Beyond the Overhead Ways To Make Your Classroom More Interactive Gregg Miles

Who am I? Currently –Instructional Technology Specialist for Effingham County (3 years) Former –High School Media Specialist (4 years) –Middle Grades teacher (8 Years) –Elementary School Teacher (1 year- whew!) –Adjunct professor (GSU – 4 semesters)

“The Overhead” Idea conceived in early 1900s Reached it’s height of popularity in the 80s Use declining but still can be found in many classrooms.

I have an LCD projector in my room. True or False?

I have either an Interactive Board or Interactive Pad in my room. True or False?

I have the following brand system in my room. A.Promethean B.InterWrite C.Smart D.Other

Proverb Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish he eats for a lifetime. Any TapFish fanatics in the room?

Use Available Resources

A few ideas…

Find good “fishing buddies” Teacher Challenge The Whiteboard Blog Free Technology for Teachers Larry Ferlazzo’s Website Suggestions?

“ I don’t have time to read 5 blogs or more a day!”

RSS Feeds Google Reader Tracking Blogs

Now for the fun stuff… “Give me a fish”

Take Them Places

Google Art Project

The Secret Annex Online

Google Street View

Take Them Places… Google Outreach Showcase Stellarium Google Earth for Beginners Ookaboo

Let Them Create

Wordle –Uses? Guess the story Free ebooksFree ebooks Analyze famous speeches

Obama State of The Union 2011 Lincoln State of the Union 1862

Guess the Title!

More Ways to Use Wordle Analyze student writing Turn Essays into posters 51 ways to use Wordle

Let Them Create Wordlings Bomomo This is sand Jackson Pollock Crayola Corkboard.me Wallwisher Letter Generator Museum Box

Let Them Play

Spin and Spell

Physics Games

Spelling City

Let Them Play Cyberkidz games E-bug Bitesize Bingo The Lost Army Everest the Experience toporaopa

Watch Learn Participate

Solar System Scope

Periodic Table

Time Zone

Watch Learn Participate Heart Interactive Heart and Lung InteractiveHeart and Lung Interactive National Geographic Mapmaker InteractiveNational Geographic Mapmaker Interactive Whyfiles – Build your own TornadoWhyfiles – Build your own Tornado Interactive voyages Civil War Casualties Civil War Timeline Japan earthquake interactiveJapan earthquake interactive

Where are we going? Interactive textbook

Other Places to Explore –Elementary and Middle Interactive Resources –Interesting ways series –Put in salary and dependents and it gives you a break down of where your money went s/mod01/sim_mod01_01.jsphttp:// s/mod01/sim_mod01_01.jsp –Simulates filling out a W-4

Other places to Explore –Charts and maps that illustrate various types global data –Lots of interactive games and activities –Interactive games and activities divided by grade level and subject –Create, share, view tours

Other places to Explore Interactive maps with audio –Great interactive maps from Glenco online –Interactive to improve your vocabulary pinion/ civil-war.htmlhttp:// pinion/ civil-war.html –Interactive maps relating to the Civil War –Film with lesson plans Joplin tornadoes

Other places to Explore –Short films with lesson plans –Library of Congress National Jukebox –Need a random number? –Instrument lab games and activities

Thank You!