Expectation: Each teacher will use 8 'new' tech tools each semester. After using a tech tool 3X the teacher will complete the Tech Tool Reflection Document found to the right.
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Giving Effective Feedback
Microsoft Word - making comments on student work
How do I give feedback on student work when they are turning in documents digitally in Word or sharing in Google Docs? One way is to use the comments feature.
To view a short video on how to make comments in Word 2011 for Mac go HERE
To view a PDF document on how to make comments in Word 2008 for Mac go HERE
To view a short video on how to make comments in Word 2007 for PC go HERE
To view a website with direction on how to make comments in a Google Docs go HERE
Scanning a Document
To scan a document such as a worksheet to send to a student or make any document that was not originally in digital format you can use one of the big copiers in the offices. The steps below will walk you through sending the document to yourself in an email.
4. On the left side of the window select "Select File Type/Name". In the next window select PDF under "Single Page" if you have only one page to scan, PDF under "Multi-page" if you have more than one page to scan. Click on OK in green to save.
5. Put your paper(s) in the top loading tray and press the Green start button on the keypad to the right.
6. Check your email, there will be an email sent from you that will have your document in it as an attachment.
My Brain Shark
BrainShark is an online website that allows you to share presentations that you narrate on myBrainshark or upload a students work that they can handed in and give feedback to them by leaving an audionote within the document. This could save a teacher time so that they don't have to type out every comment or doesn't want to "spoon-feed" every bit of information for a student to change. It's could be more of a "dialogue" or digital conference with the student that they listen to later in their free time. Another idea would be use myBrainshark when you are going to be out of the classroom and you want the students to still hear your information and thoughts on a topic when a sub is in for you.
Here's how myBrainshark works; upload a slide presentation, document or PDF that you or your student has created then use your computer's microphone to record your voice over each slide. If you don't have a microphone myBrainshark provides a phone number that you can call to create a voice recording.
To view a "Quick Tour" view of how to get started with myBrainshark go HERE.
Dropbox
The Dropbox Tour
Dropbox Tutorial Video
Voicethread
BrainShark is an online website that allows you to share presentations that you narrate on myBrainshark or upload a students work that they can handed in and give feedback to them by leaving an audionote within the document. This could save a teacher time so that they don't have to type out every comment or doesn't want to "spoon-feed" every bit of information for a student to change. It's could be more of a "dialogue" or digital conference with the student that they listen to later in their free time. Another idea would be use myBrainshark when you are going to be out of the classroom and you want the students to still hear your information and thoughts on a topic when a sub is in for you.
Here's how myBrainshark works; upload a slide presentation, document or PDF that you or your student has created then use your computer's microphone to record your voice over each slide. If you don't have a microphone myBrainshark provides a phone number that you can call to create a voice recording.
To view a "Quick Tour" view of how to get started with myBrainshark go HERE.
Dropbox
The Dropbox Tour
Dropbox Tutorial Video
Voicethread
Performance Tasks
DIIGO (Digest of Internet Information, Groups and Other Stuff)
Diigo is a great option for bookmarking websites and sharing them with a group, also known as social bookmarking. Diigo is meant to make researching, sharing and collaborating through saved websites and easy process. You can use any of the many Diigo browser add-ons or mobile apps to bookmark websites making it convenient to add a bookmark to a group without having to go to the Diigo website to login. The Diigo bookmarking tools allow you to clip portions of a webpage, highlight portions of the page, and add notes to it while you bookmark. Adding those notes is helpful in letting your collaborators know why you saved a link. Diigo allows you to create public and private groups in which you share bookmarks. Creating a Diigo group is a good way for students to collaborate on a research task.
Click HERE to sign up for a Diigo account (make sure you use your school email when you set up, not a Gmail account so you are easy to find by other staff) On this page click on the green "Free" circle to sign up for an account.
Click HERE to learn how to research, share and collaborate in Diigo.
You will be asked to join the ESC PD Diigo group where everyone can access, annotate and take notes on shared links and resources. Once you have your Diigo account set up, go to My Groups at the top of the page. Next to My Groups in bold at the left you will see an invitation to join the ESC PD group. Click on it and then click "accept".
Click HERE to see how Diigo can be used in the classroom.
Diigolet - a Diigo toolbar that allows you to connect with your online Diigo account directly from your toolbar. Click HERE to learn how to install and use the Diigolet toolbar. If you need to add Diigolet to a different type of browser click on "Diigolet for other browsers" at the bottom of the page. Adding the Diigolet button to your toolbar is as easy as dragging it to your toolbar from this link.
Livebinder - A digital 3-ring binder for your internet resources. The main difference between Diigo and Livebinder is the lack of annotating and note taking tools within Livebinder. Diigo is a more robust tool for students doing research in high school classes, and Livebinder might be more appropriate for middle school students.
Click HERE to sign up for a Livebinder account
Click HERE for a beginners tutorial to start building your own Livebinder
Click HERE for the full Livebinder tutorial page
Just like Diigo, Livebinder has a bookmarket tool to add to your toolbar to easily add bookmarks to your Livebinder to save and share. Click HERE for instructions to add the bookmarklet tool.
Click HERE to learn how to collaborate on a Google Doc through a Livebinder so all your resources about a topic are in one place.
