Bulloch County Summer Technology Showcase – June 2012
Web 2.0 Boot Camp: Cool Tools to Use in Your Classroom
This session will explain Web 2.0 terminology and participants will learn how Web 2.0 tools can be used to enhance instruction. Several Web 2.0 resources will be presented followed by ways in which they may be used in different content areas. There will be something for everyone, from how to create animated movies to customizing your own movie poster. All resources are available online for free and can be easily added to your lesson plans in the fall.
Penzu – Penzu is an online diary and personal journal that makes writing online as easy and intuitive as writing on paper.
Incredibox – This application allows everyone to express their musicality through a fun and easy to use interface…and to share original compositions with friends(Example).
Story Starters – Scholastic Story Starters serves up hundreds of creative combinations that take the writer’s block out of creative writing for students. With a few mouse clicks, students can “spin the wheel” to get their writing assignments, which include direction on character, plot, and setting. They can further customize their writing by choosing a format such as newspaper or postcard and can even draw their own illustration.
Photosynth – This is a free download from Microsoft which creates a 360 degree panoramic view from pictures you upload(Example).
InstaGrok – Teachers can create classes with individual student accounts to create research journals from appropriate web content
- finds age-appropriate educational content on any topic presented with interactive multimedia interfaces
- generates quiz questions based on student’s research activity and skill level
- supports creation of research journals and concept maps for learning assessment
Big Huge Labs – Big Huge Labs has tons of cool tools to use with your digital images. Another similar tool is Image Chef.
- Create your own motivational poster
- Use the badge maker to create a badge for a historical figure
- Make a billboard using a slogan you create
- Create a magazine cover “selling” a natural resource
- Customize your own movie poster
Isle of Tune – Create your own unique musical journeys from street layouts. Roadside elements are your instruments and cars are the players(Example).
PicLits – PicLits.com is a creative writing site that matches beautiful images with carefully selected keywords in order to inspire you. The object is to put the right words in the right place and in the right order to capture the essence, story, and meaning of the picture. Example 1 Example 2 Example 3
Kerpoof – Use Kerpoof to make artwork, create an animated movie, or tell a story. Kerpoof for Educators
- Draw a mnemonic device. Example
- Create an advertisement for a product
Tutorial videos for making movies and pictures
JellyCam – Make stop-motion films with a web-cam or a bunch of photos. Demo video
Other Resources:
Teachweb2 – Great wiki of suggested Web 2.0 tools. The site identifies strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of each. In addition, authors have brainstormed effective and appropriate educational applications.
Web2.0Guru – Tons of Web 2.0 tools organized by category.
101 Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers – Researched 2,000 Web 2.0 tools to come up with his top 101. Evaluated sites based on functionality, ease of use, applications in education, and compatibility with popular ed tech materials.
Web Tools for Teachers LiveBinder – Web 2.0 tools divided by category to help teachers find just the right tool to use with their students.
Georgia Southern University Digital Wave Presentation – Web 2.0 Technologies for the Classroom – April 2012
Currently available for Middle Grades Methods I and II students, The Digital Wave project has been developed to help pre-service teachers learn methods for integrating technology in the classroom. My workshop, Web 2.0 Technologies in the Classroom will be held on April 17th from 5:30 until 8:00 at the College of Education building.
Story Starters – Scholastic Story Starters serves up hundreds of creative combinations that take the writer’s block out of creative writing for students. With a few mouse clicks, students can “spin the wheel” to get their writing assignments, which include direction on character, plot, and setting. They can further customize their writing by choosing a format such as newspaper or postcard and can even draw their own illustration.
- Use this tool for writing so students have a choice of topic. Giving students choice allows them to take ownership and get creativity flowing.
- Teach a lesson on character development, plot, and setting. Allow students to apply information learned through Story Starters by identifying those parts are they write.
- With different formats available, lessons can incorporate letter writing, parts of the newspaper, and other forms for writing.
Cacoo – Cacoo allows the user to create diagrams, mind maps, network charts, and diagrams tool while providing the opportunity for real-time collaboration. Cacoo Academic
- Create a diagram of a food chain in life science
- Draw the floor plan of the media center to be able to locate resources
- Recreate the steps in the scientific method
- Diagram the events leading up to the Civil War
Advanced lesson plans using Piclits
Fotoflexer – Fotoflexer is the world’s most advanced online image editor. Tool allows basic editing features as well as offering some advanced options other free programs do not. Accounts are not required to use the tool but are useful when working on a project over several days.
- Create an animal in science by morphing together digital images. Research possibility or impossibility of morphed animal occurring in nature.
