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Workshop Resources

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Workshop Resources

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Utah Education Network - check out links to student interactives!

Lit2Go - Florida audiobooks as mp3 through iTunes

Technology? Skills Every Student Needs - Doug Johnson document

Teacher Movie (LesleyU/Apple) - produced by Marco Torres

TeachDigital - Wesley Fryer's Web 2.0 Wik

T.H.E. Journal - Educational RoadMap to the Web 2007

Second Life/Education

*Teacher Alert - since original posting, they've changed the site!!! I liked the first one better! Sorry!

How the Cursor Moves: All things will one day be explained. The Japanese have revealed a mystery for us.

How does the small arrow on your computer monitor work when your move

the mouse? Haven't you ever wondered how it works? Now, through the miracle of high technology, we can see how it's done.

With the aid of a screen magnifying lens, the mechanism becomes apparent. Click on the link below. When the image appears,

slowly move your mouse so the cursor goes over the light gray circle, and the secret will be revealed.

http://www.1-click.jp/

Navigating the Internet Maze - K-12 Online Re (Power Point presentation from the morning) Follow along by accessing these links from Presentation Links page online (Bookmark favorite links in your own bookmarking site!)

sources:

Grade Level Skills Help Pages from i4C (compiled Susan Brooks & Bill Byles)

Lean & Mean - Keep Your PC Running Smoothly With These Tips

Web Page Resources

Googlepages Flash Tutorial (Sandoval)

http://www.josesandoval.com/misc/googlePages.html

Web Design Resources - Dr. Alice Christie

http://www.alicechristie.org/design/index.html

RGB/Hexadecimal Codes

here

RGB/hexadecimal color codes

Web Page Tips & Resources

What Every Teacher Should Know - Links from Education World (including Excel-lent Links)

Teachers - Check Out These Links from Education World:

Technology Integration Made Easy - Education World links to various content area sites/activities Science Math Primary Source:

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech146.shtml

K-2 Online Games & Activities

http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech163.shtml

K-2 NOT games

http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech/tech195.shtml

The Best K-12 Freeware

http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech/tech208.shtml

What Five-Year Olds Can Do With Computers - Susan Brooks

http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech/tech209.shtml

The Best Search Engines

http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech/tech222.shtml

Tech Solutions for Special kids - see notes at end

http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech/tech224.shtml

What Every Teacher Should Know About Technology

http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech/tech227.shtml

The Best Web Tools

http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech/tech230.shtml

Free Online Web Tools -Web Collaborator

http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech/tech231.shtml

Excel - Creating Self-Correcting Worksheets - Techtorial - Math early el - can be used for all - print out plus techtorial

http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial104.shtml

EXCEL-Lent Activities Across the Grades - many content areas

http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorial010.pdf

List of Techtorials - Apple - including Word & Emerging Technologies too

http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/techtorial/techtorialintro.shtml

Creating Your Own Web Site - Yahoo (Bernie Poole)

http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/columnists/poole/poole002.shtml

Education World Tech Archives - complete list from which above links were taken:

http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/archives/

Spreadsheet, Database, More Excel Links (How-To's/Gaming)

Internet4Classrooms Online Technology Practice Modules - Excel

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_excel.htm

Excel Games (includes Bejeweled, Battleship and more - VBA programs in Excel)

http://www.excelgames.org/bejeweled.asp

Create a Crossword Puzzle in Microsoft Excel

http://www.microsoft.com/education/Crossword.mspx

TRY LATER - DEAD LINKS:

http://www.edtechoutreach.umd.edu/HowTo/excel.html#gaming

Kathy Adkins - To Excel in the Classroom is Elementary

http://www.forsythcountyschools.org/kadkins/spreadsheet.htm

101 Fun & Relevant Ways to Use Spreadsheets in the Classroom - Dr. Alice Christie

http://www.west.asu.edu/achristie/CTC/spreadsheets.html

Google Earth & Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

GIS.com - The Guide to Geographic Information Systems

http://www.gis.com/index.html

Google Earth Lessons - 50 state capitals screencast tutorial

Teaching with GIS Resources - ESRI

http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/education/teaching.html

