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Jan Coley Instructional Technology Specialist Science Coordinator Jefferson County Schools http://jc-schools.net PLUS NSTA Area Conference 2010 – Nashville, TN
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Great free software and websites to enhance and engage your science students.
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Jan ColeyInstructional Technology Specialist
Science CoordinatorJefferson County Schoolshttp://jc-schools.net
PLUSNSTA Area Conference 2010 – Nashville, TN
Do PDF
http://www.dopdf.com/Installs a virtual printer on local computerdoPDF is a free PDF converter for both
personal and commercial use. Using doPDF you can create PDF files by selecting the "Print" command from virtually any application.
ClamWin Portable
antivirus to goClamWin Portable is the popular
ClamWin antivirus packaged as a portable app, so you can take your antivirus with you to scan files on the go. You can place it on your USB flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive or a CD and use it on any computer, without leaving any personal information behind.
Porta
Porta is an open source, hassle-free photo album generator for web pages.
It is fast and easy to use. It maybe downloaded from
http://stegmann.dk/mikkel/porta/
Porta.lnk
example tutorial
iTunes U
http://www.apple.com/education/guidedtours/itunesu.html
Part of the iTunes store
Educational, audio, and video content
Most popular downloads
Contents categoriesBy University
Free Image Editors
• Photoshop.com• https://www.photoshop.com/
• Picasa tutorial
• http://www.picasa.com
• Pixlr online tutorials
• http://pixlr.com/
• Irfanview
• http://www.irfanview.com/
Picasa tutorial
Photoshop.com (online tools)
You must set up an account and login into your account to use the tools. To edit an image, select the Express Editor.
Decorate Tab – fun for children
Allows a Save to local computer!
Library - folders
Lightbox - Images in
folder
Picture tray - Images working with
Favorite picture
Picasa
Photo Story 3
Photostory 3 is a free download from Microsoft.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
Digital StorytellingClass projectsIndividual student
projectsCommunication of
content knowledgeCommunication
with community and parents
example
tutorial
Instructional example
Cool Features
Touch-up CropRotate pictures Remove red-eye Add special effects Add soundtracksAdd narration
Create musicUse music from
other sources
example tutorial
Audacity
Free, fully functional multi-track audio editor
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Educational Uses
Early language learners or English language learners can associate images with words
Create a student portfolioPost images of field trips, projects, school events
Show, create, or describe a process
Jing
Jing tutorialWhat is Jing and ho
w to install it.Download Jing
Web Meetings
DimDim - http://www.dimdim.com/
Skype – www.skype.com
On-line Bookmarks
I keep Bookmarks• www.ikeepbookmarks.com
Porta Portal http://www.portaportal.com/
Del.icio.us http://del.icio.us/
I can always access my bookmarks and I can share these with my colleagues.
Free Education Images
Science Kingdom Cliparthttp://science.phillipmartin.info/index.htm
Pics4Learning http://www.pics4learning.com/
Flickr (not for student use) www.flickr.com
Classroom Clipart – Science http://classroomclipart.com/Science.htm
Access Excellence – Visual Libraries http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/VL/index.php#graphiclibraries
Free animations http://www.gifanimations.com/animation/Index
Exploratorium
Newspaper BridgesOnline ActivitiesSite includes:
Treasure Trove Learning Resources Library
from National Science Digital Library (NSDL).
Special Collections including a microscope imaging station, math explorer database, webcasts, podcasts and media downloads
Teacher Tube
The goal of TeacherTube.com is to provide an online community for sharing instructional teacher videos.
Registration is required for uploading- Unlimited MB video upload space.- Unlimited MB bandwidth per month.- Unlimited video uploads.- All TeacherTube packages are FREE!
YouTube
Ways to Use YouTube in the classroom:
Free Studio http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/
YouTube downloader – changes to QuickTime format http://download.cnet.com/YouTube-Downloader/3000-207
1_4-10647340.html?tag=mncol YouTube downloader – changes to AVI and format
http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/products/dvd/Free-YouTube-Download.htm
On-line submission and they email back to you http://www.videodownloadx.com/
Google!
