EDUC8847 Module 3 - 4 views

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  #1 Carol Deuling-Ravell on 16 Jul 12

   

  Pretraining
  Site Name: abcya.com Word Clouds for Kids
  URL: http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm
  Description: This site is a word cloud site specifically for students in grades 2-5. It is very easy and straight forward to use.
  Explanation: As we use more technology in the lower grades it is important to have sites and software specifically for the lower grade levels. These sites need to be straightforward without a lot of extra stuff so it is less confusing for kids.
  
  Site Name: Wordle
  URL: http://www.wordle.net/
  Description: Wordle is a website that creates word clouds from text that is copied. This site provides examples for students and is applicable to an older student.
  
  Graphic Organizer
  Site Name: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Education Place
  URL: http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
  Description: This site provides many different kinds of graphic organizers for the teacher to print off.
  Explanation: This site provides printable PDF's that could be used with students. I do not like the organizers must be used on paper.
  
  Site Name: Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers
  URL: http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm
  Description: This site provides interactive PDF's that can be filled out by the individual and then saved or printed. Students could individually come to this site and create a graphic organizer and save it for future use.
  Explanation: Some of the other sites had interactive PDF's but could not save the file.
  
  Presentation
  Site Name: Prezi, The Zooming Presentation Software
  URL: http://prezi.com/
  Description: Prezi provides a free space online to create presentations. Those presentations can be saved in the cloud or downloaded to a specific computer.
  Explanation: This software provides a different way to create presentations. It can be tricky to use, the zooming can cause motion sickness in the audience if not used effectively, but the reward is a great presentation that is not PowerPoint.
  
  Site Name: SlideRocket
  URL: http://sliderocket.com
  Description: This is an online presentation creation software, their goal is to be different than the old presentations.
  Explanation: I have not used this site yet but I liked what I saw and signed up to learn more about it.
  
  Authentic assessment activity
  Site Name: VideoPad Video Editor
  URL: http://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/index.html
  Description: For noncommercial use this software is a free download. It will take any video clip and allow the use to edit it.
  Explanation: Teachers and students should be using editing software to take their video clips to the next level. This software is free is relatively easy. Its interface is similar to other available video editing software.
  
  Site Name: Google Docs
  URL: http://docs.google.com
  Description: Google Docs provides the opportunity for teachers and students to work together on the same documents easily. This type of tool provides the opportunity for teachers to share documents in many formats with students.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Pretraining <br /> Site Name: abcya.com Word Clouds for Kids <br /> URL: <a href="http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm</a> <br /> Description: This site is a word cloud site specifically for students in grades 2-5. It is very easy and straight forward to use. <br /> Explanation: As we use more technology in the lower grades it is important to have sites and software specifically for the lower grade levels. These sites need to be straightforward without a lot of extra stuff so it is less confusing for kids. <br /> <br /> Site Name: Wordle <br /> URL: <a href="http://www.wordle.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.wordle.net/</a> <br /> Description: Wordle is a website that creates word clouds from text that is copied. This site provides examples for students and is applicable to an older student. <br /> <br /> Graphic Organizer <br /> Site Name: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Education Place <br /> URL: <a href="http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/</a> <br /> Description: This site provides many different kinds of graphic organizers for the teacher to print off. <br /> Explanation: This site provides printable PDF's that could be used with students. I do not like the organizers must be used on paper. <br /> <br /> Site Name: Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers <br /> URL: <a href="http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm</a> <br /> Description: This site provides interactive PDF's that can be filled out by the individual and then saved or printed. Students could individually come to this site and create a graphic organizer and save it for future use. <br /> Explanation: Some of the other sites had interactive PDF's but could not save the file. <br /> <br /> Presentation <br /> Site Name: Prezi, The Zooming Presentation Software <br /> URL: <a href="http://prezi.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://prezi.com/</a> <br /> Description: Prezi provides a free space online to create presentations. Those presentations can be saved in the cloud or downloaded to a specific computer. <br /> Explanation: This software provides a different way to create presentations. It can be tricky to use, the zooming can cause motion sickness in the audience if not used effectively, but the reward is a great presentation that is not PowerPoint. <br /> <br /> Site Name: SlideRocket <br /> URL: <a href="http://sliderocket.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://sliderocket.com</a> <br /> Description: This is an online presentation creation software, their goal is to be different than the old presentations. <br /> Explanation: I have not used this site yet but I liked what I saw and signed up to learn more about it. <br /> <br /> Authentic assessment activity <br /> Site Name: VideoPad Video Editor <br /> URL: <a href="http://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/index.html</a> <br /> Description: For noncommercial use this software is a free download. It will take any video clip and allow the use to edit it. <br /> Explanation: Teachers and students should be using editing software to take their video clips to the next level. This software is free is relatively easy. Its interface is similar to other available video editing software. <br /> <br /> Site Name: Google Docs <br /> URL: <a href="http://docs.google.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://docs.google.com</a> <br /> Description: Google Docs provides the opportunity for teachers and students to work together on the same documents easily. This type of tool provides the opportunity for teachers to share documents in many formats with students.</div>

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