New+Teacher+Tech+workshop+4-26-12

__**New Teacher Technology Workshop**__ __**4/26/2012**__

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 * How do you use Technology in the Classroom?**

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 * Here are some of the ways Technology Can be used in the Classroom....**
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 * Create your own live binder account to collect the information that is shared during today's workshop.**
 * Download "LiveBinder It" link on Browser Favorite Bar**

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 * What prevents students from using technology at school?**

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=__**10 Techie Tools for Teachers**__=

1. [|http://Linoit.co][|m] -online sticky notes
 * Uses: brainstortming, group work, collaborate, share board, note taking. Check out public area for great ideas! Can choose different color stickies to distinguish different classes.
 * This service is available only to individuals of 13 years and older.
 * Search through public canvases for ideas how to use!

2. **Web site creator**
 * [] - simple to use, flash based (go through rover on iPad to use)
 * Google sites--site.google.com
 * [|http://www.weebly.com] or educational version []

3. **Research**
 * [|www.bibme.org] - create citations

4. **Surveys & Quizzes** 5. **Virtual Fieldtrip** 6. **Tutorial Creation**
 * Google forms from within Google docs. Results come into a Google spreadsheet in real time. Can view a summary in graphics.
 * Ideas:
 * make a sign up form for parents to use--scheduling conferences
 * each student makes a survey and have students rotate chairs to fill out the survey--great to gather data
 * classroom observation--by a student, teacher, etc..all time stamped by default!
 * a report form for bullying, feedback from students at the end of class
 * Check out Google script flubaroo
 * LMDocs – Lower Moreland’s Google Docs for Education
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 * [|http://flubaroo].
 * google art projects - [|http://www.googleartproject.com] --can walk through art museums, can zoom in on artwork, navigate floor plan, (requires Google Chrome)
 * Smithsonian Tour - []
 * self paced, easy to share knowledge
 * [|http://screencast-o-matic.com]
 * [|www.screenr.com]

7. **Multimedia Projects**
 * Fotobabble -[] talking photos
 * post picture of president and talk about his life in history
 * you can embed different fotobabbles into website
 * Voki-talking avitars.
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 * Has a lessons plan area.
 * gives you more control in lower classrooms--under 13
 * Animoto- video slide shows with music
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 * porfolio to showcase work

8. **Word Clouds** – Wordle - [|http://www.wordle.net] or Tagxedo - [|http://www.tagxedo.com] or Tagul - [|http://tagul.com]

9. **QR codes**- a [|QR Code] is a barcode on steroids. They're used for encoding information in two-dimensional space -- like in the pages of magazines, in advertisements and even on TV and Web sites. []

10. **Storytelling** – Digital Storytelling Storybird - [] Voicethread - []