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Monday, January 13, 2014
Random Name Picker
Random Name Picker is a new free tool from classtools.net. You simply edit the name list and it creates a wheel that you can spin. It saves your wheel with a unique URL so you can easily find it. Editing the list is easy. It took me a whole minute to set it up. It cheers when the name is selected!
Click here to see MY Random Name Picker
Click here to see MY Random Name Picker
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Edutopia's "Setting Technology Goals for the New Year"
Why not have one of your New Year's resolutions be a technology goal for your classroom? It doesn't have to be big and overwhelming, just start small and try something you haven't done before...This article from Edutopia can give you a few simple and quick ideas to get you going:
Choose a New Tool Each Month
Whether you have one laptop or a class set of tablets, there are tons of educational technology tools to explore. Choose one new tool to try out each month. This will give you enough time to really see if it works with your teaching style and if it is relevant to the content you're teaching. If you love it, add it to your technology tool belt and keep using it for the rest of the year. If it's not for you, at the end of the month move on to the next one.
Join a Twitter Chat
All around the globe, educators are doing exciting work in their classrooms. Instead of just following a couple of your favorite teachers and education organizations, engage with your peers in a Twitter chat. There are weekly chats on a wide range of subjects. Follow thehashtag to read about what other people are saying and post your own answers to questions posed by the chat's facilitator. You're sure to leave with ideas and inspiration to take back to your classroom.
Host a Google Hangout
Even if you just try it out with family first, host aGoogle Hangout to connect your computer screen with friends from around the country. Once you're comfortable, try using this tool for virtual office hours, in place of committee meetings, or to connect with former colleagues and alumni.
Use Your Phone
This year I've shared some of my favorite technology tools that you can use straight from a smartphone. If you're uncomfortable using your phone during instructional time, consider it as a handheld device for entering grades, updating a class blog, or scrolling through tweets when you're on the go. A smartphone can be used as a classroom and time management tool.
Check Out Pinterest
Pinterest is a fantastic resource for teachers! It's a place where educators can gather ideas for organizing their classroom, develop engaging activities and just get excited about teaching. This year, set yourself a goal of trying two new ideas a month that you've found on Pinterest. Instead of just bookmarking your favorites, commit to putting these great ideas into action.
Try Skype
It's so important to open students' eyes to the world around them. If the days of pen pals are long gone in your classroom, why not find another class to Skypewith? Whether they're down the block, across the country, or five time zones away, connect with a class in a different community.
Share Your Story
You are sure to have some great success stories this school year, so why not share them? This might meanstarting your own blog, tweeting out something great that happened during your day, or finding an old colleague or classmate on Facebook. Use the Internet to connect, share and inspire other teachers by finding a platform to share your triumphs!
Amazing Twitter Chats for Educators
Below is a round-up of different Twitter chats by content area and when they occur.
(All times are in CST.)
Hop on Twitter at the times below and gain an incredible amount of resources in a short time! Plus, you can ask questions and receive instant feedback from experts in your content area!
#eSNEdChat eSchool News
#edtechchat: Educational technology chat, Mondays from 7-8 p.m. Administrators, teachers, curriculum directors, and technology coordinators covered how they use digital tools in the classroom, they addressed technology problems, use of mobile devices, and more. In fact, stats revealed more than 1,600 tweets during the most recent hour-long Twitter chat.
#edleadchat: School administrator and leadership chat, Mondays from 7-8 p.m. During the most recent chat, Twitter participants shared some of the major projects or tasks they accomplished this semester and what goals they set for themselves and their staff.
#scichat: Science teachers chat, Tuesdays from 8-9 p.m. This Twitter chat covers an incredibly wide variety of science information, including videos, resources, lesson plans, labs, and more.
#STEMchat: STEM education chat, Tuesdays from 8-9 p.m. Twitter participants share STEM success stories from their own states, compare strategies, and share other STEM news. While this chat has a designated day and time, tweets are tagged with #STEMchat every day.
#ipadchat: iPads in education, Wednesdays from 12-1 p.m. Participants trouble-shoot iPad problems, trade tips and advice, and learn about implementation strategies.
#libchat: Librarians, Wednesdays from 7-8:30 p.m. The changing role of school librarians and library media specialists is a near-constant topic today, and this Twitter chat covers all aspects of a school librarian’s role.
#mathchat: Math teachers chat, Thursdays from 6-7 p.m. Like the science Twitter chat, participants tag posts with #mathchat all week long, which makes for a steady stream of math discussion, resources, and more.
#DENchat: Discovery Educator Network chat, Thursdays from 7-8 p.m. DEN members are found across the country, and the tweets and topics are as varied as the DEN members themselves. They include teacher resolutions, learning management, standards, and local DEN member meet-ups.
#levelupED: Gamification chat, Thursdays from 8-9 p.m. This Twitter chat includes topics and discussions on gaming apps, digital badges, how gaming supports STEM education, and more. Participants also discuss ways to support gaming from top to bottom.
#byotchat: Bring your own technology (BYOT) chat, Thursdays from 8-9 p.m. All things BYOT are discussed during this chat, including policy, strategy, resources, tips for student engagement, and more.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Panoramas.dk
http://www.panoramas.dk/2010/carl-bloch.html
Panoramas is a site full of panoramic, 3D tours with interactive views of everything from this one at the Kings Oratory Frederiksborg Castle, to current events such as New Year's Eve in Times Square, mourning the death of the Polish President, the moon, to Mount Everest. You can make the image your full screen a move around like you are walking through it, zooming in and out. Tour these great wonders from around the world, your students would be totally engaged!
Mrs. Lafferty's Remote Mouse
Want to control your computer using your phone, iPod or iPad? You don't have to be near your computer, you can feel free to walk around your classroom and not be tied to your computer. There is a free app that will do most things for you, or a $2.99 Pro version. I would recommend trying the free version first! Thank you to the Lafferty's for sharing!
To get Remote Mouse:
1. Download the app on your mobile device
2. Go to your App Store on your MacBook Pro (type in App store in your Spotlight)
This will install it on both devices.
Go to your App on your mobile device and choose "Start",
look for your computer number (found on your lid), select it and you are connected!
Use Flipboard to customize what shows up on your
board to personalize it and get the news and articles you want to read!
"Flipboard is the world’s first social magazine, a single place to keep up with everything you care about and collect it in ways that reflect you. Inspired by the beauty and ease of print media, Flipboard is designed so you can easily flip through news from around the world or stories from right at home, helping people find the one thing that can inform, entertain or even inspire them every day. Start reading your magazine by downloading Flipboard at www.flipboard.com. or the Flipboard app for your mobile device."
Mrs. Becker's PicMonkey Photo Collages
Mrs. Becker had her students from her "Human Body Systems" classes create photo collages using PicMonkey. PicMonkey is a free, easy website you can use to create photo collages using a variety of templates and designs. The students researched a specific type of cancer and created an information flyer to display their findings in a fun, interesting way. See her detailed assignment information, research directions and rubric information below!
Photovisi.com is another free, fun photo collage site.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Miss Reed's Online Reading Logs
Miss Reed now has her reading logs online! She has created a Google form the students fill out for their log. The form is then linked to a spreadsheet which she can easily see their results. The students love it because they can fill it out on their phones on other device...and Miss Reed loves it because the paper trail is less! Please feel free to click on this link to view the full reading log.
Monday, December 23, 2013
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