1. Workshop – Thursday August 18, 2011 Litchfield School District
Curriculum/Integration for secondary specialists (grades 6-12)
9:30 – 10:00
o Start PowerPoint (Log onto SlideShare Presentation and Sync.in Agenda)
o Introductions – What are you hoping to take away from today? VoiceThread http://voicethread.com/
https://web20.ed.voicethread.com/?#u501675.b2171896.i11585284
o Poetry http://voicethraead.com/?#q.b119840.i725907
o Math http://voicethread.com/?#q+math.b321846.i1786529
• Technology Integration Matrix http://fcit.usf.edu/matrix/matrix.php
• BlogLines, Google Reader – Watch RSS Video
o RSS Aggregators - Richard Byrne, Edutopia, Tech Learning
10:00-10:30
• Cool Tools –
o Sync.in http://sync.in Online real time document sharing
o Print What You Like http://printwhatyoulike.com Print only the parts of websites
o JogLab http://www.joglab.com/
o Poll Junkie http://polljunkie.com
o Download Helper http://downloadhelper.net
o Format Factory http://www.formatoz.com/index.html
o Online Convertor http://www.online-convert.com/
o Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/ Share and get slideshows
o Boolify http://www.boolify.org/index.php showing students how search operator words affect
search results
o Twurdy http://www.twurdy.com/index.php Search by readability level
10:30-11:15
• Blogs (Blogger) EduBlogs, 21Classrooms

2. o 64 Interesting Class Blog Posts https://docs.google.com/present/view?
id=0AclS3lrlFkCIZGhuMnZjdjVfNzQ5ZnpiczlxYzM&hl=en_GB
o Duck Diaries http://duckdiaries.edublogs.org/
o Mighty Writers http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=41233
o Blogs by discipline http://movingforward.wikispaces.com/Education+Blogs+by+Discipline
11:15-12:00
• Wikis, PB Wiki, Wikispaces, Wet Paint
o PBWiki http://hamptonacademy.pbworks.com/w/page/35144872/Hampton%20Academy
%20Book%20Reports%20-%202 Oral Book Reports
o About Costa Rica http://aboutcostarica.pbworks.com/w/page/1250495/FrontPage Student
created site about Costa Rica
12:45 -3:00
o Guidance
o GCFLearnFree.org® is supported by the Goodwill Community Foundation, Inc. (GCF®) whose
mission is "to create and provide education, employment, and life enrichment opportunities
for people who desire to improve the quality of their lives".
 Everyday Life: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/everydaylife
 Career http://www.gcflearnfree.org/
o Seven sites to help students choose and apply to colleges
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/09/7-sites-to-help-students-choose-and.html
o iCould http://icould.com/ is a UK-based website that features videos of people sharing their
career stories.
o Family & Consumer Sciences
o The Science of Cooking http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/index.html
o Sewing.com http://www.sewing.org/index.html
o All Recipes http://allrecipes.com/ This website will save all of your favorite recipes and
will make a shopping list for you.
o Free online blueprints http://www.smallblueprinter.com Design your house plan
blueprints online with smallblueprinter, then take a 3D walk through your design,
check out an isometric view and print out your plan. Its free and easy to use.
o Art

3. o National Gallery Art http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/index.mhtm
o The Incredible Art Department http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/
o The Kennedy Center http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators.aspx
o Business
o Econoclass http://www.econoclass.com/games.html activities, case studies, debate topics,
and links to other sites to support the teaching of economics at the high school level
o Access Analyze Act http://www.pbs.org/teachers/access-analyze-act-economy/media-
resources/ ...a site from PBS for high school students dealiing with current economic issues;
inlcudes case studies, lesson plans, media mater
o National Stock Market Analysis http://www.nationalsms.com/ Student teams are each given
a virtual $ 100,000 in cash and then simulated buying and selling of stocks, bonds and
mutual funds.($12.00)
o PE/Health
o Mr. Robbo PE Geek Blog http://thepegeek.com/
o Physical Education Update Blog
http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/peblog/Index.php/
o PE Central http://www.pecentral.org/index.html
...a great site that provides links to the latest information about contemporary physical
education