Tutorial - Google Applications for Teachers
Advanced Search in Google
p
Google Skyview ( Google Earth version 4.2 or later)
From the VIEW drop down menu, select “Switch to Sky”
Search the sky by names of heavenly objects (example: Orion)
Currently, you can not search for the planets.
Google Moon
http://www.google.com/moon/
Has placemarks for Apollo 11,12,14,15,16,and 17
The site was created to honor the memory of the first lunar landing.
Probes – TEEMSShttp://teemss2.concord.org/
The Technology Enhanced Elementary and Middle School Science project (TEEMSS) was funded by the National Science Foundation to bring the power of information and communication technology to science education in grades 3-8 by creating and disseminating valuable, proven, and easily implemented technology-based science learning materials and associated teacher professional development.
Free software that works with most of the leading
probe vendors.
Visible Body
Online software designed for use by teachers, students, health professionals, and everyone.
Register at http://www.visiblebody. com/start
Users must register with a valid email address.
The Visible Body includes 3D models of over 1,700 anatomical structures.
Virtlab: A Virtual Laboratory
Chemistry, Physics, Biochemistry http://www.virtlab.com/main.aspx
Science Courseware.org
Produces interactive, online simulations for the life science laboratory or for earth science field studies.
http://www.sciencecourseware.com/
Middle SchoolHigh SchoolCollege
Wonderville http://www.wonderville.ca
Robot Factory
22 activities covering a wide range of science topics. Each animated activity opens up in its own window
Do not miss the “The Robot Factory”
The Mission Science Lab
Designed for kids age 10–16 to learn basic principles of physics in a most entertaining way.
click on a random object in the lab and complete a related “mission.”
Meanwhile, they’re also trying to learn Professor XYZ’s secret identity and gain access to the final mission, “Professor XYZ’s Grand Tour.”
http://nfbkids.ca/lamission/home_e.php
BBC Science Clips
Bitesize 1http://www.bbc.co.uk/s
chools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/science_6_7.shtml
Forces and MotionBitesize2 -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science
Bitesize3 – http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/
PhET: Free online science simulations
Fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena from the PhET project at the University of Colorado.
Utah Education Network-K12 Student Centerhttp://www.uen.org/k12student/
Great site for educational games for grades k-12 - all areas K-2 Interactive site
s
3-6 Interactive sites
7-12 Interactive sites
7-12
Science
Jefferson Lab-Science Educationhttp://education.jlab.org/
Teacher pages
Student pages
Games
The ChemCollective
Downloads to computer
Quizlet quizlet.com (Web 2.0)
TN 6th grade science academic vocabulary
Quizlet
NASA Education
http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/about/index.html
STEM Centerhttp://www.daytonregionalstemcenter.org/stem-curriculum/
Siemens STEM Academyhttp://www.siemensstemacademy.com/index.cfm?
event=showHome&c=29
Browser by grade
and subject
Select Resources
Engineering – Go For Ithttp://teachers.egfi-k12.org/
Lesson PlansClass ActivitiesWeb ResourcesK12 NewsCurrently published
biannually
Created by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), this blog aims to be both a networking site for teachers and a trustworthy source of information and opportunities.
Dynamic Curriculum
Dynamic Curriculum http://jc-schools.net
Dynamic CurriculumTechnology Project for Jefferson County
Schools
and more!
Links to General Resource Websites for the content area
Each of the core curriculum content sites includes
Links to specific websites that aid in teaching specific standards, Checks for Understanding, and SPI’s
Teacher Created Materials
Educational Podcasts
You Are Teaching in an Age of Digital Learners
New Tools for the Classroom
Digital Storytellin
g
Web lessons
and tutorials
Distance
Learning
Podcasting
Streaming Media
Web 2.0
What is on your disk?
I Love Free Presentation plus some of the free software
Thank You!
Questions?
