3. 3 E’s
The
a tool to explore
As
As a tool to educate
As a tool to evaluate
4. Develop a Personal Learning Network
Research and Develop Lesson Plans
5. Register for Nings/Yahoo Groups/Twitter
Join Nings
Use Yahoo groups
Twitter
Other resources
Follow blogs (Use Google Reader )(Delicious, other
options)
Listen to podcasts
YouTube/HomeschoolViewTube/TeacherTube
6. Use the internet to develop lesson plans
Use Educational Search Tools: DocMazy or Triplify
Find free videos and documentaries
Find free lesson plans, Topmarks (there are a lot of sources)
Find free textbooks
Find free tutorials
Find free slideshows
Use technology to test
Quizlet
Hot Potatoes
Jeopardy Labs
Power Point Game Templates
7. Take Advantage of Online Courses
Bravewriter.com (this is just an example)
There are many online schools
Take Advantage of Online Resources
Online field trips
Online games
Online educational materials/programs
9. What students probably already know:
iTunes
YouTube
Email
Google
Mapquest
What they might not know:
Blogging
Podcasting
Wikis
10. An on-line journal that can be kept personal or
allow comments.
Ways for your children to use:
Language Arts
Book reviews, book reports, creative writing,
expository writing, critical writing, poetry
Art
Catalog art projects, how to, post videos
Social Studies/Science
Reports, research projects
11. On on-line radio program that anyone can
download and that automatically gets delivered to
your computer.
How to: Audacity
Ways for your children to use:
Create news shows
Create Trivia games
Interview people
Share Book Reviews
Communicate with Grandparents
12. A web page that anyone can edit.
Wikispaces ; sample = http://ah-bon-
french.wikispaces.com/
Ways for your children to use:
History reports
Science reports
How – to projects
Book reports
13. 1. Different search tools such as:
Kid Safe Search Tools:
KidRex
Visual Search Tools:
Search Me , Eyeplorer, Search Cube,, CoolIris KoolTorch, Carot2
Word Clouds
Wordle
Other interesting tools
Newsmap, Nibipedia
Ways for your children to use:
Research connections
Compare and contrast results
14. Making Movies
2.
DigitalFilm
Windows MovieMaker
Animoto
Ways for your children to use:
You can make a movie of anything for any subject
Different styles
Common craft
15. Creating Web Pages
3.
Weebly
Google
Webs
Ways for your children to use
Web pages can be made for creative purposes
Or to convey information in any subject area
16. Skype
4.
Ways for your children to use
Skype is a great way to interview people
It is also a great way to meet pen pals
17. Mind Mapping Tools
5.
Bubbl.us
Mindomo
Spinscape
Gliffy
Ways your children can use:
Good for literature studies or writing
Good for history review
Good for science concept review
18. Poster Making Tools
6.
Glogster
Wanted Poster
Ways your children can use:
Glogster is great for social studies, science, and
language arts but can be used for any subject and
any assignment
19. Voice Thread
7.
Ways your children can use:
Independent research and opinion polls
Feedback on papers
Feedback on projects
Feedback on art
Data can be used for math
20. Flash card making tools
8.
StudyStack
Quizlet
Ways your children can use
Learn Math facts
Study Vocabulary
Learn Foreign Languages
Memorize Dates
21. Comics/Animation
9.
Toondoo
Comiqs
GoAnimate
Ways Your Children Can Use:
These are great for language arts or history
assignments but can also be used in other subjects
22. Other miscellaneous fun stuff
10.
Make Your Own Flag
Make Your Coat of Arms
Aniboom
Make your own books
Smilebox
GoogleEarth Sketch-Up
(http://www.google.com/educators/geo_class.html)
Google Lit Trips
Thematic Mapping
Timelines such as xtimeline or timerime
Tourmaker
Cooltext and Graffiti
Geocommons mapmaker
http://www.rpi.edu/~eglash/csdt.html
http://woices.com/
