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Welcome!S
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Putting 21st century learning skills together to create
products
Who, What, and Why?S
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Anna BalazsLibrary Media Specialist at Cale Elementary School in Albemarle
County, Virginia
IntroductionB
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s Motivational, introductions, movie posters
What can it do?
Big
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s Photo manipulation
Slide Shows
Mosaics
What else can it do?
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K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Grade Level
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sPros
Access photos from Flickr or upload your own
Easy to manipulate
Lots of examples for visual learners or ESOL students
Big
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s Requires an account
Embeds advertisements
Front page layout is busy
Some tools better than others
Limitations
Big
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s Create introductory posters at the beginning of the year
Make a magazine or movie cover as a book summary (VA Language SOLs 4.5c, 5.5g)
Create review cubes(History SOL 2.1, 3.1)
Curriculum Connections
Saving and SharingB
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s Download as a pdf
Share via Facebook, Flickr, email, BigHugeLabs Forum
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http://www.i-nigma.com/i-nigmahp.html
URL
QR
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What can it do?
Turn web-based work into a simple QR code. Read QR codes
QR
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What else can it do?
Enhance your library with reviews, recommendations, and book talks.
QR
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K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Grade Level
QR
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Does not require login
Simple to use
Current technology seen all over the world
Provides easy access to materials
QR
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Limitations
Requires an iPod, iPad, or Smartphone.
Items which are made need to be housed on a cloud server or external hard drive.
QR
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Curriculum ConnectionsHistory SOL 2.11Students write clues about a famous American in their biographies unit. The QR code connects to the correct American.
Students create movie or written book reviews which are housed online and attached to the inside of books.
At the beginning of the year each student brings a special object, baby picture, or other share. A QR code links to the student talking about his or her object.
Saving and SharingQ
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Right click and save as an image on your computer
Print copies for books or objects
IntroductionPi
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http://www.piclits.com/compose_dragdrop.aspx
URLPi
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What can it do?Pi
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Image posters
Vocabulary work
What else can it do?Pi
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Freestyle option
Save images and manage your account
K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Grade LevelPi
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ProsPi
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Naturally scaffolds
Provides words in categories
Large collection of images to use
Easily upload your own images
Requires an account
Hard to save a hard copy
Cannot change font color
LimitationsPi
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Big
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Pic
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English SOL K.2 - Understand meaning, use descriptive words
ESOL students use Pic Lits to learn vocabulary.
Upload their own photographs for an interview project
Use only one type of word
Saving and SharingPi
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IntroductionEase
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What can it do?Ease
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Create infographics
Houses a variety of infographics already made
What else can it do?Ease
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Create from scratch or use premade vhemes
K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Grade LevelEase
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ProsEase
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High levels of Blooms taxonomy
Target math, language, computer skills
Easy to “undo” mistakes
Many premade examples
Requires an account
Requires time to learn the tool and to create items
Limited fonts and graphics
Currently in beta form
LimitationsEase
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Big
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Ease
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History VS SOL 3 and 4Mao infographic of Virginia to show regions, agriculture, and trade
Turn math surveys into comprehensive infographics
Compare and contrast two cultures, historical events, books, or friends with the “vs” infographic
Saving and SharingEase
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Requires an accountSave frequentlyEasy to share on the siteEmbed linkTricky to save as an image without a grab tool
Final thoughtsS
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Time to explore
Create email accounts
Create with the students
Any questions?D
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Please email Anna [email protected]
with further comments or questions
Thank you!
Cit
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shttp://www.flickr.com/photos/47722503@N00/2646188761/in/photolist-52QpJa-52UZB9-9U4s9T-b4K9ZRKimberly KC All About Me Mosaic: Arizona 2008
BigHuge Labs Icon, FX examples, and cube sample 2013http://bighugelabs.com/fx.phphttp://bighugelabs.com/cube.php
Download I-nigma 3GVision 2013http://www.i-nigma.com/i-nigmahp.htmlhttp://www.i-nigma.com/CreateBarcodes.html
Jones, Gwyneth Anne Bronwynne QR_MediaBlog_Display 2010http://www.flickr.com/photos/43666171@N07/5261049986/in/photolist-91UfSo-bbGcGg-da7wXk-ar7WwJ-9GVvGm
PicLit screenshots PicLit: Inspired Picture Writing 2007-2013http://www.piclits.com/compose_dragdrop.aspx
Balazs, Anna Teachers on Summer Vacation 2013
Other easel.ly imagesEasel.lybeta 2013http://www.easel.ly/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43666171@N07/5261049986/in/photolist-91UfSo-bbGcGg-da7wXk-ar7WwJ-9GVvGm
