12. Best Practices via Tech Integration Meet them with the Curriculum at their level w/built in differentiation Engage with the Curriculum through their Interests Foster High Level Critical Thinking Work Collaboratively Discover their Voice Spark their Imagination Ignite Their Curiosity Take Risks & Help Others
16. Use Blog, Wiki or Web Page to build & participate in Personal Learning Communities (PLNs)
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20. Blogs A website maintained by one or several people who provide regular entries or commentary rapid widespread communication with parents and students
28. Wikis Web platform that allows users to freely create and edit web page content-allows the organization of the content to be edited in addition to the content itself
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30. Examples Let’s Go West: 3 rd grade Study of Westward Expansion Second Grade Class Wiki (with Word Cloud) Julius Caesar’s Wikispace Sherri’s Classroom Writing Collaborative Wiki
31. Wikis Web platform that allows users to freely create and edit web page content-allows the organization of the content to be edited in addition to the content itself
45. Line and Path set the Line and Path measurement tools to find distances that are challenging to measure.
46. Where are we today? Start the day with a "Wow!""I chose a city and zoomed down to street level, but so you could see a few square miles of the city.I then asked the children to guess where we were. I realised we could play a 10 questions type game - where they have only 10 questions to guess the name of the city. It was great fun and soon they were firing away with the questions. 1.Is it in the UK? 2.Is it in Australia? 3.Is it Athens? 4.Does the city have any famous buildings?
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48. View the location of a field trip in Google Earth before you actually visit Look before you leap
49. Take a Virtual Drive Plan a trip with the class to any destination in the world. Get driving directions. Click Play Everyone gets to take the virtual drive watching the scenery and stops along the way.
50. Not everyone works best looking through web pages for information. If your research has a location then navigate to it in Google Earth. Add layers of information and conduct research i :Wikipedia•Panoramio•GE community information•3D Buildings Research on location
51. Research Environmental River Project Locate the origin of a river and then follow it to the mouth. Look at the different terrain on the riverbanks and the cities next to them. How are they affected by the river?
52. Shakespeare's Globe Are you studying the works of William Shakespeare in any of your classes? If so than use GE as a way to introduce the famous playwright Visit Stratford upon Avon and find the house that he was born in Zoom over to the banks of the Thames, Switch on the 3D building layer and load up the Globe Theatre model.
53. Place an overlay with information over a location on google earth Overlays google earth blog
54. Google Earth Community Forum Files on a variety of topics. Find and download. Drag into Google Earth and open. http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/
55. This is My Life Have students create a virtual autobiography They make placemarks at any location of significance then edit the placemarks to add stories, photos, videos, or URLs This can also be used to present research on a famous person
56. Digital Storytelling The potential for location based stories being told in Google Earth placemarks is huge.Begin with a journey that can traced using the PATH tool and then add moments along the way that tell the tale.Use the imagery to inspire you. .Embed audio and video of your children's reading or drama into the placemark to bring it to life even further.See more " Google Earth is Our Paper "
57. Take a Trip Through a Story The website Google Lit Trips has a series of KMZ files tied to stories.•They are broken down by grade level (K-5, 6-8, 9-12, and higher ed). Download and run the associated file. It will appear in the Temporary Places folder. Drag the folder to My Places so it is easier to find when you restart GE.
58. Embed Media Embed media in Google Earth from web sites like Youtube, Voicethread and Slideshare by cutting and pasting the "embed code" into the description area of Placemarks, Paths, Polygons and Models
70. Top 10 Ways to Use Wordle's Word Clouds for Classroom Lessons Read more: http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/59509.aspx#ixzz0pTBhlMap
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75. Applications for Education Glogster Edu is a great platform for moving stale, 20th Century, poster projects into the 21st Century. Students can use content from the web, or library research to create informative collages. Students can also use Glogster to create a dynamic digital portfolio of videos, artwork, or podcasts they’ve created throughout the year.
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96. How to integrate Video into your curriculum Use a video clip to initiate a writing prompt-clip of oil spill Take a preexisting video clip and have students put a narration on it. weather phenomena Students create an original skit about a topic- historical reenactment, Skit on bullying
100. Oil Spill Writing Prompts K-2 : This oil spill is bad for animals in the ocean. What animals live in the ocean? Write down and draw at least 3 animals that live in the water. 3-5 : Pretend you're holding a cup with a hole in it. What would you do to seal the hole? You can only use supplies you have in your classroom right now 6-8 : How does this leaking oil affect the environment and ecosystems in the water and on land? How will this also affect people? 9-12 : How would you propose fixing the leaking oil pipe? Describe your plan to plug the leak using the latest technology or common sense techniques.
107. Digital Storytelling The potential for location based stories being told in Google Earth placemarks is huge.Begin with a journey that can traced using the PATH tool and then add moments along the way that tell the tale.Use the imagery to inspire you. .Embed audio and video of your children's reading or drama into the placemark to bring it to life even further.See more " Google Earth is Our Paper "
108. How to integrate Video into your curriculum Use a video clip to initiate a writing prompt-clip of oil spill Take a preexisting video clip and have students put a narration on it. Weather phenomena Digital storytelling- biographical, historical, book trailers Create a persuasive advertisement to express your opinion Videotape a process with narration-science experiment, how to…. Students create an original skit about a topic- historical reenactment, Skit on bullying
119. Digital StoryTelling Image Capture Tools Digital cameras, scanners, camcorders Digital Media Software create/edit images/audio/video KidPix, PhotoStory 3, Moviemaker Computers with Multimedia capability Encompasses Multiple Literacy Skills reseraching, writing, organizing, presenting, problem solving & assessment Audio Capture Devices microphones & voice recorders Engages Students & Teachers Through personal meaningful writing, individuals construct their own meaning
& Make sure you Test it out ahead of time if you don’t have time to test the technology – ask the technology integrator to test it ahead of time for you
The mountain of choices dumped in front of us has turned into a galaxy of choices which at times can overwhelm us. What if there was a way to help educators sift out some powerful experiences from the nearly 10,000 titles software publishers have poured onto school shelves? So what should guide us as we sort out this avalanche of material? What is the organizing principle?
Act with integrity and a strong understanding of the importance of safe & ethical behavior
Creatively synthesis their own knowledge in their own voice
Publish their work to put out for the world to see (authentic feedback)
Communicate with others effectively
Blogging creates less work for teachers as it allows for rapid widespread communication with parents and students. Maintaining a blog provides teachers, administrators, parents and students with an ongoing record of the academic year.
Weebly is perfect for creating classroom websites, student e-portfolios, and websites for assigned projects. Weebly enables your students to express themselves creatively using a variety of multimedia features, all within a protected environment that you control using a simple drag and drop interface, appropriate for all ages. And IT IS FREE.
What Are we searching so desperately for? Sometimes we’re not entirely sure how to find it.
Visually appealing Magazine rack-style coverage of information
Applications for Education Word cloud tools like Tagxedo can be useful for visual learners who need a visual depiction of the words of emphasis in a text. You could try having students use Tagxedo as an tool in the editing of their written work. Have students paste the text of an essay they've written into Tagxedo to see how often they use particular words or phrases. The students can then reflect on why they've used a particular word so often.