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 * Heather Lewis**

lewie73@gmail.com Waverly Middle School 8th Grade

FREE Music for Presentations @http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/free-music-resources.html

VICKI DAVIS


 * Cooperative Learning** - Wikis go hand in hand. More than 4 students in a group and the learning curve goes down 8% - Marzano.

Dual Encoding - deliver your message for more than one sense.
 * Elluminate** - A program to purchase such as Moodle or Blackboard. @http://www.elluminate.com/


 * Educational Networking** - She does not promote Social Networking. However, students need to Learn how to act as professionals on the internet.


 * Think.com** from Oracle for small kids. I guess this is a site where schools can sign up and create projects. Not so sure I'm down with this... @http://www.thinkquest.org/en/

http://Westwood.wikispaces.com/2008_2009_A_notes - This site is an example of how she organizes her classes using a WIKI space online.

Each of her students must create an iGoogle page. Davis has her students sign up for a Gmail as part of the students' homework. She feels it is the parents job to create with/monitor the students in this process, eliminating the need for permission forms.

Toodle Do and Remember the Milk are two programs that students and Ms. Davis use to organize their lives. She also creates a Class Calendar with GMAIL and embeds this into her WIKI's.

www.kidblog.org This site allows teachers to set up Blogs for their students in a safe environment, without needing student email addresses.

@http://digiteendreamteam.blogspot.com AGAIN, more info on Virtual Open Space...
 * Opensim** - @http://www.reactiongrid.com This site explores the world of Virtual Worlds in a safe environment.

@http://classtools.net Classtools.net allows you to create free educational games, activities and diagrams in a Flash ! Host them on your own blog, website or intranet! No signup, no passwords, no charge! Davis has her students create video games for the vocab words. Each student is given a set of words. Then they take turns playing each other's vocab games to learn the words.

Diigo. This looks worth my time. This is a Bookmarking site, but also a research tool. Looks fabulous. She swears by it!


 * Question of the Week** - Ms. Davis will give her students a question of the week and then require them to respond in blog, video or Podcast throughout the week.

Animoto - A website that turns people's images into Awesome Videos!

Slideshare - Upload and share your PowerPoint presentations, Word documents and Adobe PDF Portfolios on SlideShare. Share publicly or privately. Add audio to make a Webinar.

Mathtrain.tv - A site with a collection of math videos made by both teachers and students.

Mindmeister - Another cool site I have to check out. There's lots of Maps you can create... Also, real-time Brainstorming with others to create these flow chart type maps. Gliffy allows you to create online diagrams, flowcharts and technical drawings as well.

= = =**LANSCHOOL**= I attended this session in hopes I'd learn about the program we already have in our computer labs. I found that we have version 7.1 and the current version is 7.4.1. Various features were discussed, but more as a selling point. You can:
 * Double click on headings to reorder.
 * Turn all the computers on or all off or reset.
 * Project thumbnails to show on a whiteboard so all students can see if others students are on task...like a second check.
 * In Thumbnail view you can rearrange the screens into lab setting and LOCK IT.
 * Test features, T/F and Multiple Choice which can be exported as CSV file.
 * Send and retrieve documents from the student machines.
 * LIMIT - Web, USB, Print, and Apps! **__OF which ironically, a tech told my sub that she wasn't allowed to block students from certain websites the same time I was in this session?! Here I'm trying to use the technology THEY installed and tried to help my sub control the class and the tech dept tells her not to. SMOOOOTH.__**
 * Snapshot to document student's browsing and saves in file.
 * Teacher setting -I was told I could Ask about Active Directory to recognize the student names instead of the student's user number.

=**HORDES OF GREAT IDEAS**=

//Rushton Hurley has taught at the high school and college level, been a school principal, worked with charter and traditional schools, and organized and run an online school. His graduate school background at Stanford includes exploring technology-enhanced learning through multi-media and speech recognition. Starting with his professional experiences and training, and adding having built connections to interested educators around the world, he is in a strong position to advance this project. Even better, the idea of helping students become more engaged in and confident with their learning is one that drives his passion and resources to make this project succeed. Give him a few minutes, and he'll convince you, too.//

@http://sites.google.com/site/rushtonsmacul2010sessions/home/hordes-of-free-tools-from-a-google-certified-teacher
//__**Idea**__// - Instead of assigning a PowerPoint on India, Assign the student to search for three PowerPoints on India by using the Advanced Search on Google. Then have the student analyze what is good, and bad and what they would do to improve the presentation.
 * //__Idea__//** - You can do create a formula in Googlespreadsheets to search for other items. I gotta figure this one out. Ask me about this one, it's awesome.
 * //__Idea__//** - Notice when you search for something in Google Search there is SHOW OPTIONS at the top of the search results list. Click this + sign and there is a left sidebar that appears with many other options: Wonder Wheel and Timeline are awesome!!!!

__//**Tag Galaxy**//__ - This site will search through the millions of pictures on flickr for a picture you need. BUT, it's super cool. Try it!


 * //__Cooliris.com__//** - This site is sooo cool. It's a download add-on to your Firefox. It enhances your visual searches, like on Google Images, and gives a different way of searching. Rushton will have students pick out pictures/or he does/ that correspond to vocab.


 * //__[[image:cool-iris-google-thumb.png width="317" height="240"]]

Fresh Brain__//** - This site is for your more advanced Techy students. It has TONS of ideas with video tutorials for students to challenge themselves technologically and push them to achieve more.


 * //__Google Sketchup!__//** - This is free download program that is super fantastic awesome. It allows students to create 3D models and create in a multi-Dimensional program.[[image:Google-SketchUp-6-0-1099_1.jpg width="246" height="219" align="right"]]


 * //__Jamendo.com__//** - This site offers ROYALTY FREE music for students to use in presentations.


