PowerPoint provides visuals for math class
An award-winning Texas math teacher rarely stands in front of his class writing on a whiteboard. Instead, Lance Belin uses PowerPoint presentations for his lessons, which he said typically relate math to a real-life situation. For example, he uses the image of a kicked football's arc to explain a quadratic curve. The Dallas Morning News
"Time to MOVE ON! Technology Integration into Core Curriculum
Written by Lisa 18 March 2010 8 Comments
If you believe "integrating technology into the classroom" should mean more than just having an interactive whiteboard sitting in the room…you NEED to read this post…
And join me for an online Show and Tell (click here for details)."
"LEARNING TOOLS DIRECTORY 2010
More Collaboration Tools
TOOLS: A-K | Tools L - Z
These are further stand-alone tools suitable for individuals to work and learn more effectively with others - as well as on their own.
Key:
B=Social bookmarking and web clipping tools
C=Calendar/event scheduling tools
M=Mind mapping tools
N=note taking/sharing/annotation/whiteboarding tools
R=research tools O=Other collaboration tools
Free tools are shaded grey
= a Top 100 Tool, click on the star for more info"
Planet Quest Alien Safari is a great interactive site for kids. It lets you go on an adventure by exploring different "life zones" around the world. By visiting these, you will find all different types of organisms that are living on our planet.
Students get to learn about what the organisms reveal about finding life in space. So, they will learn which can survive without sunlight, which have a high radiation dose, the most acidic and the ones that live the furthest underground, for example. By clicking on a life zone on the 3D Earth, you can watch a video introduction to that organism.
This website is a great classroom and research tool. You can use it to simply explore all the things around you, or use it as a starter for deeper learning and researching on a specific subject or topic. Students can really get creative by writing stories and other works of writing based on the subjects and organisms they have been learning about.
This site is a great tool to use in the classroom on an interactive whiteboard. With the music and interactive nature of the site, the whole class can get involved with learning about the various organisms. Go on a safari without leaving the room!
"What's Sketchcasting?
Step 1
Record a sketch with or without voice. Explain something, have fun, or create art.
Step 2
Then embed the sketch player in your blog or point people to your sketch channel. "
""They reinforce the dominance of the front of the room and teacher supremacy. At a time of enormous educational upheaval, technological change, and an increasing gulf between adults and children, it is a bad idea to purchase technology that facilitates the delivery of information and increases the physical distance between teacher and learner.""