Fusion Universal
Fusion Universal is an award winning website that contains online training on a vareity of techonlogies.
* Microsoft Office *PC
* Gmail * Twitter
*SMART (interactive whiteboard) * Blogging
*Skype * ICT to teacher
* Microsoft Office *PC
* Gmail * Twitter
*SMART (interactive whiteboard) * Blogging
*Skype * ICT to teacher
Google Apps
Google Apps have avariety of tools lto help make your life easier. To name a few: Gmail, Google Docs and Google Sites.
Google Apps Education - contains assembled information and tools for Google and instructions on how to use them.
Also, make sure you check out this diagram: Google Tools and Apps to Support Bloom's Revised Taxonomy if you want find out if Google has tool that can help you accomplish your lesson goals.
Recently added was the Google K-12 Lesson Planner.
Google Apps Education - contains assembled information and tools for Google and instructions on how to use them.
Also, make sure you check out this diagram: Google Tools and Apps to Support Bloom's Revised Taxonomy if you want find out if Google has tool that can help you accomplish your lesson goals.
Recently added was the Google K-12 Lesson Planner.
VLC - Free Video and Audio Player
Video's come in many different formats and it can be frustrating when your computer doesn't have the right player. It's not ideal to have 3 or 4 different video players on your computer either. VLC is a great solution, it plays all audio and video formats.
Hint: If you can't install VLC onto your school computer you can run the program off your USB.
Hint: If you can't install VLC onto your school computer you can run the program off your USB.
Web 2.0 Cool Tools For Schools
Want to discover even more Web 2.0 tools? Check out Cool Tools for Schools, there is something here fore everybody.
Thought Boxes
Thought Boxes s a task management service that uses a mind mapping interface. You can create to-do lists and organize them into groups or categories. I recommend this if you want something to just organize your thoughts. Otherwise I would recommend a program like Springpad or Evernote which have features that allow you to create tasks.
Richard Bryne Favourite Tech Resources
Richard Bryne writes a blog that I really enjoying following. He is constantly blogging about new free technology tools for teachers in the classroom. What I like about his blog is that he doesn't assume you are a tech wiz and is very encouraging in his approach. His website contains links to free teaching resources.
Professional Development
Teacher Challenge - this is a free blog that is all about 'connecting teachers through professional learning.' The great thing about it is that it is free. The PD sessions are focused on supporting students and teachers in use of web 2.0 technologies. Currently they are running PD sessions called Teacher Challenges. These are free 30
day professional development challenges where participants are stepped
through weekly tasks that increase their skills while working together
as part of a global community.
They are currently doing one on blogging. Their upcoming professional course cover:
- 30 days to kick start your Blogging
- 30 days to get your students blogging
- 30 days to a whole new PLN
- 30 days to use the best of the web’s free resources
- 30 days to ensuring privacy and student safety on the web
- 30 days to increased parent involvement
Think Tutorial
Think Tutorial is a site providing over a 1000 free, easy to follow tutorials on a variety of web services, software, and mobile applications. Think Tutorial could be an excellent resource to send to friends and colleagues who aren't as proficient with technology as you are. The next time you're about to create a software tutorial for the faculty at your school, check Think Tutorial first and you could possibly save yourself from trying to reinvent the wheel. Along the same lines, you may want to check out Learn It In 5 for some good web services tutorials designed for use by teachers.
Springpadit
Springpad is currently free and is similar to Evernote. It is an online notebook that helps you capture and save anything you want to remember. You can save your ideas, things you like, things you hear and things you see. You can access it on multiple devices and at the moment it is available for the iPhone, iPad and Android phones. There are many creative things you can do with Springpad, I've subsribed to this blog as it has lots of creative ideas.
Dropbox
Dropbox - this service allows you to sync your files on your computer with their system backup. It allows you to access your files anywhere and sync the files on multiple devices. It will ensure you never lose those important documents ever again!
Dropbox uses the cloud sharing concept. For example if you are at work and you have forgotten your usb, you can simple log on to you drop box account and download the file you want to use. Any changes will be saved and synced to every devise you have drop box installed on.
Click on the picture to find out more!
Also, using the free online program DROPitTOme you can arrange for students to submit work via your dropbox.
If you use more than one cloud backup service like google docs or drop box make sure you check out Joukuu. It's in the beta stage but is designed to manage cloud based backup file across multple acocunts. It currently supports Google, Google docs, Dropbox and Box.net.
Dropbox uses the cloud sharing concept. For example if you are at work and you have forgotten your usb, you can simple log on to you drop box account and download the file you want to use. Any changes will be saved and synced to every devise you have drop box installed on.
Click on the picture to find out more!
Also, using the free online program DROPitTOme you can arrange for students to submit work via your dropbox.
If you use more than one cloud backup service like google docs or drop box make sure you check out Joukuu. It's in the beta stage but is designed to manage cloud based backup file across multple acocunts. It currently supports Google, Google docs, Dropbox and Box.net.
ThinkWave
This website helps you keep your grade-book electronic. There are a lot of websites similar to this, but this is the best one that I have discovered thus far. I've outlined some of the best features below
-You can create classes and then invite parents and students to join so they can view their own grades. Parents and students can be invited separately. It is easy to reset their passwords if they lose track.
- ThinkWave is easily customizable. You can customize your grading scales, points-weight equivalent, view and they way your classes are grouped.
- You can add comments to assignments. I use electronic rubrics, I copy and paste my comments into ThinkWave so that students/parents can then view them. This is also very handy when it comes to report writing. You can just click on the student and then all their comments appear on one page
- You can export - a very handy feature for when it comes to report writing.
- You can keep attendance records.
- You can generate a report card.
-You can create classes and then invite parents and students to join so they can view their own grades. Parents and students can be invited separately. It is easy to reset their passwords if they lose track.
- ThinkWave is easily customizable. You can customize your grading scales, points-weight equivalent, view and they way your classes are grouped.
- You can add comments to assignments. I use electronic rubrics, I copy and paste my comments into ThinkWave so that students/parents can then view them. This is also very handy when it comes to report writing. You can just click on the student and then all their comments appear on one page
- You can export - a very handy feature for when it comes to report writing.
- You can keep attendance records.
- You can generate a report card.
More Resources...
Planner Pro - This website isn't free but you can buy teacher diaries here. What is exciting is that they have an electronic diary coming out in 2011.
Joliprint - this is a free service that converts online article into a a printer-friendly, reader friendly format.
