LTMS600

Another teacher that is preaching the "Try it and then use it in the classroom" philosophy we are working on in LTMS 600

iTunes U integrates a new social feature

This is web-based comic strip generation tool, which can help students engage and express their perception of a particular unit of study. They can create their own animated characters and demonstrate how these newly created characters might interact with other characters or their environment. There are a vast array of associated tools to help make this type of activity a routinely implemented element of the instruction process, including publication capability, templates, rubrics and much more.

Some of my students love Pixton, some get frustrated by the details. Its a great option to provide the students with when they need to demonstrate understanding of a concept.

A great livebinder for ipad resources

Fast Follow. Anyone in the US can receive Tweets on their phone even if they haven't signed up for Twitter. This is a simple way for people to get information they care about in real-time. For example, let's say you want to get Tweets from New York City's office of emergency management (@NotifyNYC). Just text 'follow NotifyNYC' to 40404 in the US.

A pretty decent resource for units of study on global warming, greenhouse gas emission, climate change, etc. Some interactivity and provides a solid foundation background for this topic of study. Age appropriateness could range from primary through HS.

Ran across this site, which provides free templates for any teacher looking for new forms, certificates (praise notices), calendars, organizers, assessment grids, etc. This could help save a great deal of time...not having to recreate the wheel or start a new from scratch. If not interested in using any featured, still a nice resource to gain ideas for clerical forms or visual aids.

This is a great resource of interactive websites that students can use independently or as a group on a variety of different topics

Great video on prepositions

"Piktochart is a Simple Infographic Editor"

I just finished using this site to create a presentation. I used the free version. Although somewhat limiting, it is free and I'm happy with the result.

I stumbled upon this neat article that looks about teacher to student communication 2.0 where communication is done with cell phones that are free to students in a school in Canada. The pilot program in a 10th grade class helped improve grades and attendance. One teacher even used the cell phones to send out a daily journal topic before class. I was very surprised by this article because this idea never even occurred to me as a way of communication in education with students. I personally think it is a good idea for high school students because it can allow for students to increase how they are connected to their education, and hold them more accountable. I thought the school took the right approach with a strict policy being explained right at the start of the pilot. I am very curious what the teachers in the class think about this program.

This blog lists some helpful applications for the Android phone. I posted about apps earlier which was more centered for iPhones, so I found this to be interesting. I do not have an Android, but I know many people who do. The list includes apps for record keeping, storage, graphing, measurements, flash card building, and more. There was even the mention of Wolfram Alpha which we learned more about in our most recent class. This blog can be very helpful for educators and students that have the Android.

What are cool summer school project this is!!!!

A nice list of more apps and other web 2.0 tools that could come in handy for sharing your data with yourself and others. 

Parts of speech lesson with movement in the classroom.

"Yesterday, we announced full Google Apps for Education Integration with Wikispaces Private Label. Today we're showing you some great ways you can use this integration in your classroom."

Great way to share student work with parents.

This article talks about many different resources available to teachers to use in the classroom when YouTube is not available as some school districts block it. The only one I have used is Hulu because I enjoy catching up on television shows online, but looking over this list makes me realize there are many tools for showing videos to students. I think it would be easier to use one of these instead of showing an old video tape on the television for several reasons including you could post the links online so students who miss class can watch them which is not always possible when you use regular videos.

Great lists. I have used a few of these sites. I have watched Ted Talks several times, but I tend to use it for my personal growth rather than in the classroom. How Stuff Works and The Future Channel are both great sites to use in the classroom. I have used both as a launch into a lesson. I have The Future Channel set up to notify me when new videos are available.

I wish the title didn't say "alternatives to youtube" but rather, "47 video sites - OTHER THAN Youtube." Youtube is powerful for its content, most of which is not available on the other sites. This harkens back to when schools would say, "We block youtube but we have teacher tube." It's not about having a 'tube.' It's about the content. Maybe I'm picking too much, but it drives me up a wall! :-)

This site highlights an initiative from Exxon Mobil to raise awareness of our plummeting math/science ranking in terms of global competitiveness of US students.

The world's largest community for sharing infographics and data visualizations.

After discussing infographics in class I did a search to find ways to create them. This is a site I found. Looks interesting.