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Using Multiple Computers in the classroom

Why are we here?

Now we know why we are here…

How are we going to evolve our teaching?

This is how most of us learned

This is how our students learn

Is your teaching reaching our students?

Let’s take our first steps

by learning how to use multiple computers

in the classroom

GO TO:WESTLEEMIDDLE.WIKISPACES.COM

Click on TECHNOLOGY on the LEFT hand side

Then click TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION

Choose Multiple Computers in the Classroom

Ideas for using the computers in our classroom:

1. Watch United Streaming videos

2. Use United Streaming writing prompts

3. Do WebQuests

4. Take test with ExamView

5. Review for tests

6. Do reinforcement activities

7. Acrostic poems (with SmartNotebook or Word)

8. Gaggle assignments

9. Use Gaggle digital locker

10. Classcape activities

11. Orchard activities

12. PowerPoint brochure for research or author report

13. VoiceThread for reports

14. Study Island activities

15. BrainPop movies and activities

16. Blog on a class wiki

17. Curriculum websites (for example: http://leecountyschools.wikispaces.com/Math or http://del.icio.us/danitarussell/math change Math to your curriculum area for more activities)

18. TeacherTube videos

19. Podcasting of lesson or review

20. Safe research with http://www.think.com

21. Class notes added to class wiki

22. Graphic organizer with SmartNotebook

23. United Streaming assignments

24. Virtual field trips

25. Create presentations

26. Write a wikibook - great for class review

27. Create reader's guides to share their favorite books

28. Class glossary

29. Class encyclopedia

30. Peer review compositions

31. Develop student portfolios

32. Vocabulary lists

33. Students can share notes with other classmates

34. Group authoring of story

35. Create a timeline for social studies class

36. Online literature circles

37. Classroom FAQ's

38. Classroom scrapbook

39. Classroom newspaper

40. Online Class Hall of Fame

41. Design a school/classroom tour

42. Use Google Docs to design and implement a survey

43. Animoto class projects

44. Thinking Maps or Gliffy

45. Create a class autobiography

46. Search for answers to class questions

47. Create a class website list

48. Online games - Jeopardy, et all

49. Practice computer skills (http://leecountyschools.wikispaces.com/Computer+Skills+Test)

50. SmartBoard Activities

51. Use Paint to illustrate terms

52. Watch online student news

53. Create PowerPoint presentations from a novel/book read to be called a ‘rolling book report’.

54. Track weather via the Weatherbug or another internet site devoted to local weather

Now you have some ideas – get with your content area

and come up with more waysto use the computers.

We will share and addthem to the wikiin a few minutes.

Your homework

for next time

is to make a wiki

Thank you for your ideas

We’ll meet again on September 25th

We’ll work on our wikis

Please make a wiki before you come

Need to make a wiki?

Go to:

www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K

Danita Russell

Lee County Schools

September 2008