Popcorn Maker Video Editing Site

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Videos | Posted on January 14, 2013

Popcorn Maker Video Editing Site

Popcorn Maker makes it easy to enhance, remix and share web video. Use your web browser to combine video and audio with content from the rest of the web — from text, links and maps to pictures and live feeds.

7 BYOD Sources

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in BYOD | Posted on January 14, 2013

7 BYOD Sources for district wanting to implement Bring Your Own Device.

113 Resources for Digital Citizenship

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Digital Citizenship, Internet Safety | Posted on January 8, 2013

 

113 Resources for Digital Citizenship

E for Explore

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Math Resources, Reading/Language Arts, Science Resources | Posted on January 8, 2013

E for Explore is a new web site with dozens of student learning activities relevant to Common Core.

Tumblr Writing Prompts

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Writing | Posted on January 8, 2013

Tumblr Writing Prompts connects story starters with photos and graphics from the Tumblr web site.

6 Videos on Critical Thinking

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Thinking Skills, Videos | Posted on January 7, 2013

 

Critical thinking is a skill that we can teach to our students through exercise and practice. It is particularly a skill that contains a plethora of other skills inside it. Critical thinking in its basic definition refers”  to a diverse range of intellectual skills and activities concerned with evaluating information as well as evaluating our thought in a disciplined way “. All of our students think in a way or another but the question  is , do they really think critically ? are they able to evaluate the information they come across ? are they capable of going beyond the surface thinking layer ? Can they make connections between what they learn and the outer world? Can they question the status quo of their knowledge

Graphing Stories

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Math Resources | Posted on January 7, 2013

Graphing Stories  is a site by the Buzz Math group.  Print the graph handout, play the short video, and have students graph what they see.

Unused Words

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in English Language Learners, Reading/Language Arts | Posted on January 7, 2013

Unused Words allows you to learn a new word every day.  You can even sign up to receive a word each day by email.

Simple Booklet

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Digital Storytelling, Digital Textbooks | Posted on January 7, 2013

Simple Booklet is all you need is your web browser and a few short minutes to create a multipage class project, newsletter, slider or flip booklet with its own custom web page.

Post your simplebooklet to your class blog and school website, share it on a social network, send it in email, and view it on a special gallery page made with a teacher’s account.

Breathe New Life into PowerPoint Presentations

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Presentation Tools | Posted on January 7, 2013

 

Breathe New Life into PowerPoint Presentations  Following are a number of ideas and free resources that can help you add fun and pizzazz to your PowerPoint slide presentations by incorporating engaging visual and audio elements.

Bag of ThingLink Resources

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Educational Resources, Thinglink | Posted on January 7, 2013

Bag of Thinglink Resources has 53+ ways to use Thinglink in the classroom.

Raspberry PI

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Tech Gadgets | Posted on January 7, 2013

 

Setting Up Raspberry PI  The Raspberry Pi is a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It’s a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things that your desktop PC does, like spreadsheets, word-processing and games. It also plays high-definition video.  This is a useful guide on how to implement this technology into your classroom.

Chemistry of Snowflakes

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Science Resources, Seasonal/Holidays, Videos | Posted on January 7, 2013

 

Chemistry of Snowflakes Video is part of the Bytesize Science series from Chemistry for Life web site.

MIT Videos and Open Courseware

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Videos | Posted on January 7, 2013

MIT Videos —

More than 150 channels

Looking to just browse? We have hundreds of channels — from OpenCourseWare’s academic content, to features from MIT News to how-to videos and more. Check it out.

DuoLingo

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Foreign Language | Posted on January 7, 2013

Duolingo – Learn a Foreign Language Online – for free!

Planet Nutshell

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Internet Safety, Videos | Posted on January 7, 2013

Planet Nutshell has a wide collection of videos that can be used for education including a great series on Internet Safety (under the UTAH sites).

Planning Guides for BYOD

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in BYOD, Technology Planning | Posted on January 7, 2013

 

Here are two thorough and well thought out guides for districts planning a bring your own device policy.

K-12 Blueprint for BYOD

Making BYOD Work in Schools – Three School Districts That Have Figured it Out

24 Twitter Shortcuts to Help you be more Productive

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Twitter | Posted on January 7, 2013

24 Twitter Shortcuts to Help you be more Productive

Spell With Flikr

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Digital Photography | Posted on January 7, 2013

Brass Stencil Letter T Spelling Dice Letter e ECU Cardboard letter c studio g Stamp Set Open Type Letter H letter E Sponge Letter R S

T letter E Scrabble Rebus letter C letter H             Pastry Cutter Letter L O Word Making & Anagrams letter u Pastry Cutter Letter N G Brick Letter e
Spell With Flikr allows you to type in text and grab letters from Flikr to spell out a message.

Tech Trends for 2013 from BBC

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Technology Trends | Posted on January 7, 2013

Clockwise, from left: Woman wearing Google Glass, news app on a smartphone, a Twitter feed on a tablet, and a phone payment system

 

Top Tech Trends for 2013 from BBC  includes such ideas as addiction clinics for digital addicts.

44 Smart Ways to Use Smart Phones in Class

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in BYOD, iPod Touch/iPhone, Mobile Learning | Posted on January 7, 2013

44 Smart Ways to Use Smart Phones in Class  We all know our students have a smart phone in their pocket.  This article gives some great ideas for harnessing the power of this technology in your classroom.

Xtra Math – Free Math Fact Practice

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Math Resources | Posted on January 7, 2013

  Xtra Math.Org is a free site where teachers can register, set up a class, and have students practice math facts.

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