15 FREE TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR THE PARCC READY CLASSROOM JENNIFER MALONE, LOUDON COUNTY SCHOOLS TETC April 14, 2014
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NEWS ELA
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USING INFOGRAPHS infographics.html
CREATING INFOGRAPHICS Select a layer based image Have students investigate types of visuals Conduct research Create a rough draft Teach students about copyright
CREATING INFOGRAPHICS Have students gather and create a media collection Discuss design elements, white space, use of color Discuss Use of Fonts Teach about layout Can be used in relationship to graphic organizers and organizational models
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EDUBLOGS - WRITING
WHY SHOULD STUDENTS BLOG? Creating positive digital footprints Practice communicating with digital tools Transparency of curriculum for school/home connections Helps students learn about managing web tools Builds effective digital citizenship Pride in work – writing for a global audience
IDEAS FOR CLASS BLOGS Classroom newsletter Daily lessons Showcase projects (photos and videos) Book reviews written by students Collaborative writing assignments Create KWL activity Data collection Posting visual writing prompts Book club
BLOG HOSTING SITES Edublogs – Free educational blog hosting for teachers and students Edublogs Blogger.com – A great starting site to get a taste of blogging, very easy to use. Blogger.com Kidblog – Simple, safe blogging for students Kidblog School web sites Edmodo – Safe, free, online social network Edmodo
TENMARKS
BUCK INSTITUTE - PBL
THINGLINK
WAYS TO USE THINGLINK IN THE CLASSROOM Edutopia – 10 Innovative Ways to Use ThingLink in the Classroom Edutopia – 10 Innovative Ways to Use ThingLink in the Classroom Using ThingLink in the Classroom Using ThingLink in the Classroom ThingLink for Education ThingLink for Education 26+ Ways to Use Thinglink in the Classroom 26+ Ways to Use Thinglink in the Classroom
NYT LEARNING NETWORK
TEACHING CHANNELhttps://
MICROSOFT PARTNERS IN LEARNING
SOCIAL MEDIA
READWORKS
CYBRARYMAN - QUESTIONINGhttp://cybraryman.com/questioning.html Common Core Resources PARCC Resources
ILLUMINATIONS MATHhttp://illuminations.nctm.org/Default.aspx
PARCC TECH SKILLS PRACTICE
TENMARKS FREE SUMMER MATH
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CONTACT INFORMATION Jennifer Malone Loudon County Schools Supervisor of Technology/Middle School Teachers Tech Lounge
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