INSTTECH 4131 & 5131: Technology in Education (Fall 2012)

If you are 'pinner' this is a great site! It has many topics relating to tech integration, tech topics, and the newest ways to use tech in your classroom.

Amazing pinterest! I spent some time just skimming around and made sure to follow it but I will definitely be going back later when I have the chance to go through and repin some of the things they have! Looks like they had a lot of great ideas to use in the classroom.

Teacher Blog where ideas can be obtained that can be used in the classroom. Topics in the blog range from specific things such as 100's day, alphabet, specific themes, to bulletin board ideas, classroom management, or general topics such as language arts, math, etc.

Pintrest is something I use to a lot for free time leisure. I have recently come across a board which include Web 2.0 tools.

Great resource to use with students learning about copyright and fair use. This video is a fun way to approach a complex topic and start some great conversations in the classroom!

Do agree or disagree that the resource can be used efficiently in your own future classroom? Explain why or why not. I agree that this would be a great resource for the classroom. This is a very engaging way to teach the concepts and rules of copyright in a way students can relate to. Do you believe the resource is mostly for teacher use, student use, or both? Explain your perceptions constructively. This resource is mostly for student use. It allows students to understand copyright that is on their level and is engaging for students. Are you aware of any simililar resources that should be considered? If so, what are those resources. I have not seen any resources similar to this.

This is a great handbook created by the State Department of Victoria (Australia) Department of Education regarding 1:1 implementation.  Many great ideas for how to successfully implement a 1:1 program from start to finish.  A good resource for teachers and administration alike, especially schools in the early stages of 1:1.

This website is a marketplace for educators. It is a resource to get materials of various kinds to be used in the classroom. This can range from classroom management, labels, lesson plans, paperwork used in the classroom, forms, etc. Some items are free and some must be bought. These materials can be printed and used or be used as framework for a teacher who is looking to create their own materials but doesn't know where to begin and can use these as a template.

I have been to this site and there are some great things on here, but I have a little bit of a problem with teachers selling their lessons. If this is what you want to do then create something that can be sold commercially. I am not really sure why this strikes me as wrong but it just doesn't sit right somehow. I would gladly share my ideas with others, but if I want to make money off my ideas I would go to the work to present it in a manner that those purchasing would have some assurance that what they are purchasing has some educational value, meets goals and standards and has been tested and refined. Personal opinion, like I said at the beginning there is great free stuff on here too, check it out and see what there is to offer.

This wiki gives the top 20 resources for web 2.0 in the classroom. So check this website out and get great ideas of how to use technology in the classroom. 

This site examines the use of Wikis in Education

This is a website that discusses different web 2.0 tools that are effective in the classroom of k-12

Links to blogs, videos, ideas, and articles that will help grow your PLN

Free, quick, simple video conferencing.

I think this resource could definitely be used efficiently in my own future classroom because it is a way for my students to keep in touch with those from other school all around the world. I believe the resource is for both students and teacher use, because the teachers need to be able to get on it to make sure it is safe for the students, and the students can get on to interact with other students from other classrooms all around the world. This is almost like Skype! I really liked this resource.

This website lists books and their word count. This site is great if your school participates in Accelerated Reader.

It's always great to have sources for free sound effects and music.

I agree that this could be used in the future classroom because I could use songs to get my students engaged in my lessons. I could download a song with lyrics that have the concepts of one of the units we are currently working on. I also think this is strictly for teacher use because they are the ones presenting it to the students in order to get them engaged. I have never heard of any other resource close to this!

This site gives activities for the Common Core math standards. Activities encourage the understanding of learning new skills through games. This could be used in small group settings in the classroom. 

A nice alternative to your standard search engine.  Fascinating look at how a topic is searched and uncovered.