- Discuss propaganda in the media due to edited images and show examples. Require students to edit images to create their own propaganda. Too Dark Copy Region Distort
Fakebook – Fakebook allows students to create a “faux” Facebook page online. It doesn’t require a login to utilize the standard features. Students can upload a profile pic, edit basic profile info, add posts and friends, and even include YouTube videos. The Fakebook can be saved by entering a password for a randomly generated URL. Students would need to write down the URL to edit the document at a later date. Fakebook can be exported as a PDF or embedded in a website or blog. Another option for creating faux Facebook pages is a PowerPoint template students may download and edit.
- Create Fakebook on the subject of a biography the students read
- Research famous scientists to create Fakebook page about them
- Create Fakebook page on the main character of a novel
- Opportunity to teach student about social networking and digital footprint
Newspaper Generator - This tool allows the student to enter the following data: Name of the Newspaper, Date, Headline, and a snippet of their story.
- Use to teach different purposes of writing
- Tool for teaching Op-ed articles
- Since students may only write a snippet and not an entire article, students could swap with a neighbor to finish the piece.
Timetoast -Timetoast allows users to create timelines with attached pictures and added links. Registration requires checking email for verification before using site. Example
- Research historical figure and map the important points in their life
- Georgia History students could create timelines on key parts of our state’s history
- Complete an autobiographical sketch
Big Huge Labs – Big Huge Labs has tons of cool tools to use with your digital images.
- Create your own motivational poster
- Use the badge maker to create a badge for a historical figure
- Make a billboard using a slogan you create
- Create a magazine cover “selling” a natural resource
- Customize your own movie poster
Kerpoof – Use Kerpoof to make artwork, create an animated movie, or tell a story. Kerpoof for Educators
- Create an animated movie demonstrating angles in math. Example
- Draw a mnemonic device. Example
- Create an advertisement for a product
Tutorial videos for making movies and pictures
PhotoStory 3 – Free download from Microsoft
- Create book trailers – Example 1, Example 2, Example 3
- Make a step-by-step movie “teaching” a math concept to classmates
- Science teachers have students create commercials “selling” an element from the periodic table
Tessellations – Tessellations are patterns which are repeated over and over without overlapping or leaving gaps. There are so many naturally occurring tessellations that we overlook them. Math students can hunt for geometric shaped patterns. Art students can hunt for M. C. Escher inspired patterns. What do you see?
- Challenge students to go on a school scavenger hunt with a digital camera to capture them.
- Another option is searching online for images to share. Crop the picture and then have the class try to guess what the object is.
Nation States – NationStates is a free nation simulation game. The class creates their own country and cares for the people. The group chooses a name for your nation, a motto, a national animal, and a currency. A short questionnaire about your politics is required, which will determine the type of government for your nation. Once or twice a day, you’ll face an issue, and need to decide what to do about it. How you respond will determine almost everything about how your nation evolves. NationStates for Educators
Other Resources:
Teachweb2 – Great wiki of suggested Web 2.0 tools. The site identifies strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of each. In addition, authors have brainstormed effective and appropriate educational applications.
Web2.0Guru – Tons of Web 2.0 tools organized by category.
101 Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers – Researched 2,000 Web 2.0 tools to come up with his top 101. Evaluated sites based on functionality, ease of use, applications in education, and compatibility with popular ed tech materials.
Bulloch County Regional Student Technology Fair – January 2012
9:45-10:45 - Real or Photoshop? – Test your skills in identifying edited images and learn how the experts do it using a free online photo editing tool.
11:00-11:30 – Top Ten Reasons to Buy an iPad
11:45-12:45 - How Do I Protect Myself Online? – Parents and students can attend this session to learn useful tips to stay safe when they are online.
AECT (Association for Educational Communications and Technology) International Conference – November 2011
Collaboration – How to Make it Happen
Media Survey-Word document
SeRTS (Southeast Regional Technology Showcase) – June 2011 – co-presenting with Shannon Robertson
Web 2.0? What Happened to Web 1.0?(Parts 1 & 2)
This session will explain Web 2.0 terminology and participants will learn how Web 2.0 tools can be used to enhance instruction. Several Web 2.0 resources will be presented followed by the opportunity for participants to explore Web 2.0 tools in their content area. There will be something for everyone, from how to edit digital pictures online to social bookmarking. All resources are available online for free and can be easily added to your lesson plans in the fall.
Web 1.0 refers to the world wide web as a static web with webmasters creating online content for dissemination to users. Web 2.0 is a category of new Internet tools and technologies created around the idea that the people who consume media, access the Internet, and use the Web shouldn’t passively absorb what’s available. Users should be active contributors in helping to customize media and technology for their own purposes, as well as those of their communities.
Demo Sites:
Edmdodo-private micro-blogging platform built for use by teachers and students for use in the classroom.
