Strategies for Meeting Student Needs with Technology August 2013

Graphic Organizers and MindMapping Screencasts and podcasts Learning Playlists Digital notes and annotation Learning Management System

Graphic Organizers and MindMapping Screencasts and podcasts Learning Playlists Digital notes and annotation Learning Management System

Graphic Organizers and MindMapping Screencasts and podcasts Learning Playlists Digital notes and annotation Learning Management System

Smart Art in PPT or Word

Unions In the late 1800’s many were formed but still there were riots and unsafe/unfair conditions Big Business + created jobs and boosted our economy - Robber barons and scandals that stole and cheated Americans The Railroads Starting in 1862 with the Pacific Railway Act, railroads were built across the US and eventually the Transcontinental Railroad was born. How did this impact Americans? The Rise of Industrialization A major cause was that so many new inventions gave us new abilities to produce good and communicate nationally How did opinions differ between the north and the south on tariffs? Why? This example is from US History – 11 th Grade; the notes were published in a ppt on the teacher’s blog

 INFOGRAPHICS  I.E. digital posters  Visual.ly – sign up to save; can use without signup; tell stories with data; use templates to make one  Piktochart  Infogr.am  Easel.ly – still in beta, but super easy to use; use their template to click and make changes

Graphic Organizers and MindMapping Screencasts and podcasts Learning Playlists Digital notes and annotation Learning Management System

Apps for Recording Screencasts ScreenChompEduCreationsShowMeExplain Everything Web-based Tools for Recording Screencasts ScreenCastr ScreenCast-0- matic Screencast.com Interactive Whiteboard software Record feature Podcasts VoiceThreadAudacity Camera/Video on Mobile Device Voice Recorder App or Program

Take a snapshot of the worksheet or handout Let the student annotate over it using an app or program Many apps also allow the student to record their voice so they can explain, analyze, and reflect on their learning Many teachers will place a digital copy of notes and handouts on their blog or in Edmodo; show students how to open and save them

Graphic Organizers and MindMapping Screencasts and podcasts Learning Playlists Digital notes and annotation Learning Management System

Learning Playlists MentorMobEdCanvasDiigoSymbaloo LiveBinders

Graphic Organizers and MindMapping Screencasts and podcasts Learning Playlists Digital notes and annotation Learning Management System

Web-based Tools for Cloud Storage and Learning Management Evernote Dropbox Edmodo Moodle LiveBinders Tools for Annotation Interactive Whiteboard software iAnnotate Skitch – works along with Evernote Educreations

Graphic Organizers and MindMapping Screencasts and podcasts Learning Playlists Digital notes and annotation Learning Management System

Founded in late 2008 Free social learning network for education Exchange of ideas Share content and resources Connect with others in district Access files shared by others in group EDMODO - Over 20 million users world-wide

EDMODO  Backpack – unlimited cloud storage for files and documents  Teachers can create a group and share folders with handouts in them  Assignments can be given to whole classes or to small groups and be completed digitally  Instant feedback on student understanding and progress can be collected  Teachers and students can join with their school code – see your Edmodo Admin