Taking a break from the technology to play a little clarinet with the 5th graders at EES. Happy Holidays!
The ActivPanels are a big hit at Waverley Elementary. Math instruction, as shown here, can be done on a cart or small groups with just a tap of the screen.
Animoto for Administration
Justin McConnaughey, PE teacher at Parkway Elementary, created this Animoto presentation “Models of Clinical Supervision” for FCPS Admin Cohort. Click the title to see the presentation in Animoto.
Download from YouTube
Have you ever seen a great video on YouTube that you’d love to share with your class? Notice that YouTube is blocked in school? This is for a very good reason. YouTube has more video uploaded each day than there is time in the average human life to watch it! How could it possibly be screened for inappropriate content and blocked? You as the teacher, however, have the ability to not only find appropriate high quality content to share with your students, but now it’s also possible to download that video content using the website www.keepvid.com.
Watch the screencast below to see the 5 simple steps to downloading a video from YouTube using www.keepvid.com.
1. Find the video you’d like to download on www.youtube.com
2. Copy the URL for that specifc video from your browser’s address bar
3. Open www.keepvid.com in another tab
4. Paste the URL into the blue window, then click the gray “Download” button
5. Allow the app to run and choose the file format you’d like to use
(.MP4 will work for the QuickTime video player)
“Fast Five” for March 2011
5 Ways to Integrate Tech4Learning’s “Share” into the Curriculum
On Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011, the FCPS Enrichment Specialists got a chance to try out the new program “Share” in the computer lab at TJ Middle School. Participants made a quick 3 page presentation with images and text about the Tsunami that recently hit Japan. After experimenting with the program the group shared ideas on how to use Share with students across the curriculum.
1. Interactive Digital Brochures - replace the trifold or paper brochure with an interactive .pdf
2. Book Reports on a Gallery Display in the computer lab or online
3. Guided Research with resources compiled by the teacher for students to access through Share
4. The NEW Glogster - create interactive presentation directly to the school server
5. Digital Portfolios - collect all the students work, online projects, and multimedia in one document.
For more information about SHARE, check out our TRT Share page with links to Tech4Learning, more ideas for integration, handouts and more.
Online Teaching & Facilitating Final Project
Choose a Study ModeScatterLearnFlashcards
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Teaching an online class can be difficult. Whether you’re trying to connect to students you can see, or deliver content that you may not have made yourself, the benefits of a flexible schedule and an open location are quickly overshadowed by the perilous pitfalls of teaching online. But you don’t need to stress! Success is only 10 steps awaywhen you follow these 10 tips.
Click on the flashcards below to learn more. Use the arrow buttons on the left and right side of the cards to move throught the deck, and use the “click to flip” icon at the bottom right hand corner of each card to learn more about that particular suggestion.
Flashcards created by Michael Hakkarinen using www.quizlet.com and images from flickr.
Draw-and-Tell Stories with LiveScribe Pen
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Periodic Table of Videos
Having trouble remembering which element is which? The Periodic Table of Videos provides auditory and visual learners with a whole new way of learning; a video for each and every element! The original resource was created via YouTube and is therefore blocked in schools. A non-YouTube version is also available athttp://www.periodicvideos.com/nyt/index.htm
“Fast Five” for December 2010
Wow! The next time we will do this, it will be 2011. Now that sounds futuristic. Tool #2: Museum Box Tool #3: The Google eBook Store Tool #4: GoAnimate4Schools GoAnimate, which used to be a paid site, is now available for free to educators. Each teacher can sign up for as many as 100 accounts for students to use to create short animations and scenes. This is a great site to support digital storytelling, with a twist. Tool #5: ActivExpressions
Tool #1: Scholastic’s “The Stacks”
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/index.asp
Scholastic’s answer to an online book club may be “The Stacks”. It’s a great place for tweens to come together and discuss books they may be reading while also finding interactive activities and resources. Although it’s full of very educational items, there are a lot of ads that can sometimes appear to be internal links.
http://museumbox.e2bn.org/
If you had only a small box in which to save just a few items that could be used to tell the story of your life, what would you choose? Museum Box allows students to create a digital collection of images, videos, text, and weblinks to tell a story.
http://books.google.com/ebooks
Do you have an iPad? iPhone? Droid Phone? Nook? Doesn’t matter! Now there’s the Google eBook store where you can either buy eBooks or download free ones. Using the interactive website it’s also easy to read them straight from your computer. Considering all but the “Kindle” can support this new format, it’s only a matter of time before Google gives all the other eBook vendors a run for their money.
http://www.goanimate4schools.com
Get your students animated about learning, with animation!
Not an online tool, but… a great way to assess students during instruction if you’re already using Promethean equipment or ActivInspire software. Today we will use the ActivExpressions to vote on the four tools above, and share ideas on how to use the Livescribe “Smartpens” with students.
