Day 2 BTOP Training

Suzy BelongaInstructional Technologist

Web 2.0 in the Classroom

Ten Tips for Personalized Learning via Technology

To challenge and support each child at his or her own level, the educators of Forest Lake Elementary deploy a powerful array of digital-technology tools. Discover what your school can learn.by Grace Rubenstein1. Deliver Instruction through Multiple Forms of Media

2. Gather and Use Immediate Feedback on Students' Understanding

3. Give Students Options

4. Automate Basic Skills Practice

5. Practice Independent Work Skills

6. Create a Weekly "Must Do" and "May Do" List

7. Pretest Students' Knowledge Before Each Unit

8. Be Flexible When Plans Go Awry

9. Let Students Drive

10. Share the Work of Creating Differentiated Lessons

Social Bookmarking

www.Ikeepbookmarks.com

http://www.diigo.com/education

http://www.diigo.com/list/suzybelonga/elementary-sites

http://www.diigo.com/list/suzybelonga/web2point0

Social Networking

Wikis

http://www.wikimatrix.org/Wikis

LMS: Learning Management System

myHaiku

Fourth Grade MyHaiku Pagehttp://www.myhaikuclass.com

Username: beattie1, beattie2, beattie3, beattie4, beattie5, or beattie6Password for all: school

Take a tour! Click on Beattie’s Bunch on the left.Click around. Polls, discussions, assignments posted, send the teacher a message, gradebook, etc.

Blogs Compass Odyssey?

http://compass2.eup.k12.mi.us/childu/index.html

Step 1: Odyssey Community linkStep 2: Create Topic

Can just have teachers/admin see this.Or click save.

Step 3: click on your topic.

Step 4: now you need a thread.

Step 5: type your thread and any directions you would like then click preview or post.

Step 6: once you click post, this page will appear listing all of your threads. Click Add to Assignment.

Step 7: now you can create a new folder, assign to a folder or complete assignment.

Step 8: after clicking Complete Assignment, this page will come up. I only change the availability, subject, and level. Click next.

Step 9: check your class for all students or select just a few. Then click Next.

Step 9b: you can even send students a message about responding to the thread.

What will students see?

Students can see their responses and can Add Post.

Students can respond to each other.

Teachers can view all posts.

http://www.clearvieweducation.com/blog/2009/100-best-blogs-for-teachers-of-the-future/

or http://tinyurl.com/100blogs4teachers

edublogglogster

Youtube alts from freetech4http://freetech4teachers.pbworks.com/w/page/14904893/Great-Alternatives-to-YouTube

or

http://tinyurl.com/youtubealts

Video Networking

The tubes: YouTube, TeacherTube, StudentTube

United Streaming (regional subscription)

Searching the InternetBasic searches:Yebol.comDigg.comGoogle & Google.com/scholar (or customize)Ask.comYahoo.com

Metasearches:Dogpile.comWebcrawler.comAnswers.comMonstercrawler.com

En.Wikipedia.orgSearch on search engines:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_search_engines

And metasearches:

http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Internet/Searching/Metasearch

http://www.intel.com/about/corporateresponsibility/education/k12/tools.htm OR http://tinyurl.com/inteltools

Google Earthhttp://www.google.com/earth/educators/

Use others’ lessons, sites, resources to find ones that you can use or like!

http://teachersnetwork.org/TeachNet/index.cfm

Have a hard to remember site?

Original ISD BTOP site: http://www.eup.k12.mi.us/608910123153921910/site/default.asp

http://tinyurl.com/EUPBTOP

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/

Freetech review of 2010 tech tools:http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/12/11-ed-tech-things-i-got-excited-about.html

Or

http://tinyurl.com/2010techReview

Wordle.netThinkfinity.orgBrainpop.comPics4learning.comRubistarWikipediaPopsci.comDoodleEdzone.netGoogle Docs