Transcript of "Technology in the Elementary Classroom "
Technology in the Elementary Classroom Tom Daccord Justin ReichSaturday, November 20, 2010
Blogging in the elementary classroom • keep parents abreast of happenings in the classroom • present student work • Suzy Brooks blog: http:// blogs.falmouth.k12.ma.us/simplysuzy/ • Mrs.Yollis’s Classroom blog: http:// yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/ • Mr Wright’s 3rd Grade Class: http:// www.mrwrightsclass.com/Saturday, November 20, 2010
Wikis in the Elementary Classroom • community building & student projects • Mr. Lindsay 4th Grade: http:// community.saugususd.org/dlindsay/ page/ • Meadow Hall Elementary School: http://meadowhalles.wikispaces.com/ • Terry the Tennis Ball: http:// terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/Saturday, November 20, 2010
Activities • Make Belief Comics create a comic strip in English, French, German, Spanish, & other languages. • Storybird, a tool for writing digital stories • PBSkids Word Play Games • PBSkids Math Games • Spelling Connections has numerous exercises in spelling & proofreading • Spelling City allows teachers to set up spelling tests for their classesSaturday, November 20, 2010
More. . . • Traveler IQ Challenge http:// www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq • Wordle • Imagination Cubed: drawing • Roy the Singing Zebra • Poisson RougeSaturday, November 20, 2010
Resources • PBS Kids • Starfall - motivate kids with phonics • Everyday Math Activities - organized by grade level • NLVM Math - organized by grade level • Read, Write, Think - language arts • K-2 resources list • Kidyo - best of Web for kidsSaturday, November 20, 2010
Digital Storytelling + • VoiceThread - digital storytelling • Voki.com and Blabberize.com -- create avatars with your voice • Animito.com/education -- create pro-looking multimedia presentations • Capzles - interactive timelines • Glogster - interactive posters • Sweet Search - search engine forSaturday, November 20, 2010
Google Docs Drawings Insert text, shapes, images, ad from your computer or the Web. Chat with others while editing your drawing Lay out drawings with alignment guides, snap to grid, and auto distribution. Insert drawings into other Google documents, spreadsheets, or presentationsSaturday, November 20, 2010
Tom Daccord & Justin Reich Co-Directors of EdTechTeacher, Inc. email@example.com Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology (M.E. Sharpe Press) Twitter @thomasdaccordSaturday, November 20, 2010
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