This is a website centered around multimedia in the classroom. it does a good job of defining what multimedia means and discussing how to implement it into the classroom.
This is a great site to visit. The Fleming County Schools break down digital access and digital health and wellness. it gives descriptions of what each are and gives great examples of what each one consist of. it also explains the importance's of each topic.
Plagiarism is a hot topic in the academic world, but it applies in all aspects of our lives. This is a guide to show your students that may help to prevent plagiarism. Especially applicable to high school and older grades, the students can do a self-check to see if their writing is authentic. This self-check will help them find out the types of plagiarism and the severity of it.
This is an interactive, online whiteboard where you can plan and draw webs and timelines and whatever you can think of. You can also insert videos, documents, photos, and lots of other things. You can put notes and post-its and, best of all, you can invite other people to be on the board with you and edit together!! As a teacher this could be very handy and posting a link to it on your classroom website will enable you to work with your students at home!
This article is extremely helpful as it provides teachers with tips on how to manage a classroom that implements BYOD. it gives great suggestions that make integrating personal devices into the classroom easier and more efficient.
This is a good source because it can help everyone plan out their video through a storyboard! Depending on what you chose your lesson to be about, this can help you plan it out or help you think of an idea!
Play around on it, it's pretty fun!
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great app for students to map out their brainstorming through visuals for a video project
A mobile-capable virtual tour of the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum.
This website is great to be able to go look at different things around the US or the world. Especially if a school district doesn't have a lot of money or if it isn't realistic to be able to travel to a certain destination. it will useful to use this tool when learning certain topics.
This website is devoted to home school ideas an art projects. it is for kids of all ages who are home schooled. This website also includes information about playing, learning, food, holiday it is chalk full of ideas.
Tells you what a storyboard is and it also tells you why you need one. it also gives you step-by-step instructions on how to make an effective storyboard.
This is a really good resource over the importance of Digital Rights and Responsibilities. it gives insight on how many individuals value technology so much that it becomes an addiction. There is also a really good Ted Talk over Digital Rights and Responsibilities. However, it is about 19 minutes long, so we won't be watching it in class.
This website offers a list of apps that can be used to take notes. it consists of apps that can be used on various operating systems and it also lists the cost of the app.
Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to a complex question, problem, or challenge. Essential Elements of PBL include:
This website was very neat and organized. it outlined and organized information relating to project based learning which was very helpful when conducting my research.
Incase our textbook does not give enough information about project based learning, here is a website that will describe what PBL is and how to apply it to your classroom
This site provides a great summary of PBL, as well as informing the teacher why they should use PBL in the classroom. it is very thorough, and it provides external resources.
This video emphasizes the power of twitter among educators. it highlights a lot of great teachers that use twitter. You should really check it out and follow some of them!
I think this website is a great resource because it explains what project based learning is, and it offers guidance on how to get started with PBLs and also PBL lesson ideas.
While technology integration is obviously very beneficial, it is important to make sure that you aren't falling into the challenges associated with it. Here is a great resource with some of the challenges associated with technology integration. Looking at the challenges outlined in the PDF will help you brainstorm ways to overcome them!