GIS Demo Video

http://gis2.esri.com/esriclips/flash.cfm?path=71

Adding Digital Assets to Google Earth Placemarks

http://www.teachingwithict.co.uk/resources/placemark_code_examples.htm

Geography All the Way - Google Earth Training Materials

http://www.geographyalltheway.com/training/google_earth.htm

Google Earth Community - Basic Training - Placemarks & Overlays

http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/16256/an/0/page/0

Google Earth & Discovery Unitedstreaming - lesson plans & GE files

http://www.google.com/educators/p_earth_discovery.html

Distance Learning Opportunities in GIS

http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/education/distance_edu/

GIS Dictionary

http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=knowledgebase.gisDictionary.gateway

GIS Education Links - more resources

http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/education/links.html

USGS Education Resources (primary and secondary lesson plans)

http://education.usgs.gov/

GIS Day 2007 resources

http://www.gisday.com/support/materials.html

ArcVoyager Special Edition - free download + resources

http://www.esri.com/industries/k-12/education/voyager.html

ArcVoyager QuickStart Tutorial - from EMU VISIT Program

http://www.emich.edu/visit/modules/Q_START.PDF

Google's Street Views Have Privacy Advocates Crying . . .

http://www.physorg.com/news100431301.html

Top 15 Google Street View Sightings

http://mashable.com/2007/05/31/top-15-google-street-view-sightings/

Geography Network - see "Free Resources"

http://www.geographynetwork.com/

EARTH SCIENCE:

Free Resources: Earth Science, Weather, Climate & Energy (TechLearning)

Visual Literacy Resources - Ideas for Using Digital Cameras in the Classroom (PDF documents)

Ideas for Using Digital Cameras in Writing/Language Arts Activities

Social Studies Activities for Developing Visual Literacy

Math Activities for Developing Visual Literacy

Science Activities for Developing Visual Literacy

Tips & Tutorials

Teacher Help Sites

Just For Fun - Projects & Printables

Digital Storytelling Resources

Digital Storytelling in the Scott County Schools

Photo Story 3 Resources (from Midge Frazel)

Microsoft Photo Story 3 - Handout (step-by-step/pdf) from Karl Fisch

Screencast Tutorial by Karl Fisch - Photo Story 3

The Art of Digital Storytelling - an eBook from Digital Media Classroom/Adobe

Adobe Digital Kids Club

Miscellaneous Links

Moodle resource - remote-learner.net

Free Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

Vote Me Off the Island!

Web Quests Based on Literature

Online Video Editors - TechCrunch Blog Comparison

Wikis To Watch (copy links from REBOOT page)

Bud Hunt's Wiki Created by Colorado teacher Bud Hunt and many educator-collaborator

Downers Grove Summit Wiki Supports a two-day staff development project on Web 2.0 methodologies; includes participants' blogs, session podcasts, and handouts

Educational Blogging Wiki Supports the educational uses of blogs and contains links to student and teacher blogs.

High School Online Collaborative Writing Features the collaborative writing of various high school students.

Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki Smart practices for libraries and the issues that impact them.

Westwood Schools Wiki An online space for Westwood Schools' students that includes a variety of student projects, including an insightful analysis of Web 2.0 schools.

PodcasterCon Wiki Supports collaborative preconference planning for PodcasterCon 2006 and hosts content about each session that participants can add to.

SwarmSketch Just for fun: This site allows you to contribute a single line to a drawing and then vote for the inclusion of other lines in the drawing.

David Warlick's Wiki A wiki designed to support the presentations of education guru David Warlick, who speaks at Technilogy & learning's Tech Forum events.

Wikibooks Collection of tectbooks that can be edited by anyone

WikiVille A wiki where students can build stories about where they live.

Flat Classroom Project

WikiHow

Julie Lindsay's eLeaning Blogs - re: Flat Classroom Project

Documents - Progression of Teacher Use of Technology

ACOT Use of Computers Chart

Noon Four-Tier Model of Technology Proficiency for Teachers

Important Links - For websites used in our sessions and more teacher resources, follow these links:

Navigating the Internet Maze - K-12 Online Resources: (Power Point presentation from the morning) Follow along by accessing these links from Presentation Links page online (Bookmark favorite links in your own bookmarking site!)

LISD Educational Technology Page

METS - Michigan Educational Technology Standards & Expectations for K-12