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WIKIS & BLOGS
Wiki Examples - Elementary:
Arbor Heights Elementary School Wiki (Seattle WA)
Our Favourites Graph
Blog & Wiki Examples - Secondary:
7th Grade Math Blog (not current)
Geometry Blog
Aristotle Experiment Wiki - Estancia High School
Wiki Tools:
Wikispaces
pbwiki
JotSpot
PRACTICE: You used a wiki when you signed up for your SMART Board Group and Individual sessions. I have created a new page at http://educ3302web2.wikispaces.com/ Think about how you could use a wiki in your class and play around with some of the features.
Feel free to create your own wikis account in one of the tools listed above.
Resources:
Educational Wikis
"Get Wild About Wikis!" from Education World
Tim Fredricks ELA Teaching Wiki
PODCASTS
Examples:
RadioWillowWeb from Willowdale Elementary School, Omaha, NE
Mabry Online from Marby Middle School, Marietta, GA
Mr. Langhorst's Web Classroom (8th grade American History) from South ValleyJr. High School, Liberty, MO
Tools:
Audicity
Freecorder User Guide
Ourmedia (free podcast hosting)
Media Max (free internet hosting)
PRACTICE: Download Freecorder or Audicity to your computer. Record a message, save it as a mp3 and use box.net or create an account at Ourmedia or MediaMax and add a link to your podcast on your blog. Think about how you could incorporate podcasts into your classroom.
Resources:
EPN: Education Podcast Network
Podcasting
Podcasting Tools
"iPod, upod" by G. Butterfield, 2007
“Make Your Voice Heard: Creating a Podcast is Easier than you Think” by J. Branzburg, 2006
“Podcasting 101: How educators can use this technology” by M. Dionne, 2006
“Podcasting” Vincent, T, 2006
PHOTOS & IMAGES
Examples:
Elementary Art Group
Jane Goodall's Camp (Created by a 3rd Grader)
Lewis Elementary School
Tools:
Flickr
Picasa
Photobucket
YouTube (Video)
Microsoft Photo Story
PRACTICE: Create a Flickr account or download Picasa to your computer. Create a album that you can post to the web using pictures that you brought to class or that you take with a digital camera. To upload pictures to Picasa web album you will need to log in using your Google account. Think about how you could use Flickr or Picasa in your classroom. Have some fun with Flickr Mashups.
Resources:
FlickrEdu: The Promise of Social Networks by D. Baird, 2005
My Friend Flickr by A. Standen, 2007
Flickr Photo Sharing U Tech Tips on YouTube
Picasa in the Classroom
Flickr Mashups- Spell with Flickr -Trading Card Maker - Flickr Sukoko
Also see list at Flickr Tools and Flickr Bits
GOOGLE
Examples & Tools:
Google for Educators: Tools for your Classroom
*Google Earth
-Google Earth Lessons
-Embedding Google My Maps
-Explore Your Earth
Google Co-op
Google Cheat Sheet
Google for Educators: A Three Hour Tour - A Workshop for K-12 Educators by K. Jarrett
PRACTICE: Download Google Earth and check out it's features. See Classroom Activities or Google Earth Lessons for ideas. Check out other Google tools such as Calendar, SketchUp or Google Co-op.
IMAGE GENERATORS
Tools:
Cool Text Graphics Generators
Generator Blog - "Blog about software that creates software"
FD's Flickr Toys - "Producers of fine toys and amusements for your digital photographs"
PRACTICE: Have fun using one or more of these web sites. Think about how you could use image generators in the classroom.
RSS & NEWSREADERS
DEF: Delivery of regularly updated information over the web
Tools: Bloglines
EXERCISE: Find two or three blogs or websites that you look at on a regular basis (see list on Class Blog). Create a bloglines account and add your selected blogs/sites.
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