CI401Su2010

Authors: Sarah Vaughn, Sara Reich, David Hallatt, Jeffrey Huebner (Group 3) Category: Arithmetic, geometry, and logic Tags: math, addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions, geometry, puzzles, tessellations, fractals Grade level use: 3 - 12 Topic/discipline: Math Tutorial Information: The website has different options for parents and teachers both. Possible uses: Drills, thinking skills Basic explanation: Individual practices their math and logic skills. Positives: A lot of possibilities. It makes math fun and challenging. Negatives: A lot of advertisements.

Authors: Sarah Vaughn, Sara Reich, David Hallatt, Jeffrey Huebner (Group 3) Category: Movie Maker Tags: Movie Maker, avatar, presentation Grade level use: any Topic/discipline: Any Tutorial Information: The website has different options after you sign up for free. Possible uses: Reports, speeches Basic explanation: A student writes a speech or dialogue. The student picks an avatar and an environment where the movie will take place. The student types in the text for the avatar to say. The website then makes a movie of the student's work. Positives: It gives a student a different way of presentation. Negatives: It has some gestures that a student could use that are inappropriate.

Authors: Sarah Vaughn, Sara Reich, David Hallatt, Jeffrey Huebner (Group 3) Category: Math Tags: Arithmetic, Geometry Grade level use: 3-12 Topic/discipline: Math Tutorial Information: None. Possible uses: Drills and flash cards Basic explanation: A teacher can print out worksheets and flash cards to drill the students Positives: It gives a teacher a lot of extra resources. Negatives: It has a lot of advertisements.

Authors: Sarah Vaughn, Sara Reich, David Hallatt, Jeffrey Huebner (Group 3) Category: Research Tags: Research, articles Grade level use: 7-12 Topic/discipline: Any Tutorial Information: It is a search engine. Possible uses: Research Basic explanation: A student uses this search engine to find articles that are credible. Positives: It gives a student the ability to find articles that can be used instead of websites like Wikipedia that are not credible. Negatives: It takes time to learn how to use this search engine.

Costello, Regilio, Saal, Stroh; Group 5 Tool name: Prezi http://www.prezi.com / Category: online presentations Tags: prezi, zoom, zooming, editor, presentation, zui, tool, user, interface, ui, deepzoom Grade level use: all grade levels Topic/discipline: any topic or discipline Tutorial information: Prezi has multiple videos to view depending on how advanced the user is with creating Prezi presentations. Possible uses for students, teachers, and/or administrators: Students, teachers and Administrators can use Prezi to create presentations that are more interesting to view. Basics: All the information in your presentation is presented on one screen. When you want to focus on a particular portion of the presentation you zoom into that area. When you're finished with that portion you can zoom out or onto the next portion. Positives: It's quick and easy to create a presentation. Presentations are more engaging for the audience than using slides. Presentations can be saved as public and accessed from any computer with Internet. You can also download your presentation and present it without Internet. Negatives: May be difficult for younger students to create on their own.

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Group 2: Wenzel, Getchius, McKane, & Hafermann Tool Name: Discovery Education URL: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/ Category: classroom resources, assessments, lesson plans Tags: English, science, math, reading, writing, social studies Grade Level Use: K-12 Topic/discipline: English, math, science, reading, writing, social studies, and technology Tutorial Information: There is a help section in the upper right hand corner of the page as well as a contact us link at the bottom of the page Possible Uses: Teachers can use to create or edit lessons. Teachers can learn how to use media in the classroom as well as use some of the site's media information in creating lessons. Basics: Discovery Education allows teachers to utilize lessons and ideas to create new and improved lessons in the classroom. The site also has games available for classroom use. Positives: The site is easy to navigate and has a lot of useful information. The site also has a parent corner for parents to stay informed. Negatives: The school or teacher using the website must have an access log-in

Group 2: Wenzel, Getchius, McKane, & Hafermann Tool Name: MeeGenius URL: http://www.go2web20.net/site/?a=MeeGenius Category: Online Library for kids Tags: Reading Grade Level Use: K-5 Topic/discipline: Reading Tutorial Information: There is a section to contact the authors of the website. There is also an About Us link to find out more about the website. Possible Uses: Using the web to interest students in reading. Also, allows personalization of the stories so students can become part of the book. Basics: The site allows children to access books online and they can either read them on their own or have a narrator. The site also allows you to personalize the book. Positives: Being able to personalize the book allows the reader to really become part of the story. Negatives: The selection of books is very small and limited to younger grade levels.

Group 2: Wenzel, Getchius, McKane, & Hafermann Tool Name: Skimble URL: http://www.skimble.com/ Category: Fitness tracker Tags: Tracking physical activity Grade Level Use: All levels Topic/discipline: Physical Education Tutorial Information: The site allows you to track you fitness and gives you tips for staying healthy. Possible Uses: To teach students to track their physical activity and motivate students. Basics: The site allows you to track your physical activity, get tips on staying healthy. You can plan active trips using the site, track your personal progress, and learn new ways to stay active. Positives: Can track your physical activity and win prizes by competing with others. This site can be useful and fun for physical educators and their students. Negatives: There is a lot of information on staying active, but no information on incorporating healthy eating patterns. Also, there is no calorie tracker which is important for tracking activities.

