My first installment of resource from Twitter for the new school year.
1.) Jottit - Simple web page creation. Shared by: ToddAHoffman
2.) 101 Way to Use Tagexdo. Shared by: bjnichols
3.) 10 Free Computer Tech Help Sites you Might have Overlooked. Shared by: Joy Gayler
4.) Algebra Tutorials. Shared by: Poochiesan24
5.) Top 20 Websites No Teacher Should Start the Year Off Without - Shared by: Thanks2Teachers
6.) Teaching with Inforgraphics - From the New York Times. Shared by: NMHS_Principal
7.) 6 Ways to Increase Success of Web Page Content. By: Tonnet
8.) Critical Thinking PDF from Microsoft. By: KySTEtech
9.) 21 Things That will Become Obsolete in Education by 2020, by TeachPaperless. Shared by: raztech
10.) How Testing Feeds the School to Prison Pipeline - Interesting Article and Read. Shared by: Thanks2Teachers
11.) Science Blogging - A one stop shop for blogs related to science. Shared by: Larry Ferlazzo
12.) Digitally Speaking - Social Media in Schools - Great Resource. Shared by: Web20Classroom
13.) Flash Card Flash - A Search Engine for Flash Card Websites. Shared by: KarenTBTEN
14.) 75 Really Useful iPad Tips and Tricks. Shared by: 8Amber8
Monday, September 6, 2010
10 Specific Way to Use a Document Camera
There are so many generic lists of how to use a Document Camera (my school uses AverMedia CP135), but very few are specific or "outside the box" suggestions.. Below are some of the ideas that I have thought of while trying to provide ideas to the teachers in my buildings.
1.) Display a worksheet on the board using a projector and have students come to the board and use the dry erase markers to "fill out" the worksheet. Works great for graphic organizers, Crossword Puzzles, etc. Helps to turn an individual assignment into a discussion assignment.
2.) My school uses Turning Point Clicker software. Have teachers create a generic Turning Point Presentation and then use the document camera to display the review/test docuemnt. One copy of the review and helps remove the need to create several different presentations of reviews.
3.) The model that we use has the capability to network. Therefore teachers have the ability to view a camera in another classroom as long as they have the necessary software loaded on their computer. So basically one teacher could actually share the same review/assignment in their classroom with another classroom who does not have a Document Camera. If it allowed audio as well, it could be even more useful.
4.) Kids always ask: What page and/or questions? Project your textbook/worksheet, highlight where to read and/or what questions to answer. Freeze the image so it stays viewable to the students while you walk around and monitor students.
5.) Showcase student work, good and bad. The best way to show what you want your students to do is show what previous students have done that was right and wrong. Works great for portfolio assignments.
6.) Flip the camera up and video tape your students in class during a skit or activity. You can also take still images of your classroom to show student work on your walls in case you decide to change them out.
7.) Many document cameras come with the ability to take timed images. This would be a neat way for students to create their own stop motion photography. It can also help to show the different steps in a math problem or science experiment. Be a great way to capture chemical reactions in science.
8.) Many teachers teach the same lesson in different classes. I remember having to write and erase notes on the board so that I could do it all over again for another class. Using the document camera you can take images or video your notes and then just reuse them in future classes. If your document camera has a "screen shade" tool you can use that to only show what you want to students. The video feature is a great tool for math teachers because you can video tape your explanation of a problem and then just show and pause the video in future classes.
9.) So many schools are strapped for textbooks or do not let students take textbooks home. You could use the document camera to take an image of the pages from the textbook and upload those images to a website for students to access at home. Also great for stories, pictures, charts, etc, from a magazine or other book that you don't have enough copies of for your students.
10.) Our model comes with drawing tools similar to what is available with SMART Notebook. Teachers are able to digitally draw and highlight on documents. Is great to use the tool to digitally work on a worksheet together as a class by passing around an Airliner.
I know some of these suggestions might not work with your model of a document camera, but if there is at least one suggestion you had not thought of this I hope this post is useful.
How have you specifically used a Document Camera? What creative and innovative ways have you gotten students to use a Document Camera? Please Share!
