Placing+Technology+in+the+Hands+of+Elementary+Students

Back to main workshop page. = = =**What is one new thing will you learn today?**=
 * this week? this month? this year?**

**Digital Farm**
Read the following article by Alan November on the Digital Farm. Share your feedback HERE. Digital Farm Jobs Today's Meet KIDBLOG.org CYSD Kiva

**Critical Thinking**
media type="youtube" key="wmak6uKxr2M" height="349" width="425" align="right" Nets for Students Intel Visual Ranking Tool Demo Nets for Students Intel Activity Intel Tools Ideas to Get Started
 * Teacher ID is Peckmann
 * Team ID is Team##
 * Password is same as Team ID

**Conduct Research and Use Information**

 * QR codesmedia type="youtube" key="hSA3YsBy_pU" height="315" width="560" align="right"
 * QR code Treasure Hunt Generator
 * Kid-Friendly Search Sites a Jog-the-Web collection of sites for student research.
 * Check out one of the search engines on the collection above. Do a search for a topic your student and see what your first results are. Share your favorite hit by creating a QR Code for the site and emailing it to me. Do some more exploring of this search engine. What types of results are you finding? How easy is it to use? What makes it unique? Would you use it in your classroom? Be ready to share out to the group what you liked/didn't like in 15 minutes.
 * Article: QR Codes Connect Students to Books
 * [|QR Reader for Mac]

Moving beyond just plain Google...

> Wolfram|Alpha uses its computational power > and ever growing collection of knowledge to > compute the answer. Discover new information > about the world, and integrate expert knowledge > into any facet of your life. > This is a "how-to" in PDF format by the US Gov, gives adults practical tips to help kids navigate the online world.
 * ~ Website ||~ Description ||~ Overview/Tutorial ||
 * ** More Google Search Options ** || * Look at reviews
 * Narrow results by date and what's most recent
 * Use advanced tools || media type="custom" key="10175435" ||
 * ** Wolfram Alpha ** || * Computational Knowledge Engine
 * Enter your question or calculation, and
 * Examples to try
 * Resources for Educators
 * Wolfram Education Portal || media type="custom" key="10175439" ||
 * ** Boolify ** || * Great tool for developing search strings
 * Add search terms to narrow your search and improve your results
 * Build using boolean logic || media type="custom" key="10175443" ||
 * Blogs for Kids to follow and read.
 * Chatting with Kids about Being Online
 * Additional Research & Information Fluency Resources

Use Technology Effectively and Productively

 * Discovery Education in the Classroom(access this from district internal website)
 * Registration for TeachersSourceURL:file://localhost/Users/lauribrady/Downloads/student_std.csv
 * Primary (K-3) 832F-EC6E
 * Intermediate (4-6) 832F-5543

> >
 * Student log in
 * Username: ELEM_STUDENT
 * Password: (email Lauri Brady for password)
 * ====Productivity====
 * Word vs. Pages vs. Google Document
 * PowerPoint vs. Keynote vs. Google Presentation
 * Excel vs. Numbers vs. Google Spreadsheet
 * Google Presentation - Classroom Newsletter Example

**Demonstrate Creativity and Innovation**
Websites
 * iWeb Student Project
 * Weebly
 * Google Sites

Posters
 * Getting started with Glogster
 * Glogster example
 * Visualize App

Voicethread
 * Getting started with Voicethread
 * Voicethread example
 * Using Voicethread for Assessment High School Art Example

iPad/iPod Touch >
 * Garage Band on the iPad
 * You Tube Video
 * Songmaker Lite

**Your Turn**
Your goal is to create a lesson plan or project on your own or with a small team that incorporates one of the new technologies we have explored. At the end of the day you will be making a 2 minute presentation on your project.