Jodi

=Jodi's Page=

Thursday, January 22nd
Read, Write, Interact bridget.dalton@vanderbilt.edu (ppt posted on FETC site) http://www.bookbuilder.cast.org (free)
 * supports around reading/comprehension
 * dowload books
 * adapt for own purpose
 * include icons to click with insertions or question
 * students can write
 * can download, remove pics, have students rewrite/create story

PowerPoint
 * create retelling show
 * pictures on different slides and write captions or script
 * can include text with highlighted words and give meaning
 * can include audio captions
 * choose background appropriate to setting
 * include glossary intemplate
 * personal association
 * inportance
 * credit for picture (reference)

http://www.awardinteractive.com (commercial)
 * comprehensive beginning reading program
 * e-books with low group with laptop
 * important to ask if animation supports comprehension

web strategy tutor (on cast website) (free)
 * students log on but teacher has access to all
 * state activity and goal and either choose site or schoose to search google

startracker (?) Allows series of websites for students to go to

Digital Portfolios

 * over time
 * student selected
 * demonstrates what they've learned and how they feel about it (reflection piece)
 * scan some paper/pencil things in (can help track penmanship over time)
 * audio can track fluency
 * science experiments - record prediction, hypothesis, outcome

http://www.animoto.com (free)
 * will give you an embedded code for webpage with still photos can upload music or narration

http://www.weebly.com (free webpage) http://www.pbwikki.com (free, closed access, can make accessible for other teachers) fliqz (???) can put a draft of work on wiki and classmates can peer edit

inspired classroom (google)

slideshare.net

strengths, weaknesses, what did you learn, what would you have done better

windows - accessories - entertainment (audio)

Technology Tips, Tricks, & Tools http://www.tammyworcester.com go to activities

Congratulations Authors! Webbes and other e-books
http://www.everythingdi.net (differentiating instruction) (find presentation notes)

http://www.dumper.net

Choice/tic-tac-toe/bingo board - for assessment give choices of what they can produce

I-search passion research, investigate something of interest to them (discuss passion, what could you write a book about)

Bookmark -

publisher - gazette template for newspaper

Webbe - "web books for everyone" - digital writing activity realebooks.com (free downloadable software)

storyboard an idea (pages out of order on template for printing) fold in half long way and cut how-to books, field trip, research reports, use digital pictures author party, comic sands good to use for 'g' use 28# paper for quality book

Elementary Computer Labs: Just say "no" to boring garrity@stlucie.k12.wi.us

word wall in computer lab

mark black keys with silver sharpie (ie to teach kindergarteners ctrl, alt, del)

google 'freeware for elementary'

funding factory

google 'keyboarding freeware'

free graphics
 * http://www.pix4learning.com
 * http://fcit.usf.edu
 * http://school.discoveryeducation.com

google 'BBC'

Home page of Destiny can organize sites for students to use

snowflake maker

Math Facts
admin@sqooltechs.com http://www.sqooltechs.com http://www.gamequarium.org (learning games and presentation handouts at bottom) http://www.sqoolquarium.com (TONS of sites and ideas throughout sites)

http://www.cyberchase.com - patterns http://www.matharama.com - something for each grade level http://www.calculatorchaos.com http://www.mathplayground.com

How do your students show what they know?
http://www.moourl.com/showknow (handouts) Gail Lovely glovely@aol.com http://www.gaillovely.com

http://www.polldaddy.com (30 responses for free) (good if don't have clickers) http://www.polleverywhere.com (polling through texting)

pblchecklist (on http://4teachers.org to create) has reviewer name so someone else has to ok it as well before turning it in as final copy

http://www.electronicportfolios.com

student blogs - could be as simple as drawing picture and adding a 1 sentence caption (kindergarten) (students can also see how many people view it which would give them pride)

wiki - start story and each student finishes (terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com)

http://www.glogster.com/edu (user friendly)

voice thread - what could it mean wikispace what do you notice wikispace

http://www.museumbox.e2bn.org create cube of information debate - could show 2 sides of an argument with 2 cubes