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Kahlin-Ivie Hilliard

Picnik - 10 views

I really enjoyed this site! I'm not very good with computers, but this site was very easy to navigate. Children can use this site when creating projects for school. They can also use this site at h...

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started by Taylor Meyne on 03 Nov 09 3 follow-ups, last by Kahlin-Ivie Hilliard on 03 Nov 09
Michelle Appelman

Dabbleboard and Photo Story 3 - 20 views

Both of these websites seem really great and appropriate for early childhood. I really enjoyed learning about Photo Story. It seems like a great project for students. I loved the fact that they can...

techchildren techeducators techhome artwork and image creation photo editing collaborative document storybook

started by Alicia Caldwell on 26 Oct 09 1 follow-up, last by Michelle Appelman on 31 Oct 09
Alisa Hilley

Dashboard | Diigo: Wetpaint - 0 views

www.diigo.com/ahilley

http:_wikisineducation.wetpaint.com

shared by Alisa Hilley on 02 Mar 09 - No Cached
  • Alisa Hilley on 02 Mar 09
     
    "A Wetpaint website is built on the power of collaborative thinking. Here, you can create websites that mix all the best features of wikis, blogs, forums and social networks into a rich, user-generated community based around the whatever-it-is that rocks your socks. A social website that's so easy to use, anyone can participate."\n About Us. (2009). retrieved February 28, 2009 , from WetPaint Web Site: http://www.wetpaint.com/page/about \n\n Technology has become such a great assessment and device to drive and promote learning in the classroom. I believe that it would behoove teachers to take advantages of these new tools and incorporate them in the classroom. Technology has open so many new ways to allow teachers and students to collaborate while learning, and WetPaint is the way to go. By using WetPaint, Teachers can create blogs for their classrooms; which may include, syllabus, information, assignment, etc. The students of the classroom can join the bog and post new information, ask questions, work on projects, etc. WetPaint can be used in classrooms of different ages. The teacher can disable ads and other information that children may not need to see. Parents can also read the blogs. This allows a chance for parents to know what their children are learning and promote these ideas at home. WetPaint is can become child-directed, if the teacher is will to make it that way. If teachers allow children a chance to learn about and experience this in the classroom, WetPaint can become a very child-directed technology. The possibilities are endless with using WetPaint.
Connie Dang

Photovisi - 8 views

This is an excellent way to start portfolios for children who are just entering school! Like you said, it does not take up much physical space and children won't be disappointed that their artwork ...

techeducators techhome

started by Brooke Newton on 04 Nov 09 1 follow-up, last by Connie Dang on 04 Nov 09
anonymous

Facebook - 0 views

www.facebook.com

web2.0 socialnetworking tools community network

shared by anonymous on 23 May 09 - Cached
  • anonymous on 23 May 09
     
    An online directory that connects people through social networks.
  • Anna Berrier on 04 Nov 09
     
    This was one of my tools that I used for the tech project. As a teaching tool in an increasingly computerized world, I think it is important to use what people know and are comfortable. As one of the most used social networking sites worldwide, facebook is a great tool for this use. I know I've used it in education settings (setting up meetings, chatting with classmates, making a schedule and sending messages, and having a group dedicated to a class or group project). In using facebook in the classroom, you use a powerful tool that students will use whether it has educational content or not. The educational information might as well be embedded in this site that would be more commonly checked and utilized than just about any other technology tool (with the exception of email).
Bree Licht

SchoolTube - 3 views

This website is a great "substitution" for YouTube. There are a lot of inappropriate videos on YouTube, so I can see how using it would be really stressful for school teachers. SchoolTube is a grea...

techeducators techchildren

started by Allison Jennings on 29 Oct 09 1 follow-up, last by Bree Licht on 29 Oct 09
Rachel Arredondo

http://www.epals.com/ - 0 views

www.epals.com

collaborative document creation

shared by Rachel Arredondo on 24 Feb 09 - Cached
  • Collaboration Corner
  • Safely connect, collaborate and learn using our leading protected email and blog solutions for schools and districts
    • Rachel Arredondo
      Rachel Arredondo on 02 Dec 09
       