1.) Display a worksheet on the board using a projector and have students come to the board and use the dry erase markers to "fill out" the worksheet. Works great for graphic organizers, Crossword Puzzles, etc. Helps to turn an individual assignment into a discussion assignment.
2.) My school uses Turning Point Clicker software. Have teachers create a generic Turning Point Presentation and then use the document camera to display the review/test docuemnt. One copy of the review and helps remove the need to create several different presentations of reviews.
3.) The model that we use has the capability to network. Therefore teachers have the ability to view a camera in another classroom as long as they have the necessary software loaded on their computer. So basically one teacher could actually share the same review/assignment in their classroom with another classroom who does not have a Document Camera. If it allowed audio as well, it could be even more useful.
4.) Kids always ask: What page and/or questions? Project your textbook/worksheet, highlight where to read and/or what questions to answer. Freeze the image so it stays viewable to the students while you walk around and monitor students.
5.) Showcase student work, good and bad. The best way to show what you want your students to do is show what previous students have done that was right and wrong. Works great for portfolio assignments.
6.) Flip the camera up and video tape your students in class during a skit or activity. You can also take still images of your classroom to show student work on your walls in case you decide to change them out.
7.) Many document cameras come with the ability to take timed images. This would be a neat way for students to create their own stop motion photography. It can also help to show the different steps in a math problem or science experiment. Be a great way to capture chemical reactions in science.
8.) Many teachers teach the same lesson in different classes. I remember having to write and erase notes on the board so that I could do it all over again for another class. Using the document camera you can take images or video your notes and then just reuse them in future classes. If your document camera has a "screen shade" tool you can use that to only show what you want to students. The video feature is a great tool for math teachers because you can video tape your explanation of a problem and then just show and pause the video in future classes.
9.) So many schools are strapped for textbooks or do not let students take textbooks home. You could use the document camera to take an image of the pages from the textbook and upload those images to a website for students to access at home. Also great for stories, pictures, charts, etc, from a magazine or other book that you don't have enough copies of for your students.
10.) Our model comes with drawing tools similar to what is available with SMART Notebook. Teachers are able to digitally draw and highlight on documents. Is great to use the tool to digitally work on a worksheet together as a class by passing around an Airliner.
I know some of these suggestions might not work with your model of a document camera, but if there is at least one suggestion you had not thought of this I hope this post is useful.
How have you specifically used a Document Camera? What creative and innovative ways have you gotten students to use a Document Camera? Please Share!
Friday, September 3, 2010
Doing a "FLIP" Across the Curriculum
With part of the grant for the creation of my position, teachers got the ability to order several different kinds of technology equipment. One of those pieces of equipment, a FLIP Camera. I got one as well...I love it. I also won one at the Nashville TeachMeet last school year, so now I have one for work and play. So the question then becomes...how do we use such a great and simple tool in the classroom? Well here are some ideas for student use.
Social Studies
1.) Have students portray a President and recreate a famous speech
2.) Act out a time period in history
3.) Use for Mock Trial to record "evidence" at a scene of a crime
4.) Create advertisements for products when teaching Economics
5.) Create advertisement for inventions in history
6.) Interview family members
7.) Create Propaganda Techniques
8.) Film "On The Scene" news clips as if a news reporter from an event in history
9.) Create a movie trailer about an event in history, or even a biography of a person from history
10.)Create a music video for any of the subject matter
Science
1.) Record experiments and then include in a Glog instead of doing the standard lab write up
2.) Create video advertisements for all the Elements on the Periodic table and how they are used in real life
3.) Create a Music video...like these
4.) Interview people in different science careers and bring in for career day activities
5.) Video Science in action - life cycle, hydro-logic cycle, chemical reactions, etc
6.) Create How-To videos explaining the steps in scientific and physic processes
Mathematics
1.) Give to students to take home. Have the work out and explain a math problem. Then bring in to school and let the student share with the class
2.) Take a camera out and measure different angles in the school/community for a geometry lesson
3.) Create a "Math in my Life" video journal. Have students record when they use math in their daily lives and share at the end of the semester.
4.) Create How to videos over mathematics and formulas
5.) Have students record your explanations of math problems in your classroom and then make them available on the web or put them on their flash-drive for them to use for homework.
