Friday, January 25, 2013

SMARTer with Technology Part 2: Build Your Technology Toolbox

Welcome!
Goodnight 21st Century Learners

Little Hands, Big World

Technology for Classroom Procedures
Attendance
Lots of great attendance activities available at SMART Exchange!

Rules and Routines
Special Helpers: the random word generator in SMART Notebook software works great!
Teach routines with social stories
Teach routines and prepare students for new experiences with movies

Lining Up
Call students using The Hat free download: great practice in reading names! Can also be used to practice sight words, math facts, number/letter recognition, etc.

Centre Workboard
My Centre Workboard in K

Calendar
Calendar activities on the SMART Board using SMART Notebook software works wonderfully!
My Calendar in K 
Starfall Calendar
Here are some examples from SMART Exchange:
Sample Calendar 1
Christmas Tree Advent Calendar

Technology for Assessment
Evernote

SMART Recorder

SMART Response System

Technology for Communication/Collaboration/Sharing
Facebook


Twitter
In Plain English video
Twitter clients: Hootsuite, Tweet Deck 
Kinder Chat on Twitter
Kinder Chat Blog
New teacher chat

Blogs
In Plain English video
Wordpress
Google Blogger

Wikis
In Plain English video
Wikispaces: Smarter with Technology     OLCS Resource    OLCS Reading

Web sites
Wix

Phonevite

Skype
Skype in the Classroom
Check out my blog post that provides real examples of how Skype can enhance learning in the classroom. Also featured is a PDF file from Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano demonstrating how to turn a Skype call into a learning call.

Facetime

Xbox Video Kinect/Avatar Kinect

Online bulletin boards/mind mapping:
Wallwisher
Lino It 
Cacoo

Tools for Storytelling
Storybird
iPad apps for Digital Storytelling 
Book Creator
Draw and Tell

Technology for Creating 
Animoto

Audacity 

LAME mp3 Encoder

Microsoft AutoCollage 
 This is a link to download a 30 day trial. Or, join Microsoft's Partners in Learning Network and download it for free!

Any Video Converter 

Creative Commons

Pics4Learning 

Freeplay Music

Technology for Professional Learning and Resources
Microsoft Partners in Learning
Like them on Facebook
Microsoft Virtual University

SMART Exchange

Diigo

Mobile Devices
Using your smart phone in the classroom

iPad Apps
Free Technology for Teachers' Top 46 Apps 

Other Useful Tools
Google Drive

Windows Sky Drive

Today's Meet

Poll Everywhere
Survey Monkey

Symbaloo

YouTube
Mr. Harry's Kindergarten Channel
Have Fun Teaching

The Super Book of Web Tools for Educators

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