Diigo is a great option for bookmarking websites and sharing them with a group, also known as social bookmarking. Diigo is meant to make researching, sharing and collaborating through saved websites and easy process. You can use any of the many Diigo browser add-ons or mobile apps to bookmark websites making it convenient to add a bookmark to a group without having to go to the Diigo website to login. The Diigo bookmarking tools allow you to clip portions of a webpage, highlight portions of the page, and add notes to it while you bookmark. Adding those notes is helpful in letting your collaborators know why you saved a link. Diigo allows you to create public and private groups in which you share bookmarks. Creating a Diigo group is a good way for students to collaborate on a research task.
Click HERE to sign up for a Diigo account (make sure you use your school email when you set up, not a Gmail account so you are easy to find by other staff) On this page click on the green "Free" circle to sign up for an account.
Click HERE to learn how to research, share and collaborate in Diigo.
You will be asked to join the ESC PD Diigo group where everyone can access, annotate and take notes on shared links and resources. Once you have your Diigo account set up, go to My Groups at the top of the page. Next to My Groups in bold at the left you will see an invitation to join the ESC PD group. Click on it and then click "accept".
Click HERE to see how Diigo can be used in the classroom.
Diigolet - a Diigo toolbar that allows you to connect with your online Diigo account directly from your toolbar. Click HERE to learn how to install and use the Diigolet toolbar. If you need to add Diigolet to a different type of browser click on "Diigolet for other browsers" at the bottom of the page. Adding the Diigolet button to your toolbar is as easy as dragging it to your toolbar from this link.
Livebinder - A digital 3-ring binder for your internet resources. The main difference between Diigo and Livebinder is the lack of annotating and note taking tools within Livebinder. Diigo is a more robust tool for students doing research in high school classes, and Livebinder might be more appropriate for middle school students.
Click HERE to sign up for a Livebinder account
Click HERE for a beginners tutorial to start building your own Livebinder
Click HERE for the full Livebinder tutorial page
Just like Diigo, Livebinder has a bookmarket tool to add to your toolbar to easily add bookmarks to your Livebinder to save and share. Click HERE for instructions to add the bookmarklet tool.
Click HERE to learn how to collaborate on a Google Doc through a Livebinder so all your resources about a topic are in one place.
Productive Group Work
EdPuzzle
EdPuzzle is a neat tool that allows you to add your voice and questions to educational videos. On EdPuzzle you can search for educational videos from Khan Academy and Learn Zillion. Once you've found a video that you like, you can add your voice comments to it. You can also create a series of questions to go along with your chosen video. Questions are inserted along a timeline that matches the video. That means that your students don't have to wait until the end of a video in order to answer the questions.
EdPuzzle is a neat tool that allows you to add your voice and questions to educational videos. On EdPuzzle you can search for educational videos from Khan Academy and Learn Zillion. Once you've found a video that you like, you can add your voice comments to it. You can also create a series of questions to go along with your chosen video. Questions are inserted along a timeline that matches the video. That means that your students don't have to wait until the end of a video in order to answer the questions.
Thinking Strategies
Literacy Strategies in the Content Area & ELA Classrooms
News Map
News Map is an Interactive Collage of Current Events Stories News Map organizes and displays news stories from around the world. News Map uses Google News to source the stories displayed in the grid so the content is frequently updated. The stories are displayed in a color coded grid reflective of how popular or important a story is at any given time. You can select the country or countries from which you would like to see the news. You may also select which type of news stories, (world news, national news, sports, etc) you want to see displayed. By selecting multiple countries you can discover patterns in the news across the world.
Applications for Education
News Map provides a good way for students to recognize similarities and differences between how a news story is covered in one country versus another. It is also a good tool for showing students how a story that is popular in one country may be insignificant in another. This is particular true if you select the entertainment news option.
News Map is an Interactive Collage of Current Events Stories News Map organizes and displays news stories from around the world. News Map uses Google News to source the stories displayed in the grid so the content is frequently updated. The stories are displayed in a color coded grid reflective of how popular or important a story is at any given time. You can select the country or countries from which you would like to see the news. You may also select which type of news stories, (world news, national news, sports, etc) you want to see displayed. By selecting multiple countries you can discover patterns in the news across the world.
Applications for Education
News Map provides a good way for students to recognize similarities and differences between how a news story is covered in one country versus another. It is also a good tool for showing students how a story that is popular in one country may be insignificant in another. This is particular true if you select the entertainment news option.
Go Figure: The Week in Numbers
Go Figure: The Week In Numbers is a weekly feature on the BBC News Magazine Monitor. Similar in nature to the Week in Pictures, Go Figure: The Week In Numbers highlights interesting statistics from news stories. The statistics are presented with interesting pictures or drawings as backgrounds. Each statistic is linked to a corresponding news article.
Applications for Education
Getting students interested in reading news articles is one of the challenges that social studies teachers often face. I have found that visual prompts like those found in The Week In Numbers and The Week In Pictures can often be good for sparking students' curiosities about news articles.
Go Figure: The Week In Numbers is a weekly feature on the BBC News Magazine Monitor. Similar in nature to the Week in Pictures, Go Figure: The Week In Numbers highlights interesting statistics from news stories. The statistics are presented with interesting pictures or drawings as backgrounds. Each statistic is linked to a corresponding news article.
Applications for Education
Getting students interested in reading news articles is one of the challenges that social studies teachers often face. I have found that visual prompts like those found in The Week In Numbers and The Week In Pictures can often be good for sparking students' curiosities about news articles.