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Free is Good Lecture/demonstration/lab

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Coloma Community SchoolsIn-service 21 March 2014

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It has come to this?

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Free is GoodLecture/demonstration/lab

OBJECTIVE: Introduce you to several free internet resources that you

can use to help yourself and your students.

OVERVIEW: – A focused few– Collections of free– Chrome web store– Taking Free University and Teacher Education– Free tutorials for your students– Grabbing Attention– Fishing for Free Lessons– Extending the Classroom– Try them– Additional resources

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A focused few• Taggalaxy.de – Searching pictures on flickr• Geoguessr.com – Game for guessing location• Desmos.com – Graphing Calculator• Online-stopwatch.com – Simple Countdown or Stopwatch• Duolingo.com – Learn another language through immersion• Narrable.com - Create a story• DreamBox.com/teachertools – Interactive WhiteBoard Lessons• WeVideo.com – Creating/editing a video• MEL.org – Michigan Electronic Library• Letsgeddit.com – Gage student understanding• Evernote.com – Notes for everything• Edchat.org – Resource for personal learning network• Elements4d – Google Play App to understand elements• Todaysmeet.com – Interactive back channel discussion

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Collections of Free• ilearntechnology.com/?p=3422 Superbook of technology for

teachers• Nextvista.org/resources – List assembled by Rushton Hurley

– googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/home - This is Jerome Berg's wonderful example of how customized maps can enhance learning activities - the study of literature, in this case.

– http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/app/about.html - Politicial Cartoon Archieve …. Library of Congress

– http://newsmap.jp -  tool to arrange news stories by topic, country, and how recently they were published.

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Chrome Web Store• Splash Math grades 1 to 5• Alphabet Zoo• English Flashcards for ESL• Duolingo• Typing Tutor• Flashcards• Chemistry Reference• Periodic Table• Design Something• Time Maps: World History Atlas• Country Flags (flags on a 3D globe)• Biology Games• Ray Optics Simulation

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Taking Free University Education

• http://oli.cmu.edu/learn-with-oli/see-our-free-open-courses/

• http://ocw.nd.edu/• http://see.stanford.edu/see/courses.aspx• http://mycourses.med.harvard.edu/public/• http://oyc.yale.edu/courses

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Free Education for Staff• 22itrig.org – Classroom Readiness T3

– Online Assessment– http://moodle.resa.net/resa/course/view.php?id=98

• http://www.21things4teachers.net/– 21 Things for 21st Century Teachers– Can pay and get college credit

• Youtube Search– How to anything

• Teachertube– Lessons and shared PD

• iTunes U• Podcasts

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Free Tutorials for Students

• Khan academy– https://www.khanacademy.org/ – Or– Youtube and do a search

• iTunes U• Podcasts

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Fishing for Free Lessons• http://www.knowmia.com• http://www.sharemylesson.com/• http://www.watchknowlearn.org/• http://ed.ted.com/• http://www.ted.com/• http://www.teacherspayteachers.com• http://www.virtualnerd.com• iTunes U• Podcasts (can extend your classroom)

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Grabbing Attention

• Zygotebody.com – Human Anatomy

• Educreations.com– Voice plus whiteboard …. Shared

• Jamendo.com – shared free music web site

• Ujam.com – Creating music web site

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Extending the Classroom• What is “Flipping the Classroom”• Sidevibe.com – Guided assignment through web

sites• Edublogs.org – You oversee class related

discussions.• Weebly.com – Create your own web site• Edmodo – Simplier Classroom Environment• Moodle – More Options Classroom Environment• Google Apps

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Tips and Tricks• Google Advanced Search• Save those id’s and passwords

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Let’s Try It

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Additional Resources

• Web site for PD Day– http://coloma.weebly.com/

• School web site under teachers and students

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Addendum

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