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new teacher bootcamp for web 2.0

New tech from Google that everyone should acquaint themselves with.

This is a behavior management tool, made FUN! Each student is a "monster" and you can create different classes. Choose or add your own behavior expectations to give immediate feedback to students on how they're doing. You really just gotta try it.

Richard Byrne's Tech for Teachers blog- Specifically, Google "how to" vids in one place

This site provides a student rubric for blogging and would be a good guide for students as they begin this exercise.

"Best Practices for Using Technology in the Classroom Technology in the Classroom When using technology for teaching, there are four basic principles to be kept in mind: Alignment: Technology should be used for a purpose-not for the sake of being flashy and not as a distraction from other forms of pedagogy. Carefully consider the ways in which video or other media that you share with your class are aligned with your learning objectives. Consider the technology that is most closely in alignment with your teaching skills and the needs of your students-if you don't like to teach with Power Point, consider giving students a handout outlining the main points of your lecture and listing major concepts to assist them in note-taking. Accessibility: Be sure that the technology that you intend to use is accessible to your students. While computers are virtually ubiquitous, and students living on campus have ready access to computing labs and other technology on campus, do consider whether or not your students have access to technology that you want them to use. Also, consider your own access to technology: make sure that you are familiar with all of the technology that you use and that media technology in your classroom is functioning correctly before the class. Plan ahead. If you are going to show a film, for example, don't wait until you walk into class to find out if the player in your classroom supports your DVD's regional format, or you will find yourself scrambling to come up with a lesson plan that does not include the film. By checking the regional format in advance, you will be able to have a matching-format DVD player delivered to the classroom by Technology Services. Assessment: As with lectures, discussions, and labs, provide your students with guidance when dealing with media technologies. If you are showing them a film, provide them with the learning objectives that you have for them in watching the film. Consider giving them a short assignment to be fil

I've heard that refrain numerous times. "But... he doesn't want to be seen as different." It's usually uttered in response to specific technology recommendations offered during the IEP team process. The team typically nods their head in agreement; after all, it is a priority that the student completes school tasks in the same manner as their peers, or uses the same school tools as their friends.(Or is it?)

RubiStar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics, but does not have the time to develop them from scratch.

Socrative lets teachers engage and assess their students with educational activities on tablets, laptops and smartphones. Through the use of real time questioning, instant result aggregation and visualization, teachers can gauge the whole class' current level of understanding. Socrative saves teachers time so the class can further collaborate, discuss, extend and grow as a community of learners.

ZooBurst is a digital storytelling tool that lets anyone easily create his or her own 3D pop-up books. On this site students can create their own digital storybooks. Students can also use this site to write reports and to deliver presentations. They can choose the 3D images from the large collection of library clipart that is provided on Zooburst. They can also add chat bubbles to these images. These books can be shared with others through a hyperlink.

Educreations is a website on which teachers can create online video lessons and tutorials using their own voice. This tool is utilized a great deal at our school to explain math concepts. It helps students (and parents) when they need help doing homework--they can simply log onto a tutorial that the teacher has created in order to clarify the day's lesson.

iPad Apps - in a handout for spec needs

This is an excellent site providing interactive text in a variety of subjects. I only checked out social studies, but there are various sections on math and science (some even in Spanish). Lessons are interactive and contain relevant images and great multimedia presentations. I highly recommend it. Another cool thing about this site is that a teacher can set up an account and provide a custom HippoCampus page for his/her students. This can be helpful for all students, regardless of their abilities.

It looks like Mr. Richardson is very popular in this class!

Great blog for social studies teachers.

This is one of my favorite ways to keep my "desktop" online organized. I can create quick links to any web-pages I access on a regular basis through symbaloo, and also customize it to look how I want! I like keeping my frequently accessed tools (youtube, wordreference, edmodo) in pink and then sites I still would like to check out in black. This is really useful!

Organizer

I really appreciate your detailed description Beth!