Tagxedo-turns words into a visually stunning word cloud(word list)
101 Ways to Use Tagxedo
Fotoflexer-online digital photo editing
Glogster-create interactive posters online which can include animations, videos, audio, graphics, text, and more.
Web 2.0 Resources:
Cool Tools for Schools
WJMS Web 2.0 list
Go 2 Web 2.0
Web 2.0 Guru
Discovery Education Web 2.0 Tools
Bulloch County Parent Technology Night – January 2011
Online Safety: Parent Workshop
Concerned about your child’s safety online? Be sure to attend this session to learn ways to help keep your child safe when they are on the web. Special topics include blogging, online chatting, cyberbullying, and social network sites.
Online Safety
National Middle School Association Conference – November 2010
Bulloch County QUEST Teachers – October 2010
Bulloch County Technology Showcase – January 2010
Book Trailers: Not Your Typical Book Report
Are you tired of your students turning in the same old projects for book reports year after year? Are you looking for something new that incorporates technology? Come to this session to see how your students can create book trailers. A book trailer is a video advertisement for a book which employs techniques similar to those of movie trailers. Teachers will learn how to use Microsoft’s Photo Story 3 with students to produce book trailers.
There are several free programs available online you can use to produce book trailers. Animoto, and Photo Story use digital still images only. Windows Movie Maker, One True Media, and Masher allow you to use video clips as well as digital still images. The students of WJMS used Photo Story to create their book trailers.
Downloading Photo Story~
To install Photo Story, you must first upgrade your Windows Media Player.
Book Trailer Resources:
My Wiki of WJMS book trailers
Book Screening
Digital Booktalk
Squidoo Book Trailers
Cos Productions
Darcy Pattison Book Trailer Resources
Book Trailers 4 All
You Tube
Project Timeline:
30 minute session the week before project – talk about project, begin thinking about book choice, show sample trailers
Day One – work on Storyboard
Day Two - (show students how to use Photo Story if they are new to the program) begin looking for pictures on Google, show how to custom search for large images, how to save images, and begin creating credits page
Day Three - import pictures into Photo Story, edit pictures, arrange storyboard, add title text to slides and edit the title text
Day Four - show how to add blank colored slides to the storyboard, record narration, add transitions, and add motion to slides
Day Five - add credits page and custom music
Day Six - peer evaluation and rendering final movie
Additional Resources:
Book Trailer Grading Rubric
Book Trailer Peer Editing Checklist
Wiki Parent Permission Form
Photo Story Directions
Storyboard Template
Examples Shown:
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson
39 Clues: Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan
Evermore by Alyson Noel
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Bad Girls Don’t Die by Katie Alender
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Peak by Roland Smith
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Bulloch County Technology Showcase – July 2010
The Camera DOES Lie: Editing Digital Photos with Fotoflexer
Can’t see the video below? Try this link.
Magazine Cover
Celebrities Before and after Photoshop
Digital Portfolios
FotoFlexer-Free online image editor with no registration required
Demos
Auto Fix
Red Eye
Crop
Copy Region
Effects
Decorate
Decorate2
Beautify
Beautify2
Distort
Distort2
Other Online Editing Resources
GIMP-Free professional digital photo editing software
Tutorials-GIMP
Aviary
BeFunky
PhotoFunia
Bulloch County Technology Showcase – January 2010
What’s the Big Deal About Blogs?
This session defines blogging and identifies the main components of a blog. Educational uses for blogging will be explained and participants will have the opportunity to explore a multitude of educational blogs on the web. Blogging resources and free blog sites will also be shared.
Blogs in Plain English
Sample Educational Blogs
Mrs. Lamb’s Earth Science Blog
Resources:
Weebly-Students can create free websites and a blog
Using Blogs to Enhance MS & HS Education
20 Reasons Why Students Should Blog
Free Blog Sites:
Weebly-Students can create free websites and a blog
Using Blogs to Enhance MS & HS Education
20 Reasons Why Students Should Blog
Free Blog Sites
Book Trailer Resources:
My Wiki of WJMS book trailers
Book Screening
Digital Booktalk
Squidoo Book Trailers
Cos Productions
Book Trailers
Darcy Pattison Book Trailer Resources
Book Trailers 4 All
You Tube
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Enjoyed your session at NMSC. Thanks for the information.
I am so glad you were able to attend I hope I was able to provide you with some useful information. If you decide to do this project with kids, please let me know if I can help.
My 6th grade homeroom was shown the book trailers on your blog. I am planning on making this an after Christmas/winter holiday project. They are to make of list of possible books to “trail” that they’ve read so far this year and want to share. They’re looking forward to the project.
That is awesome! I am so glad you were able to use them. Please let me know if you have any questions or need help with the project.
How do you upload a photo onto PicLits.com?
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