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SCISA Teachers’ Conference

SCISA Teachers’ Conference. November 3, 2010. Whitehaven – 1860 – My Old Ky Home. Across the River from the Home of Superman Metropolis, IL. SCISA Master Teacher 2009. Trident Academy Teacher. 9 years as Librarian/Media Specialist Middle School Library Skills

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SCISA Teachers’ Conference

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  1. SCISA Teachers’ Conference November 3, 2010

  2. Whitehaven – 1860 – My Old Ky Home

  3. Across the River from the Home of SupermanMetropolis, IL

  4. SCISA Master Teacher 2009

  5. Trident Academy Teacher • 9 years as Librarian/Media Specialist • Middle School Library Skills • Library Programs for Lower School • Assistive Technology • Writers’ Workshop • Social Studies • Current Events • Research Technology • Webmaster for TA when forced

  6. South Carolina Association of School Librarians • http://www.scasl.net/ • Member of the Executive Board as the Independent/Special Schools representative • Conference is March 10-11 Columbia, SC

  7. Disclaimer • Any products/services, etc. discussed are not an endorsement.

  8. The two best free resources in SC • Discus • SC ETV Streamline Use them or lose them! State funded.

  9. Discus: www.scdiscus.org

  10. Discus = Encyclopedia Britannica • Elementary has read out loud feature Animal Kingdom New! Geography Explorer    Britannica Timeline        A-Z Browse New! Create Timelines    Biographies             Merriam-Webster Learning Materials      World Atlas Password: findit User ID: discus11             Compare Countries

  11. Free! Yes, independent schools are eligible! Username: discus11 Password: findit http://scdiscus.org/brochures-and-handouts/view-category

  12. http://www.scetv.org/education/streamlinesc/ Donna Thompson Technology Consultant/Trainer803-338-1384dthompson@scetv.org

  13. Social Bookmarks vs. My Favorites • http://delicious.com/- Delicious http://delicious.com/MarySilgals/?page=1

  14. The other .66% • Specialized search engines - http://www.philb.com/webse.htm Who owns a domain? http://www.betterwhois.com/ http://www.martinlutherking.org/

  15. The Owl at Purdue • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ • I consider the best resource for writing papers and formatting for teaching students and personal use

  16. WebNoteshttp://webnotes.net • Free Registration • Download toolbar • Allows you to highlight text on page • Allows you to create sticky notes on page • Allows you to create folder to save notes in • Allows you to share by email/permalink/twitter • Saves links and notes on webpage to reopen • Will tell you if any changes have been made since last accessed

  17. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/ • http://poster.4teachers.org/

  18. Trident Academy Library Gridhttp://marysilgals.tripod.com/newlibrarygrid3.html

  19. Print What You Like • http://www.printwhatyoulike.com/ • Select clips, format page, and print.

  20. Foxit Reader • Allows you to enter information on a pdf form. Ex: job application.

  21. Reminders • StickyNotes - http://www.sticky-notes.net/windows-sticky-notes-free.html • Basic notes free, upgrades available at subscription cost (forward notes, etc.)

  22. Cam Studio • Record your desktop actions and create an instructional video or tutorial • Free shareware • http://camstudio.org/

  23. Paper Rater • http://www.paperrater.com/ • Free, no registering, just cut and paste your composition

  24. RubiStar – Free!http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php • Rubric generator • Drop down choices • Variety of subject areas • Short registration

  25. BibMe -http://www.bibme.org/

  26. Flash Card Machinehttp://www.flashcardmachine.com/ • Share address with your students • Integration with iStudyToGo for studying cards on the iPod – Application $14.99-$19.99 http://www.istudytogo.com/istudytogo/default.aspx • Database of cards already created • Can add photos to cards • Free

  27. Wallwisher • http://www.wallwisher.com/faqs • Like a wall of sticky notes that can be used privately or openly. Messages, links, video, etc.

  28. Typing Web • http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/

  29. Making your life easierYou forgot your flash drive • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkfOYtaumew&feature=player_embedded = +

  30. Live Binders/My school log • http://livebinders.com/#for Internet information storage • http://www.myschoolog.com/for documents, etc. • More places for students to store documents, etc. online • Both are free – on the cloud

  31. Chat • http://www.chatzy.com/Free and Upgrades

  32. Photo Sharing • Picasa - http://picasa.google.com/ • Embed on websites • Flickr - http://www.flickr.com/

  33. Big Huge Labs – Free!http://bighugelabs.com/ • Fun stuff to do with your photos • Badge Maker • Motivational Posters • Magazine Covers • Jigsaw Puzzles • Calendars • Trading cards • Much more

  34. Poster Generator – Free!http://wigflip.com/automotivator/ • Order printed posters • Or save as jpg and print yourself

  35. Survey Monkey • http://www.surveymonkey.com/

  36. Interactive white boards • http://marysilgals.tripod.com/smartboardwebsites2.xls • How to find more teacher created notebook files…….. Search using .notebook

  37. National Library of Virtual Manipulatives • http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vLibrary.html • Oldie but goodie

  38. Harvey Math • http://harveyshomepage.com/Harveys_Homepage/Welcome.html

  39. Reading and writing tools • Adobe reader for read out loud function for all pdf files or scan and convert • Free download • Great for students who need text read out loud

  40. Open Office • Free! http://www.openoffice.org/ • Own versions: Write (Word), Database and Calc (Excel), Math, Draw, Impress (PPT)

  41. Storybird • http://storybird.com/ • Students can create their own stories; artwork is provided Easy to use.

  42. Wordlehttp://www.wordle.net/

  43. Tagxedo • http://www.tagxedo.com/ • (Wordle in shapes)

  44. Visuwords • Visuwords - http://www.visuwords.com/

  45. Newspaper Article Generator – Free! • http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp

  46. Bookshare.org – Free with application • Downloadable books which come with free text reading software – Don Johnson • Must apply with a reading based learning disability

  47. Google Docs • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_hJ3R8jEZM&feature=player_embedded • Training center: http://edutraining.googleapps.com/ Great for students who do not have Microsoft Word/Excel on their laptops.

  48. Storage/Organization • Pageflakes http://www.pageflakes.com/ • iGooglehttp://www.google.com/ig

  49. Audacity – Free Downloadhttp://audacity.sourceforge.net/ • Free download/simple to use and edit • Can be used with Photostory or Movie Maker3

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