Museum Box

This website is a great way for students to display multimedia that pertains to a project.  Students can add video, sound, links, images, and text to their own "box".  Skillin is now registered, so this is great time to use this with students! 
Be on the look-out in the new year when second grade will be creating their own museum boxes!

To visit the site go here: Museum Box

Google Sites

Google has much to offer when it comes to online applications. 

One feature is creating a website.  Under the "Links", I have four videos from Radford University.  These are good tutorials about how to create your own website. 

Although there are many free programs to use to build a website, Google sites can be used for multiple purposes.  One interesting aspect is that the site can be shared with only certain people and others can also have editing privileges.  This is excellent for group projects or student collaboration. 

By watching these tutorials you can have a good introduction to knowing how to create your own website!

Prezi Presentation!

Break out of the Power Point mold and take a look at Prezi! This is a facinating way to present information in a new and different way!

Here is a simple prezi that I created about Polar Bears.
https://prezi.com/secure/fd56d2d860cbe3860f803c1f38f9ca23128db113/

Thing 1 and Thing 2

I have a new jing about how to schedule Thing 1 and Thing 2 laptop carts!

Click here to learn more: Thing 1 and Thing 2.

Or you can click on the link to the side of this post too!

The First Thanksgiving

This is a very informative and interactive website from Scholastic to help students learn about the First Thanksgiving!

Check it out! http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/

VoiceThread & Moodle

Now it seems you can use VoiceThread to Moodle!  What a great extention!  Moodle is one way for students to discuss, take polls, and chat about books, issues, topics, or anything.  VoiceThread allows for students to record their voice or another person's voice.  This can be great when interviewing someone. 

It seems that now you can combine these two applications where students can use VoiceThread with Moodle!  So in addition to typing, students can record their voices too!

This information came to me from Free Tech. 4 teachers.

Cool tools for school

I came across this website today which gives information about interesting web 2.0 technologies!  You can select a topic and the site will give a brief description of tons of available resources!  I highly suggest taking a few minutes to check this site out!

Do note that the site uses pop-ups, so you will want to allow for this feature in your web browser.

Click here: Cool Tools for School

Printer Information

 Click the link to learn how to add a printer:  Add a Printer

Click the link to learn how to change the default printer: Default Printer
(You may need to scroll down a bit to see the bottom of the screen)

United Streaming

Here is a fantastic site for educational videos!  If you do not have an account we have account codes for teachers at South Portland!  Plus, students already have accounts, so they can use it too! 

Here is the address: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/

Smilebox

This comes to me from Second Grade Teacher, Mrs. King.  This is a fun way to create a class photo album or share photos of the students' learning projects!  Click here: Smilebox

Interactive Graphic Organizers

Here is a site which will allow students to work online to complete a graphic organizer for essays, stories, and more!  Students can type, then save, and print!  This is great way for students to organize their ideas on the computer. 
Here is the site:
http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm

You are Here.

This website came to me from the Free Federal Resources for Educational Excellence.  Use this with older students to teach them about advertising, marketing, and other important concepts to help students learn media literacy.

Check it out! You are Here.

Seven Copyright Friendly Websites

Free Technology for Teachers lists seven copyright friendly websites where you can find images to use on your websites, student presentations, home-school correspondence, or anything else!

Keep in mind, copyright policies still apply even if the image is to be used for educational purposes.  Either ask for permission or use images that are copyright free!

Click here: Free Tech 4 Teachers

Gotta Keep Reading!

Check out how this school is motivating students to read!

Click here: Gotta Keep Reading Flashmob