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AL06 Web Based Techonologies with Eric Graf

"Build a Book" uses a web based licensing at about $6.25/student Peteandc1 teacher Peteandc2 teacher Peteandcstudent student


 * Publishing tool for students and on back end for teachers to manage student content
 * Student ability to add text, graphics, and their own voice...great for fluency
 * Geared to help students create books quickly and for teachers to put comments on quickly at anytime in the process, does not have to wait for the book to be done and uploaded
 * All online and can access from home, school, library, etc.
 * Libraries are searchable by genre with a scroll down menu in create menu
 * Built in auto save feature
 * Can type or copy and paste text from any source (web, word)
 * Unlimited in scope/size, can add 2 pages at a time or chapters also
 * Unique audio recording for every 2 pages, most laptops will have the ability built in
 * Reading work outloud serves as a natural editing mechanism thus the voice componet
 * Opens as a pdf and can print but cost effective to export and save a digital copy
 * Updates coming spring/summer 2011 with spell check as a toggle switch, more photo manipulating choices,
 * Only teacher has ability to put books in the classroom library which then becomes a collection of model work and will not include comments but can send to admin. for school library
 * Does not have to be a whole district set up but can be a classroom, have 1 year license, at end of year roster wipes clean but library remains
 * Will work on netbook without micorphone
 * Digital tutorial available on PREZI

BL03 Teach Smarter, Not Harder with Discovery Education (wikispace Ktschutt@wikispaces.com) Use digital tools to inform teaching and motivate students

Schools need to make sense of what they learn as soon as they learn it Make an impact on our classroom by using formative assessments such as readiness surveys, observations, exit slips, etc and the summative (high stakes) will take care of selves Teachers show students how and where they are, allow students to see where we want them to go, help students by giving "descriptive" feedback (not grading)

Tools can make this easier but it is how you use these tools that matter
 * Quizlet - make flashcards or use scatter tool for review (free)
 * Surveymonkey (free)
 * Googledocs - example make KWL and can see instantly what groups are doing (free)
 * Googleforms - can put into googledoc and then open to see live feed (free)
 * edmodo.com - allows to create groups, can post comments, links, poles (similar to tweeting)..do not need an email to sign up (free)
 * mathoverviews - through Discovery streaming
 * Writing prompt builder - within Discovery Education - assign media to students so they can answer the writing prompt, allow for html so can insert images, videos, and im (meebo?)
 * Quiz and assessment builder - also w/in Discovery Education
 * Wallwisher - digital "post-it" system (bulletin board) (free)
 * Progress Zone - within Discovery to use for planned formative assessment

Creating Independent Learners - Kathleen Covey independentlearners.wikispaces.com

Use assitive technology to help students

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 * Ease of access tools in windows or accessability features to find tools built in
 * Free text to speech...Read the words reads to children and students can use an avatar [|www.readthewords.com]
 * [|www.oatsoft.org] - search by topic for assistive technology to help students...hundreds of free downloads
 * [|www.techdis.ac.uk]
 * [|www.kerpoof.com]
 * [|www.spellingcity.com]
 * [|www.voki.com] - can have students speak to the machine then write it down, all free, there are also lesson plans by grade level and topic
 * audacity - free download to record voice (in RLASD already on acers), use to aid students in saying it first to get ready to write it, can go right into an MP3 player
 * Podbean - can have a podcast and blog at same time
 * [|www.storybird.com] - free application for online books to create
 * [|www.wiziq.com] - online virtual classroom, free, can upload powerpoints and use whiteboard, leave for sub to facilitate when you are out
 * [|www.qwiki.com] - new way/search to find information on the web, in design phase now so can input what you do/don't like, multimedia presentation that pulled all websites together and shows pictures as well as closed caption...click on the blue words and will take you to the site with more information...check this out to use for acceleration in science and social studies

New 8 week course coming on SAS portal for assitive technology to gain act 48 credit - using to create a community throughout state on assitive technology and creating independent learners. There will be a new topic every week.

ToolFactory.com - podcasting - very easy to use...has neat feature for adding a script which is color coded for children to read for recording.
 * clipart station to help with copyright stuff

Flip Video Camera - simplicty of use, 1 button to turn on, red button record, red button stop, use usb that pops out and plugs right into the computer and uploads flipshare software instantly


 * when connected to internet, the camera software will be upgraded when the company upgrades, will be changing features b/c it evolves so check before building a lesson plan around something
 * by default flipshare will organize data/videos by date so be sure the camera is set properly
 * can crop a video but be sure you "save as" so you don't lose the original
 * ability to take stills, but does not replace a digital camera...in flipshare choose clip and choose snapshot, when saved it will show up with photo corners
 * can share video through a url that people have to use to access
 * can have a flip channel - useful when you have more than 1 class and can set up with emails
 * greeting card tool - choose videos to include with theme card, put in name and email for who sending to and video will play back
 * online tool - can post to websites, exports compressed copy to desktop making it easier to upload
 * magicmovie - picks out clips randomly and pieces them together for you (not always great but can reset)
 * work with whole movie and can add title pagel, credit (can share credit with Flip), option to include background music (some is included in software but can use own on computer)
 * can import other jpeg but is particular about the way it was converted to jpeg
 * restart computers before starting a video project and close out of all other programs
 * Svideos saved in video folder
 * may import directly from camera to imovie b/c of mp4
 * to pass video to student, put strap on wrist
 * Digitalwish - nonprofit organization to get tech to teachers, set up classroom profile and register for what you need/want, lists fundraising tools to help get and work with companies to get deals for purchasing from them...good funding deal
 * when first set up cameras...choices...can have red light in front of camera on or off and if you want sound when turning on or off
 * Toolfactory movie maker - additional software which allows for transitions,text- multiple title/information pages (font, color, size choice, style,) effects, sounds
 * drag video into timeline, red dots allow for cropping, must have hand for moving
 * using a microphone can create a sound file which you must save before you use but will automatically go into sound bank
 * can adjust playback speed (do in bank, then drag back down)
 * ALL source files must be in the same location!!! (this would be the server not the acer/computer)
 * can use claymation in this program and extend out of straight video work
 * similiar with other video making programs like finalcut
 * in Win7 there is a dvd maker to burn dvds and take home to share with parents

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basic Glogster.edu - can create eposters with limited features and functions edu premium has extra features like 3P's - $59/year or $2/child min of $200

portfolios, projects, and presentations:
 * can create portfolio of student's best glogs and cannot be changed once uploaded/shared (celebration, growth)
 * can link out anywhere off of a glogster page
 * if portfolio is created, it can travel with them from year to year
 * glogster presentations - like books that flows, rains, or blocks each glog a student has created
 * projects are more of a guided creation or template to build off of, can add more but gives starting point

Making Reading and Writing Interactive - I can, I care, I count... http://interactivereadingandwriting.wikispaces.com/home
 * Scholastic web site for podcasting for children
 * Make a scrapbook page to advertise a book, use flip camera to do a comercial
 * Interactive books (39 clues (clues to go online), Trackers series by Patrick Carman, Cinderella)
 * Storyline Online (famous authors reading aloud) - good to use when teaching storyt elements [|www.storylineonline.net] - will occasionally go down while they get donations for funding
 * interactive web []
 * Audacity - //**free**// program to record children's stories, this is what we have installed on our Acer carts
 * can record, edit, and share files
 * can cut, copy, splice
 * can change speed
 * can use on windows or mac
 * multitrack recording for video