PSU LIB 510

A place for open pictures and submissions. Sites like these are important if you wish to put in photos to your website or when making ibooks or the like.

A tutorial on Google Drive. We are using this in our district and most teachers have no idea how to use it and give permissions for sharing. This will really help.

This is video tutorial on how to make a google site. I have many teachers right now that are having a lot of difficulty with this. This would be a great resource for them. It's short and helpful.

Could smartphones in the classroom be the next step in collaborative technology?

Teachers start by defining cooperative grouping jobs for peer editing that are appropriate for the the level and needs of the learners in the class. While students are writing drafts, teachers take advantage of opportunities to work with small instructional groups to focus on specific job-related writing tasks to prepare students to put their new skills to work and contribute to the peer editing process. Here is an overview of some of the integrated writing supports available in Google Docs to include in small group instruction to that will empower students and help redefine the writing process. Peer Editing Job ideas: Word Smith, Big Picture Person, Tense Tracker, Fact Checker, Punctuation Person

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Wallwisher is a collaborative tool where students can post thoughts on a subject. It can create a wall of post it notes in real time. You and your students can make connections on your topic or project. Very fun and visual.

Read Write Think is a website that has some great reading and writing resources for teachers. There are lesson plans, student inter-actives, mobile apps, etc. There is also a parent section that has subjects like "how to start a blog" and others.

cecibunney, I love this one and have saved it to use when I get my own classroom again for additional supports. Thank you!

Tagxedo is a fun way to create word pictures for your projects. It is like a Wordle but you can be a little more creative with your design. It is another way to draw your students in and add a little fun to your project.

Ever need help finding a book for someone? Try out Library Things book suggester. You do not need an account to use this tool. Say a student just read The Hunger Games and wants another series that is like it. Try 'book suggester' and get some ideas on similar books for them. In that case also for yourself!

I've been reading a little about Bob Sprankle. If you don't already know of him he is a really involved technology learning leader. He has podcasts, blogs, and is a contributor on many resources. I'm sure Collette knows a lot about him. If you have time check him out. I believe he is ill right now and recently had surgery. Wish him the best.

DyKnow is a company that offers products for managing and enhancing technology in computer-based classrooms. They recently posted an article on their blog that links to the top read articles they've published over the last year. Many of these articles touch on challenges in technology based education, digital citizenship, and helpful tips for an edtech classroom.

Bookshare is a website funded by a non-profit initiative to provide digital reading materials to people with print disabilities. The purpose is to allow these individuals timely access to materials that they might otherwise not be able to read because of their disability. The website relies on collaboration from others in order to add new materials to their digital library.

This article explains how the new software and technology that has been incorporated into the Tahoma School District has provided significant opportunity for students in the special education program. The article outlines several specific software programs and apps that students use to overcome print disabilities, speech impairment, and a number of other physical and academic disabilities.

This article lists ten top sites for digital collboration in project based learning. From management tools to social gathering sites, this article lists quite a few sites I've never heard of!

This is the first of six issues that examine how schools can encourage collaboration by using different technologies. Benefits and challenges will be discussed.

iPads have exploded throughout schools and classrooms. Their flexibility, versatility, and mobility make them a phenomenal learning tool. As teachers seek ways to integrate these devices, we recommend focusing on specific learning goals that promote critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and the creation of student-centric learning environments. Below, you will find a list of objectives, each one connecting to recommended apps and tools.

A project is meaningful if it fulfills two criteria. First, students must perceive it as personally meaningful, as a task that matters and that they want to do well. Second, a meaningful project fulfills an educational purpose. Well-designed and well-implemented Project Based Learning (PBL) is meaningful in both ways.

For the innovation economy, dispositions come into play: readiness to collaborate, attention to multiple perspectives, initiative, persistence, and curiosity. While the content of any learning experience is important, the particular content is irrelevant. What really matters is how students react to it, shape it, or apply it. The purpose of learning in this century is not simply to recite inert knowledge, but, rather, to transform it.1 It is time to change the subject.

Looks like a great resource for teachers on a variety of subjects.

Even better than power point!