Putting the Best Together to Make Technology and Learning Happen

aka. There is so little time and money, what do I prioritize to use.or

When we spend money, we need to spend it wisely.

Presenter

Stu Gay

sgay@anderson4.k12.sc.us ISTE Make IT happen Award Winner 2008

Goals for today

1. Show you how some great resources work.

2. Point out features of web sites so that you can bring them into your curriculum.

3. Give you web sites that you can bring into your class. (Some sites are great for many areas, so I am trying to give you more than one if possible. You can access the others from the other resources.)

This is for software and internet based resources.

The One software package to have

• Timeliner XETom Snyder Productions (

http://www.tomsnyder.com/timelinerxe/presenters.asp ) http://www.tomsnyder.com/timelinerxe/

• What does it do for the student?– Organizes data in a

longitudinal way– Combines webbing, time lining,

presentation and citation of resources in one product.

How can it be used in a class?

• Book reports• Time lines• Research• Writing• Storyboarding• Various Cycles and sequences• Goal Setting

Let’s see what it can do.

Quiz maker and Scorer• ETV’s Streamline Quiz Builder -

http://www.scetv.org/education/StreamLineSC/

Presentation media site & resource• VoiceThread.com -

http://voicethread.com/#home • PhotoStory by Microsoft

• Wordle - http://www.wordle.net/

Anderson Four’s Technology StatementCopied into Wordle.net

Internet Lesson Plans

Overall Lesson plan sites• Core Subjects - Thinkfinity.org • Vocational Lessons - http://www.khake.com/page94.html • PE Central - http://www.pecentral.com/ • Art - http://www.theteachersguide.com/Artlessonplans.html • Music - http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/music/

Internet Activities and Resources

• A huge list of Teacher resources - http://www.teacherxpress.com/ 

• BrainPop – Http://www.brainpop.com• Iknowthat.com – http://www.iknowthat.com –

I love the dojo (super for interactive whiteboards)

Pre-made resources• Rockingham Schools -

http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/resources/soltechintegration.htm

Premade PowerPoints

• From the Nebo School District– http://www.nebo.edu/misc/

learning_resources/ppt/ - Statue of Liberty

• From Graves School District– http://www.graves.k12.ky.us/powerpoints/ -

Recognizing Bias (from the Middle School Section)

Internet Sites

• Primary to Elementary ELA– http://www.starfall.com– http://www.readinga-z.com

• Basketball Book• High Frequency Words

• Primary to Elementary Math• http://www.primarygames.com/math.htm -

These games vary and cover many skills at and above this level.

Internet Sites

• Elementary to Middle ELA– Word Games and so much more reading -

http://www.eastoftheweb.com/games/

– Spelling and vocabulary - http://www.aaaspell.com/

• Elementary to Middle Math– Illumination - http://illuminations.nctm.org/ – AAAMath - http://www.aaamath.com/

Internet Sites

• Middle to High ELA• Great links to other sites for Lessons• http://www.sitesforteachers.com/resources_sharp/language_arts/languagearts.html

• GrammarBook.com – Rules for Writing– http://www.grammarbook.com/english_rules.asp

• Middle to High Math• AAAMath - http://www.aaamath.com/ • Awesome Library’s resource links -

http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/Mathematics/Middle-High_School_Math/Middle-High_School_Math.html

Internet Sites

• Primary to Elementary Science– Internet 4 Classroom -

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/science_elem_animals.htm

• Primary to Elementary Social Studies– Lessonplans.com– States of the US - http://www.aaawhere.com/geog-usa.htm

Internet Sites

• Middle to High Science• This site has activities and resources that are divided

into the four sections of Middle School Science - http://www.middleschoolscience.com/chemistry.htm

• Middle to High Social Studies• Lesson plans and Web sites -

http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subjectArea=3

• The Best History site - http://www.besthistorysites.net/

Internet Sites• Additional Lesson Plans & resources

– All core content - Http://www.thinkfinity.org

– Science (all text) - http://www.col-ed.org/cur/science.html – HS Social Studies - http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/history/highschool/

– All content - http://www.internet4classrooms.com

– All content – This is the SS link - http://www.apples4theteacher.com/socialstud.html

– 4 Major Content areas – Text based - http://www.proteacher.com/020002.shtml

• Honorable Mention software packages– Classworks for the Elementary – Takes MAP data and automatically creates assignments for

students based on the RIT scores.

– Jumpstart programs for the Pre-and K groups – Great activities to help them become computer aware. Engaging and great for fine motor development.

– PhotoStory – Great and easy software to use as a starter for your own podcasts/Vodcasts of class events - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=92755126-a008-49b3-b3f4-6f33852af9c1&DisplayLang=en

Knowledge is put in your hand, you can, catch it and hold it tightly, toss it away, or use it and pass it on to others, the choice is yours.

Stu 2009

If time allows, I will demonstrate additional resources

• Curriculum Standards link from Streamline.

• How to use Quiz Builder