Kyla

Kyla's Page

All resources are on: http://fetc.pbwiki.com/ and everything is FREE
(See Kelly's page for more detailed information about this session - lots of great resources).

__Successful Models for Skills-Focused, Differentiated Instruction by Vicki Gibson (Friday 9:15)__
Differentiation is a verb (an action) which means we as educators must do something differently in order to be successful.

Do kids think differently? YES THEY DO!

Teaching does not mean practicing. To be successful, students need to receive the information several times before they can practice it on their own. Teaching is oral, a discussion, practicing allows them to use their hands, they are engaging in the material.

Don't overload students with information and shut-up sheets.

I am trying to get the PowerPoint that the speaker used, it was much more informational.

__Score! Winning Strategies to Conquer Information Overload by Kathy Schrock (Friday 2:30 - 1:25)__
http://kathyschrock.net/score/ Use email filters.


 * Netbooks**
 * 3 cell batteries don't last long enough, get a 6 cell battery
 * The larger the screen the short the battery life
 * They have smaller keyboards, better for younger kids


 * "Very Smart" Phones**
 * Blackberry, iPhone, Google G1, etc.
 * Teach students to be good information gatherers (it's ok to use phones in the classroom!)


 * Chumby** - delivers favorite parts of Internet to you at all times


 * Faxage (online faxing)**
 * $7.95/month
 * Must make digital copy of everything you want to fax
 * Stores all faxes online


 * Ning** - social network


 * Twitter** - microblogging - write messages up to 140 characters


 * Edmodo -

Delicious & Diigo** -


 * Online Task-Keeping** -

__The Google Classroom by Anita Foster (Friday 3:10 - 4:05)__
http://www.thegoogleclassroom.com

Great FREE resources from Google, all you need to do is have an account which is also free. To open an account, just create a gmail account and you will be able to access all the free Google goodies!

Above is a link to the presenter's website, below is just a few of the topics mentioned and notes I picked up on during the presentation.


 * Google Docs** - great for collaboration, transferring documents between computers and open source applications.
 * iGoogle & RSS** - Use iGoogle to as your first stop to collect many updates and resources in one place - perhaps set it as your homepage
 * Google Earth** (which now includes space) - allows students to visit places otherwise unaccessible
 * Google Lit Trips** - Allows you to follow the adventures a character in a book, adds more dimension to literature
 * Google Books** - Scanned copies of all books that are out of copyright
 * Blogger** - Blogging site however you cannot control what site is shown when you push the 'next blog' button
 * Google Groups** - discussion board that allows the teacher to moderate the conversations (join Educators Discussion Group created by Google)
 * Custom Search** - allows you to add filters to Google search so that your students don't get an overload of irrelevant information
 * Google Calendar** - create as many as you would like, can export them all into a blog or website
 * Knol** - allows your to post a piece of knowledge you are an expert at, similar to a blog or a wiki
 * In Quotes** - gives you quotes from two sides of a political topic, spin button gives you another quote
 * Sketch-up** - tool used to create 3-D models, Pro version available free to teachers
 * Picasa** - allows you to organize and categorize all of your pictures.
 * Google Chrome** - new web browser - not available for Macs
 * Even More**... - check out the 'Even More' button for tons more options that they have or are working on

Check under Labs for more applications they are creating


 * Google Educator** - provides many more great educator resources