For a variety of resources,
check out the website: http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom's+Digital+Taxonomy
Geometric Sketchpad: http://www.dynamicgeometry.com/
SmartPen – Resource http://www.voki.com
– used to record text so that students have some variety in the course
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/
- online tool to create avatars and comics.
Here is another link where
you can find all the support to get you started!
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/support/
http://kidblog.org/home/
- blog site that the teachers set up for their students
http://scratch.mit.edu/
- Create stories, games, and animations to share with others around the
world
http://Prezi.com
- online presentation software (FREE! and wonderful to incorporate other
multimedia files)
http://Wordle.net
- word cloud creator (great for our mother's day cards last week)
http://youtube.com
- an obvious one but a site my students choose to use to share videos for
projects!
http://loseit.com
and http://myfitnesspal.com
- students are tracking their fitness and nutrition for a health project
A great technology in the
classroom blog on http://pinterest.com.
Here is the link: http://www.technologytailgate.com/
.
Read and write Gold - http://learningdisabilities.about.com/od/instructionalmaterials/gr/Read-And-Write-Gold-A-Text-Reading-And-Writing-Program.htm
Resources on Voice Thread
- https://voicethread.com/share/3015957/
VoiceThread which more compellingly
tells how creatively it can be used. http://voicethread.com/share/409/
http://zinnedproject.org/
is a great resource for educators looking to address issues of social justice
in their classrooms
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/dyck/dyck027.shtml
Brenda Dyck is an instructor
at the University of Alberta and writes for Education World. Her
Blog is entitled “Using Technology to Bridge Understanding For Foreign-
and Second-Language Learners” and on its main page, Brenda lists a myriad
of resources to facilitate tech-assisted language learning.
http://www.schooltube.com/
- for students to explore creating videos and using technology to enhance
their learning!
iDisorder: Understanding
Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming Its Hold on Us. Larry
Rosen Ph.D – critically examines the use of Technology
http://illuminations.nctm.org/
and http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx-
For Teaching Math
http://www.explorelearning.com/
- For teaching Science
http://www.shinywhitebox.com/ishowu-v1/
- Screen Capture software for Mac – ($20 US lifetime)
Learning with Videogames
http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/
- Nobel Prize Educational Games - Good for older students and adults
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/
- Learning Games for Kids - Good for students from K-Grade 10
http://www.arcademics.com/
- Arcademics - Good for students from Grade 1-6
http://www.kidscbcwonderworld.ca/
- Wonderworld - Good for preschool children
http://www.wix.com/ - for creating E-portfolio
Vlogging
http://freevlog.org/
Shows us how to use video logs for free through blogger
https://vialogues.com/
Helps us get connected to others. There are some really neat blogs for
educational purposes.
http://teachingmedialiteracy.pbworks.com
This site includes great resources for incorporating vlogs into media literacy
http://htwins.net/scale2/ - It's basically an interactive, flash animation and is a visual demonstration of how enormous our universe is
Website. A non-profit project
for increasing technology accessibility to remote
http://www.shidhulai.org/afftechnology.html
http://www.shidhulai.org/ourwork.html
http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html - for screen capture
Poll Everywhere http://www.polleverywhere.com - allows you to create a poll that students can respond to using their text feature on cell phones or computers
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/05/8-ways-to-build-websites-not-blogs-for.html#.UY-eM7WG0tE – Classroom Website Options
http://www.ausm.org/index.php/autism-apps.html - The Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) website features a helpful app wheel,that helps educators figure out the right app based on the students learning traits many of these apps are not specifically designed for students with an ASD and could be useful to any student experiencing a particular challenge.
Food Addictions - http://oceanrecoverycentre.com/guides/ultimate-guide-to-ending-your-food-addiction/