1. Beyond the Overhead Ways To Make Your Classroom More Interactive http://tinyurl.com/beyondtheoverhead Gregg Miles

2. 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)

3. “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.

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

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

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

7. 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?

8. Use Available Resources

9. A few ideas…

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

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

12. RSS Feeds Google Reader Tracking Blogs

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

14. Take Them Places

15. Google Art Project

16. The Secret Annex Online

17. Google Street View

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

19. Let Them Create

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

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

22. Guess the Title!

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

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

25. Let Them Play

26. Spin and Spell http://www.spinandspell.com/

27. Physics Games http://www.physicsgames.net/

28. Spelling City http://www.spellingcity.com/

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

30. Watch Learn Participate

31. Solar System Scope http://www.solarsystemscope.com/

32. Periodic Table http://www.ptable.com/

33. Time Zone http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12849630

34. 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

35. Where are we going? Interactive textbook http://www.smashcards.com/

36. Other Places to Explore http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ –Elementary and Middle Interactive Resources http://edte.ch/blog/interesting-ways/ –Interesting ways series http://www.wheredidmytaxdollarsgo.com/ –Put in salary and dependents and it gives you a break down of where your money went http://www.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/how s/mod01/sim_mod01_01.jsphttp://www.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/how s/mod01/sim_mod01_01.jsp –Simulates filling out a W-4

37. Other places to Explore http://chartsbin.com/graph –Charts and maps that illustrate various types global data http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/ –Lots of interactive games and activities Www.thinkfinity.com –Interactive games and activities divided by grade level and subject http://www.geotrio.com/ –Create, share, view tours

38. Other places to Explore Interactive maps with audio –Great interactive maps from Glenco online http://www.vocabulary.com/ –Interactive to improve your vocabulary http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/10/29/o pinion/20101029-civil-war.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/10/29/o pinion/20101029-civil-war.html –Interactive maps relating to the Civil War http://learning.snagfilms.com/ –Film with lesson plans Joplin tornadoes

39. Other places to Explore http://explore.org/education/ –Short films with lesson plans http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/ –Library of Congress National Jukebox http://www.random.org/ –Need a random number? http://artsalive.ca/en/mus/index.asp –Instrument lab games and activities

40. Thank You!