English
1.) Create a movie trailer for a book they are reading in the class
2.) Create a monologue for a poem from class. Catch the emotion of a poem.
3.) Allow students to record a speech instead of giving the speech in front of the class if nerves keep them from full potential
4.) Record students doing the My Three Words Campaign
5.) Recreate scenes from a play or short story
6.) Record a skit of dialogue from a section of a book.
Foreign Language
1.) Have students create common words translation videos
2.) Have students record a certain artifact and then translate it on video
3.) Have students go around school/town and translate popular spots, places, etc into the foreign language
ALL SUBJECTS
1.) Create a review video for students to use for exams and show on school news.
2.) Take on Field Trips and share with students via school news
3.) Record classroom discussions
4.) Record your lecture and make available as podcast, for viewing on your website, or on a flash-drive
5.) Record a daily vocabulary word and act out definition.
I am sure that there are several more. What ideas do you have? How have you used a FLIP Camera in your subject matter?
Social Studies
1.) Have students portray a President and recreate a famous speech
2.) Act out a time period in history
3.) Use for Mock Trial to record "evidence" at a scene of a crime
4.) Create advertisements for products when teaching Economics
5.) Create advertisement for inventions in history
6.) Interview family members
7.) Create Propaganda Techniques
8.) Film "On The Scene" news clips as if a news reporter from an event in history
9.) Create a movie trailer about an event in history, or even a biography of a person from history
10.)Create a music video for any of the subject matter
Science
1.) Record experiments and then include in a Glog instead of doing the standard lab write up
2.) Create video advertisements for all the Elements on the Periodic table and how they are used in real life
3.) Create a Music video...like these
4.) Interview people in different science careers and bring in for career day activities
5.) Video Science in action - life cycle, hydro-logic cycle, chemical reactions, etc
6.) Create How-To videos explaining the steps in scientific and physic processes
Mathematics
1.) Give to students to take home. Have the work out and explain a math problem. Then bring in to school and let the student share with the class
2.) Take a camera out and measure different angles in the school/community for a geometry lesson
3.) Create a "Math in my Life" video journal. Have students record when they use math in their daily lives and share at the end of the semester.
4.) Create How to videos over mathematics and formulas
5.) Have students record your explanations of math problems in your classroom and then make them available on the web or put them on their flash-drive for them to use for homework.
English
1.) Create a movie trailer for a book they are reading in the class
2.) Create a monologue for a poem from class. Catch the emotion of a poem.
3.) Allow students to record a speech instead of giving the speech in front of the class if nerves keep them from full potential
4.) Record students doing the My Three Words Campaign
5.) Recreate scenes from a play or short story
6.) Record a skit of dialogue from a section of a book.
Foreign Language
1.) Have students create common words translation videos
2.) Have students record a certain artifact and then translate it on video
3.) Have students go around school/town and translate popular spots, places, etc into the foreign language
ALL SUBJECTS
1.) Create a review video for students to use for exams and show on school news.
2.) Take on Field Trips and share with students via school news
3.) Record classroom discussions
4.) Record your lecture and make available as podcast, for viewing on your website, or on a flash-drive
5.) Record a daily vocabulary word and act out definition.
I am sure that there are several more. What ideas do you have? How have you used a FLIP Camera in your subject matter?
Wakerupper
The site could be very handy for helping students remember test, projects, meetings, etc, especially in this day and age when students are on their phones more then they are in front of the TV or computer. You can register for a premium account which sets up prepaid reminders that include voice reminders, recurring calls, and snooze.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
15 Ways to use a SMART Slate/Airliner in the Classroom
Perfect practice will make for perfect use. You must practice using the Airliner with and without your students to get used to the functionality. I also highly recommend that you spend a 10-15 minutes a day examining the SMART Notebook software to get a feel for all that it can do.
A wireless Slate/Airliner allows you to be more mobile in your classroom. Take advantage of this mobility by walking around the room and turning individual work into group work and allowing more interaction among students when working on assignments.
