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Staff Development for 2011-2012
School Year Sheila Dembowski/IMC Coordinator
One of the great books I Read (and that I think others should read too!) Compact yet remarkably
comprehensive, The 21st Century Elementary Library Media Program covers all the
major aspects of school library services, from administration to instruction.
Award-winning library media specialist Carl Harvey provides tips and techniques,
forms and templates, and advice on everything from staffing and budgeting to
collaborating with teachers and other libraries to Web 2.0 and other new
computer tools to building collections and devising special programs. Whether
you are just getting started, or a library veteran looking for program renewal,
this book belongs on your shelf. Amazon.com
A Day of Free Webinars July 20,
2011 courtesy of SimpleK12 SimpleK12 has
helped more than 500,000 teachers and 2 million students learn and use
technology. Our innovative, online learning programs empower individuals
with the knowledge and skills needed to build 21st century classroom experiences. Examples of Free E-Books: 10 Writing Prompts... Hidden Web Tools... Icebreaker Ideas... Using Flickr... Google Tools for Visual and
Spatial Learners 40% of students are either visual or spatial learners Google Art Projects www.googleartproject.com
provides virtual field trips where you can zoom in on photos. You can create your own collection with your own account
(free) Google Sky www.google.com/sky/ Google Squared www.google.com/squared/
- organizes information for a spreadsheet (i.e. U.S Presidents) try to use
for local information. You can add
a column or have students add to it. Google News Timeline http://newstimeline.googlelabs.com
- organizes information into a graphical timeline very detailed lists
resources for everything. Google Fast Flip http://fastflip.googlelabs.com
- current events shows several articles on one topic at once. Google Trends www.google.com/trends
- Can insert up to 5 different subjects for comparison (graphs) can be used
for research *Tech tip Creating student emails for Google use
your email and add student1+ or student1. at the beginning of your email account
to create student emails. Free E-Book Searching With Google Workbook Wixify Your WebQuests Concept to Classroom great for webquests Website Builder www.wix.com Sharing your webquest using wix.com after you publish
it gives you a link. Free E-Book
Integrating
Interactive Whiteboards in the Classroom Using Dropbox to Collect Student Work All resources for this webinar are at http://bit.ly/dropboxinclassroom Jotform can make surveys that can be used in Dropbox Easy 21st Century
Project Ideas for the Core Curriculum www.myfakewall.com
- like Facebook create a social networking profile use it to do a
creative writing biography project. Science use www.tiki-toki.com
to add images, video and audio for a science timeline (Study and Survive
Volcanic Eruptions) Social Studies www.picnik.com
- create Marco Polo Online Auction Site photo editing online FREE
resource Math www.screencast-o-matic.com
- free version only 15
minutes of recording Free E-Book Get
Your 12 Projects
Spark Creativity and Innovation:
Help Students Create and Share Original, Multimedia Works Online www.kerpoof.com -
create artwork, online stories and share them in a safe environment Create a teacher account create classes students
can earn and buy coins for positive reinforcement of others Mail message board where students share work, can draw
together, can insert jpg images to a blog or website Lesson plan ideas Poetry in motion or Tall tales Breaking Down the Four Walls of
Your Classroom with Skype Resources found on http://bit.ly/skypeinclassroom Skype can do book studies www.livebinders.com
- virtual 3 ring binder notebook In Skype tools extras Pamela records as wav file Vodburner records as video and then you could post your Skype visit to your webpage
Whiteboard Meeting install this and the person you are Skyping, an
author, can draw their illustrations students could have a pencil and paper
too so they could draw along
Skype an author.webpaint.com free authors to Skype with EduSkypers Phonebook great resource to find people
to Skype with. EPals another great resource to search for videoconference collaboration 32 Tips for Technophobic Teachers Free Professional Development Blogs http://blog.simplek12.com,
www.freetech4teachers.com, and http://web20classroom/blogspot.com http://vocaroo.com - free
voice recording program could use it for leaving audio instructions for a
substitute teacher or for absent students. http://screencast-o-matic.com
- record test reviews for absent students http://qwiki.com - pictures
with text (that is also read) awesome site students can click on Improve
Qwiki link to add suggestions http://pen.io - for online publishing, text, videos, and images students or teachers can publish online INSTANTLY Free E-book: 32 Tips for Technophobic Teachers |
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