5 Amazing Web Tools for Classroom Collaboration presented on October 10, 2012 Topics shared in this hour webinar with Laura Candler were: Tips for using Animoto, Skype, Kidblog, ClassDojo, and LiveBinders Featured Presenters: Erin Klein, Paula Naugle, Joan Young, Suzy Brooks, and Lisa Dabbs #edchat #ntchat
3. Kidblog – Joan Young
Skype – Paula Naugle
Animoto – Erin Klein
ClassDoJo – Suzy Brooks
LiveBinders – Lisa Dabbs
Moderated by Peggy George
and Francie Kugelman
4. Kidblog, Skype, Animoto,
ClassDojo, LiveBinders
A – I’m not familiar with any of them.
B – I’ve used one or two of these web tools.
C – I’ve used most of the web tools.
D – I’ve used all 5 of these web tools.
7. Easy entry to blogging
Developing an authentic audience
Collaborative conversations with other classes
Fully moderated and “safe” interactions
11. Increased focus on
collaboration
Global Read Aloud
Project connections
Use the Blogroll feature
12. Great new features of
Kidblog
Embed projects like
videos, slideshows, podcasts and more
Grow the audience and facilitate student
collaboration
14. Download Skype onto your computer
Have a webcam – built in or stand alone
Have a mic – built in or USB mic
Create a Skype account
Add some Skype contacts
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16. Click on Contacts, and
from the drop down,
click on Add Contact.
A dialogue box appears
which allows you to
find someone by email,
phone number, full
name, or Skype name.
When you find the
correct person, click
the +Add button.
17. Your list of contacts is on the
left side of the page and
when you open your
Contacts list you can see
their status in regards to
Skype.
.
Green check - online and Skype open
Other green symbol – online but Skype
is closed
Yellow symbol - not online
Red symbol - online but can not be
disturbed
18. When you are ready to call someone on Skype click on their name in your
Skype Contacts list and their picture will pop to the right side on the Skype
screen. You can Click on Video call for the full feature Skype call, or you can
click on Call which will only allow you to hear audio (no video). The + sign
allows you to place that person in a group if you are doing a group audio
call (up to 25 people).
21. Joey King, the
star of the
Disney movie
Ramona and
Beezus,
speaks to my
students
about anti-
bullying.
22. Author Dianne de Las Casas shares her Cajun Cornbread
boy with a Kindergarten class in Philadelphia
while visiting my classroom
23. Author, Jerry Blumengarten (@Cybraryman_1), shares the children’s
books he wrote for the public utility companies.
24. My friend, James Adams, shares his knowledge of the
Constitution with us and our Skype Buddy class in Kansas.
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28. In your building or district
On Twitter
Skype in the Classroom - https://education.skype.com
Skype in Schools Directory
http://skypeinschools.pbworks.com/w/page/11008311/Directory
Global Education Conference Ning
http://www.globaleducationconference.com/group/skype
#4thchat Wiki, #6thchat Wiki, #sschatNing
31. Fast, free and shockingly easy high
definition video slide share program
Automatically produces beautifully
orchestrated, completely unique
video pieces from your photos,
video clips and music.
Free and “pro” accounts and apps available for
web, iPhone, iPad, Android
Easy to share, anywhere
32. It's free
The videos are super simple to create
(I love user-friendly sites!)
The end product looks professional – teachers
can make beautiful presentations to send to
parents, while students can create a WOW factor
Total time to create... only minutes
Share videos via: email, Facebook, Twitter, blog/
website, download, upload to YouTube, etc...
33. • Project Based
• Easy to Learn
• Easy to Teach
• Fun
• Fast
• Free
34. Deepen vocab knowledge as
students use images to describe
and add text to explore the
meaning.
Make book trailers for novels or to
sequence the events of a story’s
plot line.
Showcase the life of a famous
explorer
Visually retell events leading up to
a key point in history.
35. Try it out for free
◦ Pick your background
Many different options
◦ Add your photos
Start with something easy
– family or friends
◦ Choose your music
Something for every
occasion
◦ Share with anybody
62. 1.Sign Up for a LiveBinder’s Account
2.Create a PRIVATE Binder to practice
3.Create five tabs
◦ AboutMe-Include your name and email
◦ Upload a photo to this “about me” tab
◦ Web2.0 tool-add a link to your favorite Web2.0 tool
◦ LiveBinder-find a few samples. Add two subtabs under
this tab that link to those samples
◦ Cover-add an image to your free choice tab as a cover
64. Tomorrow you’ll receive an email link to
the recording for this webinar. In the
meantime, please connect with me on
Facebook or Corkboard Connections!
On the next slide I’ll explain how to get
the attendance certificate and we’ll
finish with the Q & A session.
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www.lauracandler.com
65. Do not complete the Classroom 2.0 Live
survey that appears when you log off
Visit the webinar attendance
page (URL will be given in a moment)
Click the blue download button to
download and open the PDF
Add your name to form field and
print your attendance certificate