1.)Create or Scan the worksheet that students will be working on. Instead of verbally asking students the answer when going over the worksheet, have students use the Airliner to write in the correct answer in the blank spaces. Same goes if filling in a Venn-Diagram or other chart. The same goes for if you are using a Document Camera
2.)Use the Airliner to highlight notes from a PowerPoint Presentation, or underline critical vocabulary within the presentation. Make students more aware of the most important points in a slide.
3.) Use it to circle or highlight an area of a picture or movie that you are showing to the class.
4.)Have a student working on a problem on the Board while having another student use the Airliner to work on another problem. Great for Math Classes where the projector screen covers part of your board.
5.)Display a homework assignment. When a student has a question you can stand by the student and use the Airliner to explain the process instead of going to the board.
6.)Give the Airliner to a student; have them use it to explain an answer while you help other students.
7.)Instead of having students come up to the board, pass around the Airliner.
8.)Airliners are a great tool to use when visiting interactive websites. Allow students to control what happens.
9.)Use the screen shade function when wanting to show one question at a time or even one answer at a time. Helps alleviate having to make copies when students can use Notebook Paper.
10.)Use the recording feature to record students doing the work step by step and then play it back for further understanding.
11.)Print a screen shot of your desktop and other features. Place that on the Airliner so you have something to look at if looking at the screen is troublesome.
12.)Using a Document Camera, display your book to the class and highlight areas that you want the students to read, focus on, or take notes from. Great for vocabulary that might not be highlighted by the textbook company. Have students highlight words they don’t know within the text as well. This can be done for any book or text as well.
13.)Use the Spotlight feature to block out text and show just a picture (or vise versa). This really helps kids who get distracted easily.
14.)Take True/False or matching worksheets and use an airliner to mark the answer and then discuss why it is true or false. Do a word search or crossword puzzle activity as a class.
15.)Take student work and highlight what was done right and what was done wrong (make sure you don’t show the students name). You can use a document camera, have the document in its Word Processor, or scan it. Have students discuss what could be done better and what was done right.
A wireless Slate/Airliner allows you to be more mobile in your classroom. Take advantage of this mobility by walking around the room and turning individual work into group work and allowing more interaction among students when working on assignments.
1.)Create or Scan the worksheet that students will be working on. Instead of verbally asking students the answer when going over the worksheet, have students use the Airliner to write in the correct answer in the blank spaces. Same goes if filling in a Venn-Diagram or other chart. The same goes for if you are using a Document Camera
2.)Use the Airliner to highlight notes from a PowerPoint Presentation, or underline critical vocabulary within the presentation. Make students more aware of the most important points in a slide.
3.) Use it to circle or highlight an area of a picture or movie that you are showing to the class.
4.)Have a student working on a problem on the Board while having another student use the Airliner to work on another problem. Great for Math Classes where the projector screen covers part of your board.
5.)Display a homework assignment. When a student has a question you can stand by the student and use the Airliner to explain the process instead of going to the board.
6.)Give the Airliner to a student; have them use it to explain an answer while you help other students.
7.)Instead of having students come up to the board, pass around the Airliner.
8.)Airliners are a great tool to use when visiting interactive websites. Allow students to control what happens.
9.)Use the screen shade function when wanting to show one question at a time or even one answer at a time. Helps alleviate having to make copies when students can use Notebook Paper.
10.)Use the recording feature to record students doing the work step by step and then play it back for further understanding.
11.)Print a screen shot of your desktop and other features. Place that on the Airliner so you have something to look at if looking at the screen is troublesome.
12.)Using a Document Camera, display your book to the class and highlight areas that you want the students to read, focus on, or take notes from. Great for vocabulary that might not be highlighted by the textbook company. Have students highlight words they don’t know within the text as well. This can be done for any book or text as well.
13.)Use the Spotlight feature to block out text and show just a picture (or vise versa). This really helps kids who get distracted easily.
14.)Take True/False or matching worksheets and use an airliner to mark the answer and then discuss why it is true or false. Do a word search or crossword puzzle activity as a class.
15.)Take student work and highlight what was done right and what was done wrong (make sure you don’t show the students name). You can use a document camera, have the document in its Word Processor, or scan it. Have students discuss what could be done better and what was done right.
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