11/6/09 - "Tutorials
The following video tutorials cover software and hardware that can be used within the classroom to improve teaching and learning, or can be used to support every day administration tasks. Use the search box on the right to find a specific tutorial.
007 - Video conferencing with FlashMeeting
Learn how to use FlashMeeting, a free web-based video conferencing tool intended for education.
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006 - Using Harvest Sounds to play audio files during dramas and radio shows
Find out how to use Harvest Sounds, a piece of software used for playing audio files on the fly.
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005 - Using SpellingCity.com to support the learning of spellings
Find out how to use SpellingCity.com, a free website, to support the learning of spellings.
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004 - ActivPrimary 3 - A basic introduction
Find out the basics of how to use ActivPrimary 3, from Promethean.
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003 - Adding a soundtrack with Windows Movie Maker
Find out how to add music to a video using Windows Movie Maker.
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002 - Creating word clouds with Wordle
Find out how to display word lists in attractive word clouds.
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001 - How to download movies from Youtube
In this tutorial you'll learn how to download movies from Youtube for use at a later date within the classroom."
Readers Theater is a dramatic presentation of a written work in a script form. Readers read from a "script" and reading parts are divided among the readers. No memorization, costumes, blocking, or special lighting is needed. Presentations can easily be done in a k-3 classroom. Scripts are held by the readers. Lines are not memorized. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures.