Web+2.0

This page contains a list of resources and tools that can be used in the world of education. This information was accumulated through an array of workshops, staff developments, staff collaboration, and good ole' fashion personal research. NOTE: I do not claim to be the owner or creator of any of the resources below this is a list for professional use only and should be used and monitored as such.

WEB SITE: Pete’s PowerPoint Station URL: __ http://www.pppst.com/index.html __ DESCRIPTION: A collection of free PowerPoint presentations on a variety of topics spanning across grade levels. IMPLEMENTATION: You can integrate technology into almost any lesson using presentations from this website. It also includes free interactive games for children to play.

WEB SITE: The Children’s Poetry Archive URL: __ http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/home.do __ DESCRIPTION: The Poetry Archive is a place where everyone can listen to poetry. IMPLEMENTATION: You can use this site if you are on any unit in the elementary classroom. Search by theme, a specific poet, or poetic forms for a poem that you can integrate into your lesson plans. Poems can be read or listened to. You must have Real Player to listen to the poems. There is also an additional site [|www.poetryarchive.org] that includes other poets and poems in the same format (higher level/adult). WEB SITE: Ask Jeeves for Kids URL: [] DESCRIPTION: Ask any question, and this site will provide you with an answer from science to social studies to any academic area. IMPLEMENTATION: You can use this site if you are on any unit in the elementary classroom. Since the questions may elicit a complex response, the teacher may have to either clarify some points or advise the students to ignore the part of the explanation that is not understandable. For example, if you ask the program, " Why is the sky blue?" you may get more explanation than you would require. Pictures also accompany the explanations. WEB SITE: Fun Brain URL: [] DESCRIPTION: Interactive educational games categorized by age (6 and under, 7-10, 11-15, 15 and up). Each game has a brief description and level of difficulty. IMPLEMENTATION: Elementary – all areas of curriculum WEB SITE: ABCya! URL: [] DESCRIPTION: This website is specifically targeted for Elementary aged students. The activities and games include voice instructions as well as large navigational buttons. (Shared from Technology Facilitator Newsletter Thanks // Marty Mickles from Bangert! //  IMPLEMENTATION: Elementary – all areas of curriculum

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__21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY WEBSITES__

[|www.wordle.net] free online website that can create word shapes and word maps for vocabulary, terms, etc.

[|www.prezi.com] free online presentation website that holds and stores videos, presentations, adobe files, audio etc. to present in a video like format.

[|www.280slides.com] a website that offers free PowerPoint like presentations that are created and saved online.

[|www.screencast.com] online website that allows you to upload and store information online including word, ppt, video, itunes etc.

[|www.museum.e2bn.org] another presentation webstie, 21st century tech, cube shape with each side holding slides for video, words, audio files.

[|www.goanimate.com]

[|www.zooburst.com]

[|www.voki.com] create an animated character to speak according to what you type.

[|www.animoto.com]

[|www.delicious.com/] website for bookmarking websites used.

[] free website for basic notebook for journal writing, use for digital notebooks.

[|www.springnote.com] sharable notebook for digital use, work collaboratively.

[|www.googledocs.com] spreadsheets, word documents, interactive documents worksheets etc. for 1:1

[|www.typewith.me.com] website doesn't require any information to joing, for collaborrative work and typing documents to save on internet.

[|www.ietherpad.com] similar to typewithme.com for present tiem typing to save online has soe tools that typewithme doesn't.

[|www.writeboard.com] free website for present time typing but very basic!!

[] saves websites, videos, documents, and in files as would a notebook for students with dividers for organizational purposes

[] Digital Brochures easy to format with microsoft office, open offic hard to create brochures. This website allows studens to create brochures. many examples are in spanish just eras and type. Walks the student through the process.

[] Digital Poster where studnets can create posters for projects and classroom assignments and print them out.

[] website for that is like digital sticky notes can be used for to do lists and brief announcements or reminders. copy url on moodle etc. for studntes to join or add their post it.

[|http://corkboard.me] website for sticky notes background in the image of a cork board, can be used for to do lists and brief announcements or reminders. copy url on moodle etc. for students to join or add their post it.

[] create stories that are digital and contain audio and other such features will not read it aloud when completed but studnts can read it with the illustrations and audio play when done.

[] Quia

2-24-12 Jill Darrough Workshop: Project Based learning etc.
 * NOTE:** (WINDOWS 7) START ICON TYPE IN SNIP IN SEARCH USE SNIP TOOL TO CLIP IMAGES AND USE.

__**Discussion on 1:1 in class:**__ kidblog- online forums, socartive- exit tickets, quizzes, assessments auto grading in google- google documents notebooking- springnote or penzu ww.civics.org- primary sources willyoutypewithme.com

__**Common Core and Project Base:**__
 * 1) read about it
 * 2) write about it
 * 3) talk about it
 * 4) present it

[|www.civics.org]
 * __NC CIVIC EDICATION CONSORTIUM__** (Ms. Clark's)

Example: Jill's lesson of "__We are the World__" Hatti and Africa compar and contrast. Then research a new/present day world issue then create a new verse for the world issue. Create a Vokki witht he new lyrics.

[|www.kidblog.com] username: vbullock Class: Bullock_ELA

Note: CSV files saved are recognizable to all programs b/c columns are recognized as commas.

[|www.socrative.com] use school email

This program is active online, it doesn't need a username or password for students. Remember classroom number is how kids can log into it when needed. Link the website with room number on moodle.

__**HOW TO: Google Auto Grading**__ [|www.google.docs]
 * 1) Template under create, look at the three tabs choose public templates
 * 2) Then type in auto grading in tobox. click search templates. (examples will come up. Look up John Warf, NCDPI wonderful template maker.)
 * 3) Look at stars to see how well they are. 12 question one, 20 question, 10 question.
 * 4) Go to template and click use template.
 * 5) Change student number to studnet name. For help text you can type up directions or examples for kids to read when taking quiz.

__**HOW TO: Auto Grade**__ Best strategies: Question Text: Multiple choice, choose from list, or text.
 * 1) Look at bottom: "Directions FormInput" click form input tab
 * 2) type answer into "answer key" row (pink)
 * 3) Click webgrades to recieve students grades and names
 * 4) CLick form input see exact answers form kids

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