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Instructional Technology In The Classroom. Beverly E. Horner August 12, 13, and 14. This Is Why We Teach. Compliments of the Virginia Education Association VEA Teaching, Learning, Leading. CREATING A PORTAPORTAL. Go to www.portaportal.com
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Instructional Technology In The Classroom Beverly E. Horner August 12, 13, and 14
This Is Why We Teach Compliments of the Virginia Education Association VEA Teaching, Learning, Leading
CREATING A PORTAPORTAL • Go towww.portaportal.com • To view my Portaportal: type bvhorner, bhorner, or bhorner2 in guest access • This is the page to create your own portaportal that allows you to save and categorize your favorite web sites.
PortaPortal • If you want to find what other PortaPortal users are bookmarking, do a quick Google search with a search something like this: “music + portaportals”
SITES TO VIEW AND SAVE • http://www.ideastations.org/ • e-KLIPS • Video clips for educators and students • Log In is preferred but not required • Search by SOL, keyword, or phrase • Can only be streamed, not downloaded
MORE GREAT SITES • http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/resources/soltechintegration.htm Rockingham County Public Schools http://206.113.131.136/ITRT/ Fauquier County Technology Matrix http://www.ttaconline.org/staff/sol/sol.asp? SOL lesson plans
FREE MUSIC AND CLIP ART • http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/ • http://www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com/ • http://pics4learning.com/
FREE CHATS • http://twitter.com/ • http://edublogs.org/ • http://jottit.com/ • http://skype-guide.blogspot.com/2008/04/establishing-who-can-call-or-chat-with.html
Rubistar • http://4teachers.org/ RubiStar is a free tool to help teachers create quality rubrics.
INSPIRATION , KIDSPIRATION & INSPIREDATA • Introduce InspireData and show templates • Review templates in your content area • Create Surveys to use with students and parents that are online
Hot Potatoes • The Hot Potatoes suite is a set of six authoring tools, created by the Research and Development team at the University of Victoria Humanities Computing and Media Centre. They enable you to create interactive Web-based exercises of several basic types. • Create and upload to Edline
Qwizdom How To: • After opening Qwizdom, click on New Activity • Name it • Click on New Set • Use drop down to change type of test and choices • Click where it prompts you to Click to Add Question
Qwizdom Continued • Create an answer slide • To add a pic—click on the camera and double click on the image you want • To add equations—click the square root symbol, click on the screen where you want the equation, pick the equation and fill in the numbers
Good Guys In, Bad Guys Out • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJSg8TS8cmg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoj5Scm7HaY&feature=related
Photo Story • This is a free download
Windows MovieMaker List ways to use with classroom instruction • Making commercials • Documenting events • Showing timelines • Recording information learned
Examples of Instruction • Smoking Commercials
WEBTOOLS4U2USE • http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/Webtools4U2Use • Web 2.0 sites allow one to read AND write! • Web 2.0 sites offer the opportunity to share and/or collaborate on the work. • Web 2.0 tools provide digital equity. • Handout
Essential Conditions for Technology Integration • Handout • Conduct survey • View results • Discuss The TPACK Game • Handout
Smart Boards • In order to use this software, you must have the Smart Notebook installed on your computer
INTERNET SAFETY • https://www.edline.net/GroupHome.page Go to your content area of instruction and review the Internet Safety lessons. Pick one you would like to teach and decide how and when you would implement the lesson.
Maintaining Your Computer • First delete items in your recycle bin • Then, go to start, all programs, accessories, system tools, disk clean up—let your computer work • Then do the same thing, only go to disk defragmenter instead of disk clean up—and again give your computer time to work
Online Sites Use at home and school • Study Island www.studyisland.com • Username- first initial and last name.cbes • Password- first name • Big Chalk/Proquest elibrary http://www.proquestk12.com • User name-45-1331 • Password-bigchalk
More Sites • Encyclopedia Britannica: • http://school.eb.com • User name- colonialbeach • Password- student
Sites Continued • Gale Virtual Resources (Thomson Gale) • http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/va_s_202_0021 • Password- schools