Technology in the Elementary Classroom
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Technology in the Elementary Classroom Tom Daccord Justin Reich Saturday, November 20, 2010
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Blogging, Wikis, Digital Storytelling and more-ways to use technology in the elementary classroom.
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Technology inthe
Elementary Classroom
Tom DaccordJustin Reich
Saturday, November 20, 2010
• keep parents abreast of happenings in the classroom
• present student work
• Suzy Brooks blog: http://blogs.falmouth.k12.ma.us/simplysuzy/
• Mrs. Yollis’s Classroom blog: http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/
• Mr Wright’s 3rd Grade Class: http://www.mrwrightsclass.com/
Blogging in the elementary classroom
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• community building & student projects
• Mr. Lindsay 4th Grade: http://community.saugususd.org/dlindsay/page/
• Meadow Hall Elementary School: http://meadowhalles.wikispaces.com/
• Terry the Tennis Ball: http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/
Wikis in the Elementary Classroom
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Activities
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• Make Belief Comics create a comic strip in English, French, German, Spanish, & other languages.
• Storybird, a tool for writing digital stories
• PBSkids Word Play Games
• PBSkids Math Games
• Spelling Connections has numerous exercises in spelling & proofreading
• Spelling City allows teachers to set up spelling tests for their classes
Activities
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• Traveler IQ Challenge http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq
• Wordle
• Imagination Cubed: drawing
• Roy the Singing Zebra
• Poisson Rouge
More. . .
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Resources
• PBS Kids
• Starfall - motivate kids with phonics
• Everyday Math Activities - organized by grade level
• NLVM Math - organized by grade level
• Read, Write, Think - language arts
• K-2 resources list
• Kidyo - best of Web for kids
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Digital Storytelling +
• VoiceThread - digital storytelling
• Voki.com and Blabberize.com -- create avatars with your voice
• Animito.com/education -- create pro-looking multimedia presentations
• Capzles - interactive timelines
• Glogster - interactive posters
• Sweet Search - search engine for
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Insert text, shapes, images, ad from your computer or the Web.
Chat with others while editing your drawing
Lay out drawings with alignment
guides, snap to grid, and auto distribution.
Insert drawings into other Google documents, spreadsheets, or
presentations
Google Docs Drawings
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Tom Daccord & Justin Reich
Twitter@thomasdaccord
Co-Directors of EdTechTeacher, [email protected]
Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology (M.E. Sharpe Press)
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