Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Day 4 PM-Screencasting, StumbleUpon, web site creation & Projects

Today's Discussion Topics:

1.  What technology do think has changed (or is changing) education the most?  Afraid or Bring it on?

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2.  We looked how to use YouTube more effectively in class.  Here's another way to try to capture the attention of your students, make your own YouTube video.  Here are a couple of easy ways to get videos uploaded and then shared with student.
ScreenCasting:

http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

https://www.screenr.com/

The three best for iPads are:

Explain Everything:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/explain-everything/id431493086?mt=8

Show Me:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/showme-interactive-whiteboard/id445066279?mt=8

Doceri:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/doceri/id412443803?mt=8

How to Tips

More tips on Flipping the Classroom  CLICK HERE

3.  Stumble Upon.  VERY VERY COOL WAY TO FIND COOL THINGS WITHOUT LOOKING!

http://www.stumbleupon.com/home

4.  Web Sites-Make your own  FOR FREE!
www.weebly.com

Wix
http://www.wix.com/

Google Sites
https://support.google.com/sites/answer/153197?hl=en

4.  Project 3 Due tonight  & Final Project Due Saturday

5.  Discussion-Digital Literacy  CLICK HERE  

6. READINGS  CLICK HERE

7.  Add'l Actvities  CLICK HERE


Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Day 3 PM

1.  To start, what are your thoughts about using Twitter in the classroom?



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2.  Techshare (collaboration tool)  VoiceThread

Google Hangout:

CLICK Here for .pdf help file




SKYPE:
50 WAYS TO USE SKYPE IN THE CLASSROOM

SKYPE IN THE CLASSROOM

3. 
 TWITTER OR NOT TO TWITTER?
Link 1  Teacher's Guide to Twitter
Link 2  Guide to Using Twitter in Your Teaching Practice
Link 3  PPT - How to Use Twitter
Link 4  Everything You Need for Twitter



3.  Collaboration Discussion-CLICK HERE FOR THE 

4.  Work time  Project 2 due Next Wednesday.  

5.  Closing 

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Day 3 AM

Communication is tonight's topic.  Here is a loose agenda.

1.  Afternoon Chat:
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What do you think is best communication tool we have as teachers and why?

2.  Get the WORD out
Remind 101-   https://www.remind.com/


http://www.classmessenger.com/

3.    Techshare-  Symbaloo  http://www.symbaloo.com/home/mix/13eOcK1fiV

4.  What is Communication?  Click here for presentation

5.  What does Communication Look Today?

6,   TWITTER OR NOT TO TWITTER?
Link 1  Teacher's Guide to Twitter
Link 2  Guide to Using Twitter in Your Teaching Practice
Link 3  PPT - How to Use Twitter
Link 4  Everything You Need for Twitter

7.    Learning Activity

8.  In closing, what are your thoughts about using Twitter in the classroom?
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