 * //__Classroom2.0__//** - This is a NING for educators to join that focuses on Web 2.0 issues.


 * //__Zamzar__//** - This is a free website that will convert files . Images, video, etc. without having to download a program. It will email it to your mailbox. The only drawback is time...it could take a bit before you receive the file. I've always just Googled FLV converters or such, but will try this sometime.

Most Poignant Quote of the Hour: =**__ YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO TEACH THE CURRICULUM.................. THE WAY YOU'RE CURRENTLY TEACHING IT. __**=

=**Language ARTS**= Two teachers from Plymouth share their ideas from their English classes. **__jeffrey.blakeslee@pccsmail.net__** and **__dayna.lang@pccsmail.net__** UDL Is a lesson plan format. The presenters mentioned how they use this to help ALL students. @http://ada.osu.edu/resources/fastfacts/Universal_Design.htm

The teachers mentioned Carrie Wozniak and I checked out her site. She offers a PowerPoint on UDL and lots of other resources. They mentioned E3T - Engage, Expand and Encompass through Technology. An initiative for Macomb ISD to reach ALL students and incorporate UDL and technology.

To encourage students to read each others Blogs, she assigns small groups and requires them to comment on each others work so many times a month.

Wayne County RESA 23 things - @http://resa-23things.blogspot.com/ Pretty neat program. Over a period of 10 weeks, you will complete 23 Things to become familiar with a variety of Web 2.0 tools. Everything you need is available here so that you can work on your own time, at your own pace.


 * //__Idea__//** - He has students build a fort in the class for 15 minutes. This spurs ideas for their childhood, helping the gain ideas for narrative writing.
 * __//Idea//__** - He uses Craft paper and allows students to "Write on the walls" in ONLY pictures to discuss symbolism.
 * //__Idea -__//** When they read Alas Babylon students have trouble keeping track of the 70 some characters . He creates small character descriptions and then has the students Cast the characters based on the given description. Students search for pictures of stars they think are right for the character. They print this assignment out and keep it as they read the book to help with comprehension.
 * //__Idea__//** - You can create your own Motivational Posters @http://bighugelabs.com/motivator.php
 * //__Idea__//** - To teach Argumentation/debate, use the I'm a Mac and PC format. Music is available online. I found this one:media type="file" key="getamac.mp3 (audio mpeg Object).mp3" width="240" height="20"
 * //__Idea__//** - Persuasion - To teach persuasion, he creates a PowerPoint with both real and fake pictures. He Googles "pictures that look like their photoshopped". @http://worth1000.com - is a contest for photoshopped pictures. [[image:3342535_d84d_625x1000.jpg width="180" height="202" align="right"]]Students then find their own pictures, they write their own story and convince others the pix is real. He has them get signatures to prove they were able to "dupe" other students. When writing Persuasive speeches, they look at the techniques and then have them apply the rules when they create their own commercials.
 * //__Idea__//** - Google " Powerpoint games ". Lots to use with or without Smartboard.


 * LESLIE FISHER**

http://lesliefisher.com

GREAT GADGETS
@http://www.tripit.com free for travel peeps. Helps align all of your travel plans.

Every school and teacher should have a Twitter Account. She suggests schools put a Twitter box on their webiste. Then when the school wants to update the website about events, they just Twitter it instead of updating the WHOLE site. Brilliant.

@http://www.audioboo.fm We are a mobile & web platform that effortlessly allows you to record and upload audio for your friends, family or the rest of the world to hear. @http://evernote.com Use Evernote to save your ideas, things you see, and things you like. Then find them all on any computer or device you use. For free. @http://etherpad.com EtherPad is the only web-based word processor that allows people to work together in [|really real-time]. When multiple people edit the same document simultaneously, any changes are instantly reflected on everyone's screen. The result is a new and productive way to collaborate on text documents, useful for meeting notes, drafting sessions, education, team programming, and more. @http://www.zamzar.com - send file or url you want to convert from one format to another. Could be up to 20 minutes if there's long time... converted file will sent to your email.

@http://Ustream.tv Ustream.TV is the live interactive video broadcast platform that enables anyone with a camera and an Internet connection to quickly and easily broadcast to a global audience of unlimited size. In less than two minutes, anyone can become a broadcaster by creating their own channel on Ustream or by broadcasting through their own site, empowering them to engage with their audience and further build their brand. Click here to start a **[|broadcast now]** or learn more about broadcasting....use this for distant learning. Bring in guest speaker.

Consolidate all IM accounts into one. Trillian for Windows and Adium for Mac http://www.adiumx.com http://www.ceruleanstudios.com http://www.digsby.com/ includes more. http://www.mozy.com 2GB for free http://www.orbicule.com/undercover - For if your mac is stolen.

sony cybershot WX1/B - Great for low lit panarama. 720p. Gotta buy the best card. Scandisk Extreme..NOT ultra LExar is good too. Cheaper card, slower picture is.

Sony Bloggie fast easy video. Creative video www. creative.com 99$ http://theflip.com 129$ slingbox. external box that hooks up to your home theater and uses internet to broadcast signal to cpu or phone. http://zinc.tv appshopper.com loopt next iphone thingy. track friends on their phone. Foursquare Gowalla

power: www.inflightpower.com www.solio.com www.kensington.com www.mophie.com/product/juice-pack www.cradlepoint.com and share their 3G card www.livescribe.com www.keyspan.com


 * Krista Harmsworth**

@http://coolschoolwebsites.com/macul-2010/ This is the link to her list of tools.