MACUL Elementary TEaCHers

Like all edcamps, attending this amazing conference on Saturday May 7th at Wayne State University is free! Click here to go directly to the registration page! We are very excited about bringing #edcamp to Detroit because we know there are many educators in the area that are dying to get together and share the wonderful things they are doing in the classroom.

The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students. The TIM incorporates five interdependent characteristics of meaningful learning environments: active, collaborative, constructive, authentic, and goal directed (Jonassen, Howland, Moore, & Marra, 2003).

Story Patch is a beautiful new application now available for the iPad that allows your children to tell stories in a fun and intuitive way. Story Patch includes hundreds of illustrations and an easy to use interface that makes storytelling a breeze for kids.

Capture your child's voice and imagination with our creative story building tool and share them with friends and family. * Encourages creativity and self expression * Helps reinforce reading and writing skills * A GREEN alternative to having books made * NO ads, NO merchandising, NO external links * Made with kids in mind! * It's Fun and it's FREE for everyone!

Little Bird Tales was created to help nurture children's creativity and imagination while simultaneously creating one of a kind childhood treasures that can easily be shared. We are dedicated to providing a safe web environment for children, free of advertising, merchandising and links to other sites.

Tweeterview is designed to allow for Twitter users to conduct more in-depth 'Tweeterviews' or 'Twinterviews' without giving up the benefits of twitter.

Easily cut clips from youtube videos directly in your browser, and then share those clips online. Useful to get just a soundbyte or other video clip needed form a larger piece.

With Myfakewall.com you can easily create fake profile pages just for fun. This fake facebook wall generator allows you to create a funny profile to entertain your friends. Create it, and share it on Facebook !

Google Templates for Student Projects

Crowd soruced notes from the ending Keynote of MACUL 2010 Looking forward to MACUL 2011!!!!!

Jeopardy Labs allows you to create a customized jeopardy template without PowerPoint. The games you make can be played online from anywhere in the world. Building your own jeopardy template is a piece of cake. Just use our simple editor to get your game up and running.

lino is a free sticky & canvas service that requires nothing but a Web browser.

Great example of a Kindergarten teacher using a blog to facilitate communication between the classroom and home. Each student has their own blog page that they use to share examples of work, drawings, writing, and what's going on in class.

Follow animals in the wild with crittercams - cameras strapped to the animal - to get a better feel for what their life is like. Great way to bring up close and personal video of animals in the wild into your classroom. Includes interactive missions for assembling your own "virtual" critter cams, and other resources to explore animals in the native habitats.

Michigan Reads! Children's book program. Each year, the state of Michigan chooses one children's book to get students excited about, including activities, ways to interact with the author and illustrator, and resources to explore that follow the book's theme.

The Internet can be a scary place for elementary teachers. On one hand, you want to share the Internet as a wonderful tool with your students, but on the other, you worry about safety and helping them find the most useful resources without getting lost on the information superhighway. Because of this, we've put together a listing of some of the best sites for elementary teachers and students online, plus a few tools to help you keep everything together.

"Science (and more) to Music"

ISTE Learning is an anytime, anywhere online community for professional development where educators can sample free concepts, buy cool resources and exchange creative ideas. This space provides relevant learning experiences in multiple formats to strengthen the teaching experience and grow digital literacy.