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April EdTech Update
Greetings, staff.
I'm running late with the April edition, but hope that you find something helpful.
--Tim Haag, Curriculum and Technology Support Teacher
Note: At the bottom is a link to last month's update.
1. For copyright-free graphics...
http://del.icio.us/kphillips/graphics
2. For animated maps...
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Animated_maps
3. For instant poetry forms...
http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm
4. Online Tools for Classroom Use
http://kathyschrock.net/cooking/
5. A great site tying technology to Robert Marzano's teachings: (Thank you, Tracy Day.)
http://gets.gc.k12.va.us/VSTE/2008/index.htm
6. A link to a video called 'Did You Know...'. It's been updated a number of times, but this original version is still my favorite. The video's message: The world continues to change at a dizzying rate. I found this copy on...
7. teachertube.com, a filter-friendly site with an ever-growing selection of helpful 'homemade' instructional videos.
8. To enhance your SMART Board lessons, click here for the updated version of SMART's Lesson Activity Toolkit. Just click the 'Download Lesson Activity Toolkit' link and follow the instructions. (You will need Notebook version 9.7 or later to use this great, FREE resource.)
9. Still with the SMART Board...
"SMART Technologies is teaming up with TeacherTube to offer the
Extraordinary Moments Video Contest. We're looking for 30-second
commercials that best answer this question: How do SMART products help
you create extraordinary moments in your classroom?
Creativity counts. So does technological wizardry. But most of all we'd
like to see how you and your students use technology to create a fun,
interactive learning environment.
The video contest starts April 21, 2008, and runs until May 31, 2008."
To learn more: http://t.pm0.net/s/c?3t.6dpp.6.3uzn.66xe
10. CPS Teachers. Click here for a link to 'Best Practices for Using Response Systems'. It's part of a whole wiki (Definition: A Web site that can be quickly edited by its visitors with simple formatting rules.) dedicated to effective use of handheld response systems.
11. And finally! Courtesy of the Umatilla-Morrow ESD...100 Ideas (uses of) the Data Projector and Document Camera.