Let’S Go Fishing Low
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Transcript of Let’S Go Fishing Low
Web-based Resources for Elementary Teachers
Presented by Lisa SuhrUSD 441 District Inservice
January 19, 2009
Technology = A Fast Moving Stream
Standing on the bank, things look like they’re going by too fast!
If you wade out into it with your net, you’re going to catch something!
Will you catch it all? NO!Will you want to keep everything you catch?
NO!But if you stand on the bank and never cast
your net, you’ll never catch anything at all!
Technology = A Fast Moving Stream
Fishing with a friend is more fun and more fruitful!
Allowing children and young people to learn to fish is worthwhile and can be some of their most valuable lessons!
Let’s Go Fishing!!!
Tools to Gather in Your NetComputer
Curriculum-specific softwareInternet Web-based applications
ProjectorInterwrite PadDigital Camera/web camDocument Cameras (Elmo)Classroom Response System (clickers)Digital Audio device…IPod, mp3 player
Finding Fishing BuddiesPLN (Professional Learning Network)
Within our districtOutside our district: state, US, global
Establish communicationEmail, Facebook, Twitter
“Follow” someoneBlogs, Twitter, Feed Readers
Social BookmarksDelicious (ljsuhr, 441elementary, 441middle,
441secondary) search by users or tagsCollaborative projects between students
Web-based Resources--PrimaryWhat we’ll look at today:
Kan-Ed PortalThinkfinity PortalEducation WorldWeb-based Applications (Web 2.0 Tools)
BlogsBookrmyWespiration
Kan-Ed Portalhttp://login.learningstation.com/kportal
Thinkfinity Portalhttp://www.thinkfinity.org
Education Worldhttp://www.educationworld.com
Blogshttp://ljsuhr.edublogs.org
BloggerEdublogsBlogspot
What is a blogroll….how can it be useful?
Bookrhttp://www.pimpampum.net/bookr/
myWebspirationhttp://mywebspiration.com
Let’s Go Fishing!
Look What We Caught!
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