1. A Computer Is A Terrible Thing To Waste Four Technology Tools For Your Classroom By Bethany Kliewer

2. Make important announcements in minutes! Publish flyers online or print them to post around your school! 3. Standard USI.5b- Compare and contrast life in the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern Colonies. 4. Some restrictions to consider Pro Easy to use design features Visuals are stunning and easy to arrange Work can be posted online or printed Con The free plan is limited Only five flyers per month Making an account requires an email address Downloading flyers requires an upgraded account 5. Cali and Wheatleys First Summer Together 6. Science Standard 6.7- Exploring Watersheds 7. Some restrictions to consider Pro Easy to use design features Unlimited videos Animoto videos can be embedded Con Unable to download without upgraded account Videos limited to 30 seconds Unable to choose music 8. Discussion Break How can you use one of these tools in your classroom? 9. Mathematics SOL 6.1- The student will describe and compare data, using ratios, and will use appropriate notations, such as ab , a to b, and a:b. Answers given to students. 11 / 1 11 to 1 5:55 21:7 15/3 15 to 5 Which is equivalent to 1:11? 10. Some restrictions to consider Pro Creation takes minutes Students interact with content in a new way Students get experience with QR codes Con Be careful naming the image files of QR codes 11. Sixth Grade Language Arts SOL 6.4b 12. Some restrictions to consider Pro Word lists turned into a memorable format Creation is just a copy and paste away Con Wordles cannot be saved onto your computer Must be familiar with how to screenshot on a computer 13. Discussion Break How can you use one of these tools in your classroom? 14. Works Cited by Slide Slides 2: http://www.Smore.com, 2014 http://www.Animoto.com, 2014 http://www.QRCodeMonkey.com, 2014 http://www.Wordle.com, 2014 Slide 3: Original Slide 4: http://www.Smore.com, 2014 Slide 5: Original "MonNatForest" by Valerius Tygart - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MonNatForest.jpg#mediaviewer/File:MonNatForest.jpg "Ptzcuaro-Trad-Fishing-3" by Rgis Lachaume - Own work. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:P%C3%A1tzcuaro- Trad-Fishing-3.jpg#mediaviewer/File:P%C3%A1tzcuaro-Trad-Fishing-3.jpg Slide 8: Original Slide 9: http://www.Animoto.com, 2014 Slide 10: Original "LutraCanadensis fullres" by Dmitry Azovtsev - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LutraCanadensis_ fullres.jpg#mediaviewer/File:LutraCanadensis_fullres.jpg "India Goa Fort Chapora Chapora River". Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:India_Goa_Fort_Chapora_Chapora_ River.jpg#mediaviewer/File:India_Goa_Fort_Chapora_Chapora_River.jpg "Exe estuary from balloon" by steverenouk - IMG_0664. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Exe_estuary_from_balloon.j pg#mediaviewer/File:Exe_estuary_from_balloon.jpg "Lyre River" by Benjamin Cody - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lyre_River.JPG#mediaviewer/File:Lyre_River.JPG "Laguna01" by Martinsnm - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution- Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laguna01. jpg#mediaviewer/File:Laguna01.jpg "Beach Stones 2" by David Bleasdale from England - Flickr. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beach_Stones_2.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Beach_Stones_2.jpg Slide 15: http://www.QRCodeMonkey.com, 2014 Slides 19, 20, 21: Original