few words long or a whole paragraph. Change the tense of the verbs and the form of the nouns (plural, possessive, capital). You may also Freestyle (write your own caption using the words you know). You may email your PicLit to your teacher or friends. You can also save it in the Public Gallery and view other PicLits. Here are some ideas for using PicLits in the classroom. See how PicLits may be used for creativity.

Need money for your classroom?

2011-08-09T12:30:00.000-04:00

Grant Opportunities from Digital Wish

Google Tools

2011-08-08T14:02:00.007-04:00

Google Tools to Support Blooms Revised Taxonomy by Kathy Schrock