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Tools, Toys & Techniques of Technology Integration:
6-12 Technology Integration:
"Technology is but a tool that can be used in the classroom...
The skilled teacher will concentrate on Teaching and Learning...
to improve the life of a child..."
Topic |
Description |
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iPod Touch
iPad
iPod/iPad Apps
Live Scribe Pen
Kindle
Nook
Laptop/Netbook
HoverCam
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Teacher Resources |
Tech & Learning- "How to Grow a Textbook" article- offers suggested sites when building an online curriculumn for your classroom.
cK-12 FlexBooks customizable, standards-aligned, free digital textbooks for K-12
KHAN Academy 2,000+ instructional videos by topic
Open Culture 150 Free Textbooks: a Meta Collection
Educational Leadership - "Advntures with Cell Phones"
Poll Everywhere - use cell phones to text responses to a poll
Fair Use Guidelines in Education
Kathy Schrock
Annette Lamb
Illinois Interactive Report Card
Allows teachers to see trends at each grade level for Reading and Math
1. Find Schools
2. Test Scores
3. Content Strands
Common Core Standards on ISBE
Common Core Resources- Achieve The Core
Intel Teach Unit Plan Template
Helps to organize and plan units including technology
Rubistar
Development of Rubrics for Projects
Primary Sources
Original Documents Scanned for your use in class
Example: Lincoln draft of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Google Reader
Organizes New web Content as it is published
Moodle
Online Curriculum Management Software
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iPad Apps
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- App Store
- DropBox
- “Office” suite (Office2 HD vs. Quickoffice HD Pro)
- Sound note/ Notes
- PDF Creation (Scan to PDF vs DocScan HD)
- iAnnotate PDF
- News (Local News, Illinois Gov, Fox News)
- Reader Software (Kindle vs. Nook vs. Google Books)
- Bamboo Paper
- Popplet
- Diigo
- Show Me
- Communication (MyPad, Skype, FaceTime)
- Find iPhone
- Story Patch
- WordFoto
- DoodleBudy
- Strip Designer
- My Story
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Word Processor
Presentation
Spread Sheet software for Home |
Google Docs
This can be an option for students who many not have the office suite at home
Open Office
Free package that can be installed on the users computer
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Pod casts |
Audacity: Software to creat audio podcast
Brenda Muench, Iroquois West, Wiki Space on Podcasting
Tools and How To...
Our City Pod Cast
Ideas for your first podcast
Willow Elementary Web
Successful elementary podcast
Jenuine Tech Website-
PreK-6 Creative Project Ideas |
Photo Story |
Download Program
Tutorial
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Movie Maker |
Official Movie Maker Web-site
Tutorial
Student Project
Flip Video
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Search strategies using Search engines |
link: using Alta Vista – finds sites linked to a site
site: in Google searches a site for term
WayBack Machine (www.archive.org)
Country Codes |
Determine Owner Information for Domain Name |
www.easywhois.com
determine the source and if it is valid
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Sample Web sites that look Legitimate (make use of the link command)
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www.dhmo.org
home.inreach.com/kumbach/velcro.html
www.improbable.com/airchives/classical/cat/cat.html
www.genochoice.com |
Wiki |
Wikipedia- uses
Classroom Wiki
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Skype |
www.skype.com
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| Other Resources |
Primo PDF
Adds a printer to your computer that creates PDF files that can be opened using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Adobe Acrobat Reader used to search a document
Diigo
Online Favorites, Highlighting and Sticky Notes
Drop Box
YouTube Downloader
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