Top 10 Tech Tools to Try TOMORROW!

1. Top 10 Tech Tools to Try TOMORROW! Amy Pace Open High School of Utah

2. Tech Tools Types: • Tools teachers use to present material • Tools students use to complete assignments • Tools teachers/students use to promote class community • Tools teachers use to gather data and student feedback

3. Tech Tools to Try Tomorrow! • Sliderocket • CK12 online textbook • Jing • Glogster • Google Docs • Twitter • Survey Monkey • BrainPop • Vimeo • Khan Academy

4. SlideRocket • Presentation Software • Hosted on the Web • Templates or blank slides • Linked to Flickr for easy picture access

5. SlideRocket How we use SlideRocketat OHSU? • Teachers create lessons that can be embedded into LMS • Students create projects for assignments Benefits? • Hyperlink capable • Can add sound to each slide • Import pictures from anywhere • Can access from any internet capable computer • Allows students to be creative Examples: • Example of Student Work • Example of Teacher Lesson

6. SlideRocket Teachers find that SlideRocket is one of the most effective tools for presenting material to students.

7. CK12.org Textbook • Online textbook • Free, no subscription required • Customizable • Content Aligned Curriculum • Brief overview

8. CK12.org Textbook How we use CK12.org textbooks at OHSU? • Teachers select content for lessons that can be housed in LMS • Teachers are able to select only the section or chapters that apply to their lesson Benefits? • Free, housed online • Completely customizable • Contains embedded links to quality outside resources • Can access from any internet capable computer • Gives teachers complete control of content Examples: • Biology Text

9. Jing • A screenshot is an image of the visible items displayed on your computer screen at a given time. • A screencast is a video, sometimes with narration, of the visible items displayed on your computer screen at a given time. • Allow students to follow along easily to instructions given • Jing - free program that allows you to create both

10. Jing

11. Jing

12. Jing How do we use screenshots/screencasts at OHSU? • Tutorials/instructions • Face time • Proof of assignments Benefits? • Students learn by example • Students can choose their own pace • Quick to take and quick to grade Examples: • Intro to Week 19 of Spanish • Algebra Unit Lesson • Photography Tutorial

13. Jing

14. Glogster • Online poster creation website • Free account – www.glogster.com • Presentation software

15. Glogster How do we use Glogsterat OHSU? • Students use to present projects and assignments • Allows for written material and pictures Benefits? • Can have sound • Creative and fun! • Easy to use Examples: • Example 1 • Example 2

16. Glogster Students like using Glogster to complete assignments.

17. Google Docs • Anyone with a google account has access to Google Docs • Spreadsheets, presentations, word processing applications “in the cloud” • Sharing and document collaboration • Love letter demo

18. Google Docs

19. Google Docs How do we use google docs at OHSU? • Projects and assignments Benefits? • Only 1 document that keeps being revised • Can access docs from any computer • Can give editing or viewing privileges to anyone with sharing features • Students can create, share with teacher. Teacher can make comments on original document. • Students can share reports with each other and collaborate on presentations – JUST LIKE THIS ONE! Examples: • Biology worksheet doc, filled out and shared with teacher to turn in • Graphic design worksheet form, data goes right into a spreadsheet to grade • Biology study guide doc

20. Twitter • Twitter Site that allows you to keep track of what is happening now. • Industry, friends, colleagues, etc. • Used by State and National Government agencies to inform the public • Tweetdeck Manages people you follow into an easy to use format

21. Twitter How we use it at OHSU? • Each teacher has account • School linked #hashtags • Students create accounts and “follow” school and teachers • Used to make announcements, remind of approaching deadlines, and praise quality work Benefits? • Well accepted method of communication among young people • Easy to use • Free account

22. Survey Monkey • Free tool that allows you to collect anonymous feedback • Data is sorted • Quick and easy to see results(teacher feedback in this presentation) • Surveymonkey.com

23. Survey Monkey How do we use it at OHSU? • Valuable anonymous course feedback • Required assignment forces kids to take it Benefits? • Course Improvement • Positive Validation • Learn fun facts about your class • Solid data to draw from • Tons of ideas for teaching improvement/goals to work on Examples: • Teacher tech tool use survey – results from this survey in screenshots throughout this presentation

24. Survey Monkey List 2 things you would recommend improving about the computer tech class:

25. BrainPOP • Interactive • Hosted on the Web • Includes links to extra material • Wide variety of subjects and topics

26. BrainPOP How do we use BrainPOP at OHSU? • Review lesson material Benefits? • Fun for students • Can access docs from any computer • Worksheets, quizzes Examples: Passive Transport

27. Vimeo • Video sharing website • Upload, share and view videos

28. Vimeo How do we use Vimeo at OHSU? • Embed videos and tutorials straight into course Benefits? • Fast buffering • Allows for 1000’s of uploads organized into albums • Easy to embed

29. Vimeo • Upload

30. Vimeo • Embed

31. Khan Academy How do we use Khan Academyat OHSU? • Supplemental lesson material • Review concepts Benefits? • Easy to access, from school or home • Wide variety of topics • Step by step instruction • OER Examples: Physics Lesson Biology Lesson

32. Khan Academy • Practice problems

33. Questions? Amy Pace – apace@openhighschool.org www.openhighschool.org