Group 2: Wenzel, Gretchius, McKane, & Hafermann Tool Name: SuperKids URL: http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/ Category: Online educational tools Tags: Worksheets, iPhone apps., games Grade Level Use: K-12 Topic/discipline: Reading, vocabulary, music, math, language arts Tutorial Information: This site has all of the navigation information located on the left side. There is a link to about Superkids and contact us. Possible Uses: Use fun educational games in class. Use the PSAT and SAT flashcards for test reviews. This site can also be used from home for student practice. Basics: Superkids allows teachers and students to access practice assignments and educational games for almost every subject area. The site also reviews and rates educational software. There are articles on important educational issues listed on the site. The site also has PSAT and SAT review information. It has iPhone apps that can be downloaded for use on the go. Positives: Easy to use and easy to navigate through. The site uses games to create a more interesting learning environment for the student. Negatives: There are not that many games or tools to use so the site may only be able to be used for so long before a student has played all the games in a particular subject area. Also, there is no way for the teacher to grade the work the student does on the computer.

Group 2: Wenzel, Gretchius, McKane, & Hafermann Tool Name: Quizinator URL: http://www.go2web20.net/site/?a=Quizinator Category: Create, store, and print worksheets, study guides, tests, and quizzes online . Tags: All subject areas Grade Level Use: All levels Topic/discipline: Any Tutorial Information: There is a contact us link at the top of the page. You must sign up for Quizinator, which is free to do. Possible Uses: To create and edit quizzes, worksheets, and tests. You can also create different versions of tests and quizzes easily. Basics: The site allows you to store tests, quizzes, worksheets all in one online area. You can edit any of those items easily. They are all arranged in a specific order and grouped by categories. Positives: Can easily edit or rearrange items on worksheets or exams as well as create different versions of quizzes and exams. Negatives: Not able to have students view the quizzes, worksheets, and tests online.

Authors:(Group 3) Huebner, Vaughn, Reich, Hallatt Category: Cause and effect relationships Grade level use: all levels Topic/discipline: Science and Social Studies. Tutorial information: Easy training for organizational techniques of cause and reflect relationships. Possible uses: Helping students work on organizational skills by introducing a technology aide. Also can be used to visually see the relationships between events Basic explanation: Students can create connections between cause and effect relationships. Positives: Easily move throughout the website to find information. Helps students use technology to see connections in material. Negatives: The process of using the website lacks a great tutorial.

Authors:(Group 3) Huebner, Vaughn, Reich, Hallatt Category: List maker Grade level use: all levels Topic/discipline: math and technology Tutorial information: Easy training for organizational techniques Possible uses: Helping students work on organizational skills by introducing a technology aide. Basic explanation: Any student can create a list or organizational page. Positives: Easily move throughout the website to find information. Negatives: The process is not very intuitive or dynamic.

Group Name: (Group 4) Belcher, Kaufman, Knowles, Duffy) Category: Online comic generator Grade Level: All Topic: All Tutorial: http://toondooguide.wordpress.com/toondoo-what-it-is-and-why-to-use-it/ This is a teacher's handbook to using ToonDoo. I found it very helpful! Possible uses: summarize information, represent concepts pictorally, Basics: Students can easily create comics in various frame layouts or even creat books. Positives: increased student buy in, easily embedded into wikis etc.. Negatives: Reports of finished products having glitches with color, or text box location etc..

Group Name: (Group 4) Belcher, Kaufman, Knowles, Duffy Category: personalized Ajax home page service Grade Level:All Topic/Discipline: All Tutorial Information: This wiki provides a great overview and tutorial on how to get started. http://techwithme.pbworks.com/PageFlakes+For+Education Possible Uses: digital storytelling, main page for website, personal learning environment, widgets to search information, information feeds etc.. Basics:It's a page similar to My Yahoo!, iGoogle etc.. that allows the user to view feeds from multiple sources in one location. Positives: great platform for student products, blogging, guided research

Category: Arithmetic drills Tags: math, addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions Grade level use: Elementary Topic/discipline: Math Tutorial Information: None. Possible uses: Drills Basic explanation: Individual practices their arithmetic skills. Positives: Easy use. Negatives: Lack of record keeping.

Group Name: (Group 4) Belcher, Kaufman, Knowles, Duffy Category: Multiuser virtual environment Grade Level Use: Middle School and up Topic/Discipline: Across curriculum Tutorial Information: A video tutorial is available on the second life wiki. Possible Use: simiilations, collaboration, virtual science labs, educational gaming, professional development opportunities Basics: Students and teachers create avatars and then live in a virtual world where they can interact with different people and take part in activities. Positives: Gamelike feel for educational lessons, opportunities for collaboration all over the world Negatives: Can be difficult to focus attention due to interaction in virtual world; I'm finding it a bit overwhelming

-Authors: Regilio, Saal, Costello, Stroch - Group #5 -Tool Name: Glogster -Tool URL: http://www.glogster.com -Category: Interactive Poster -Tags: images, picture, pics, pix, photos, text, music, video, clips, poster, -Grade Level Use: High School and College -Topic/discipline: history, art, english -Tutorial Information: There is just a tab at the bottom for FAQs -Possible Uses: Class presentations, Posters for Clubs -Positives: Posters can be made quickly and easily for presentations. Free -Negatives: This site has no "crowd patrol". It might be too "open" for the education field.

Group Name: (Group 4 (Belcher, Kaufman, Knowles Duffy) Catgegory: free interactive posters Grade Level: All Topic/discipline: social networking and expressing ideas in all content areas Tutorial Information:edu.glogster.com offers great resources for teachers including several links for specific tutorials from the homepage. Possible Uses:Links, images, text, videos, music come together together to represent personal diaries, research project information, digital scrapbooks, lab reports Basics: Students and teachers can create interactive posters which can be embedded in wikis or websites. Very easy to creat! Positives: free, can create student accounts, easy to click and drag, resize etc.. Negatives: I really haven't found any weaknesses other than sometimes my perfectionist students get a little carried away with the details!