      Goal of ePals.
  • anonymous on 24 Feb 09
     
    The ePals Global Learning Community is a network of interconnected classrooms around the world. It provides a safe environment for students and teachers for building and exchanging knowledge, using protected e-mail, blogs, translation tools, evidence-based curricula and authentic, collaborative learning experiences. ePals offers a range of services and features that are free for students in grades K through 12. One service is ePals SchoolMail. This is a multilingual electronic communications solution that offers schools and districts a protected, customized and collaborative environment. Another service is ePals SchoolBlog, an educational tool for creating unified Web-based platforms that administrators, teachers, parents and students use to achieve academic goals (hotchalk.com)
  • Rachel Arredondo on 02 Dec 09
     
    The ePals Global Learning community is a very useful networking, and collaborative tool. I found it very easy to use. It is easy to sign up and free to use. I have had no problems using this website.
anonymous

ePals - 8 views

ePals is a great educational tool that allows teacher to connect and collaborate with other classrooms in more than 200 countries and territories. ePals is also user friendly in that is allows for...

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started by anonymous on 24 Feb 09 no follow-up yet
Jocelynn Smrekar

Tux Paint for Artwork and Image Creation - 17 views

This program is for creating artwork and images for children ages 3 to 12. Anyone can access and download the application for free from the website (tuxpaint.org). The application has special featu...

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started by LaToya Wilkerson on 21 Feb 09 1 follow-up, last by Jocelynn Smrekar on 16 Oct 09
Alicia Caldwell

Glogster - 4 views

I think that this is a great alternative to the traditional poster and markers. Since it is something that many students have probably never used before, I think they would be excited to try it. ...

techchildren techeducators artwork and image creation

started by Kimberly Wood on 25 Oct 09 1 follow-up, last by Alicia Caldwell on 26 Oct 09
Jamie McFarland

Homestead - 1 views

Homestead is a website creation tool that is available for anyone to create their own website. Homestead is a great tool for teachers to make classroom websites or to use with older children to cr...

techchildren techeducators

started by Jamie McFarland on 04 Nov 09 no follow-up yet
Ellie Brissette

Using Technology and Collaboration with Children - 5 views

For my technology assignment, I chose to experiment with some websites that deal with artwork, image, and storybook creation and editing. I really enjoyed this exploration and found a few really co...

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started by Ellie Brissette on 04 Nov 09 no follow-up yet
Jessi Williams

Collaborative Document Creation - Adobe Buzzword - 3 views

Adobe Buzzword is a program that is new to me, but I had a lot of fun learning to use it. The site is used mainly to create and collaborate on PDF files. The tool is free, but you must set up an ...

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started by Jessi Williams on 03 Nov 09 no follow-up yet
Rachel Arredondo

Collaborative writing software online with Writeboard. Write, share, revise, compare. - 6 views

writeboard.com

collaboration writing web2.0 tools whiteboard wikis techeducators

shared by Rachel Arredondo on 02 Dec 09 - Cached
  • Rachel Arredondo on 02 Dec 09
     
    Only useful if someone contacts you to edit a document, or if you upload a document and contact them. More person to person, then person to internet community.
  • Rachel Arredondo on 02 Dec 09
     
    Writeboard is a collaborative document creation tool that can be used between a number of people. This tool quick for anyone to start up. On the homepage you can create your document to be edited by naming the document, then provide your email address. Once the wrtieboard is created you can begin typing! Once the document is complete you can invite people to view and edit your document as well as leave comments. Once the document has been edited by another person, you will be able to compare your document with the newest edited document. One of the challenges I faced when using this tool is the format of the document when typing. In order to indent or make a word bold or italic, a special code needed to be entered. For example, to make the word "Introduction" bold, you would have to type *Introduction*. This actually slowed my typing down, but I feel if this is a tool that you use often, these are codes you could catch on to. The strength of this tool is the option to invite anyone to edit. I feel that this would be useful for teachers to communicate back and forth to share activities and edit them. Or it could be useful as an assignment for students to share a paper and to edit the others. This would help their editing skills. I also like the option to compare and contrast your original document with one that has been recently edited. I think this would be helpful in seeing what improvments were made and choose whether or not you'd like to accept them. I think that this tool would be better for high-school students, or any teacher. The tool would be difficult for anyone younger to use.
Phil Parette

Aha Moments Using Technology to Support Preschool Children - 17 views

I am working on a textbook regarding technology applications in preschool settings. I would like to share some 'aha' moments from family members and teachers, i.e., a moment or two when the potenti...

started by Phil Parette on 27 Aug 10 no follow-up yet
Allison Johnson

Blogger: Tour - Get Started With Blogger - 0 views

www.blogger.com/tour_end.g

shared by Allison Johnson on 06 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Allison Johnson on 06 Mar 09
     
    This is an easy way to start a blog. It walks you through all the steps you go through to start one and all of the features it comes with. You can decide who sees your blog, add pictures, use it from your cell phone, etc. This would be good for teachers to use for their classroom because it has special features and seems easy to use.
Diane Bales

Privacy issues in using technology with young children - 5 views

As our class has been discussing technology with young children, the issue of protecting children's privacy has come up more than once. The question I have for this entire group is how to use new t...

started by Diane Bales on 04 Mar 09 no follow-up yet
Allison Jennings

ImageChef - Word Mosaic - 7 views

I like that there are instructions on the site to help you. It is also nice that after you are done designing you can easily email or post to another website. I agree that it would be a great too...

artwork and image creation blogging

started by Wendi Loggins on 29 Oct 09 1 follow-up, last by Allison Jennings on 29 Oct 09
Emily Kmetz

Using Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom - 12 views

teacher.scholastic.com/...using_technology.htm

techeducators

shared by Emily Kmetz on 24 Oct 11 - Cached
  • Modern technologies are very powerful because they rely on one of the most powerful genetic biases we do have — the preference for visually presented information.
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  • The developing child requires the right combination of these experiences at the right times during development in order to develop
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  • On the other hand there are many positive qualities to modern technologies. The technologies that benefit young children the greatest are those that are interactive and allow the child to develop their curiosity, problem solving and independent thinking skills.
  • Computers allow interaction. Children can control the pace and activity and make things happen on computers. They can also repeat an activity again and again if they choose.
  • Yet external symbolic representation such as the written word, visual images on television, and complex three-dimensional videography are all sensed, processed, stored, and acted on by the human brain. Because the brain literally changes in response to experiences, these "new" (from a historical perspective) experiences (the written word or television) cause changes in brain development, brain organization, and brain function that were never expressed hundreds of generations ago.
  • So to tape a conversation and replay it for an adult means something entirely different than when a three-year-old hears their voice on a tape. These experiences can be very positive and mind-expanding for a child — as long as they are done at the right time.
  • Children need real-life experiences with real people to truly benefit from available technologies.
  • As parents think about the future they need to realize two things: technology is not going to go away and we are in the midst of a major sociocultural quantum shift. These technologies are revolutionizing the world our children will live in. So our task is to balance appropriate skill-development with technologies with the core principles and experiences necessary to raise healthy children.
  • I think the key to making technologies healthy is to make sure that we use them to enhance or even expand our social interactions and our view of the world as opposed to using them to isolate and create an artificial world.
  • In the end, as with all other tools, adults must protect children from misuse or inappropriate access.
  • Technologies should be used to enhance curriculum and experiences for childre
  • I believe parents and teachers can take advantage of the interactive qualities of a computer to enhance the experiences available to children.
  • Unfortunately, technology is often used to replace social situations and I would rather see it used to enhance human interaction
  • n addition, there are a number of specialized programs that allow children with certain information-processing problems to get a multimedia presentation of content so that they can better understand and process the materia
Vanessa Viner

Promethean Activities - 1 views

fwcdtechie.com/promethean_activitie.cfm

promethean

shared by Vanessa Viner on 16 Sep 12 - No Cached
    • Vanessa Viner
      Vanessa Viner on 16 Sep 12
       
      Many sites to use for teaching using the promethean board.
  • great sites that are perfect for use on a Promethean board!
  • Vanessa Viner on 16 Sep 12
     
    Many sites for the use of promethean boards, including different grade levels.
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