1. 15 FREE TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR THE PARCC READY CLASSROOM JENNIFER MALONE, LOUDON COUNTY SCHOOLS TETC April 14, 2014

2. MASTERY CONNECT Download from iTunes free

3. NEWS ELA http://newsela.com/

4. LEARN ZILLION http://learnzillion.com/lessons

5. USING INFOGRAPHS http://blog.kathyschrock.net/2014/01/addressing-ccss-with-use-of- infographics.html

6. CREATING INFOGRAPHICS  Select a layer based image  Have students investigate types of visuals  Conduct research  Create a rough draft  Teach students about copyright

7. CREATING INFOGRAPHICS  Have students gather and create a media collection  Discuss design elements, white space, use of color  Discuss Use of Fonts  Teach about layout  Can be used in relationship to graphic organizers and organizational models

8. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON INFOGRAPHICS  https://k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com/tlb/how-do-you-teach-students-to-use-infographics-in-the- classroom/ https://k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com/tlb/how-do-you-teach-students-to-use-infographics-in-the- classroom/  http://langwitches.org/blog/2011/09/06/creating-infographics-with-students/ http://langwitches.org/blog/2011/09/06/creating-infographics-with-students/  http://www.slideshare.net/ssummerford/using-infographics-in-the-classroom http://www.slideshare.net/ssummerford/using-infographics-in-the-classroom

9. EDUBLOGS - WRITING http://edublogs.org/

10. WHY SHOULD STUDENTS BLOG?  Creating positive digital footprints  Practice communicating with digital tools  Transparency of curriculum for school/home connections  Helps students learn about managing web tools  Builds effective digital citizenship  Pride in work – writing for a global audience

11. IDEAS FOR CLASS BLOGS  Classroom newsletter  Daily lessons  Showcase projects (photos and videos)  Book reviews written by students  Collaborative writing assignments  Create KWL activity  Data collection  Posting visual writing prompts  Book club

12. BLOG HOSTING SITES  Edublogs – Free educational blog hosting for teachers and students Edublogs  Blogger.com – A great starting site to get a taste of blogging, very easy to use. Blogger.com  Kidblog – Simple, safe blogging for students Kidblog  School web sites  Edmodo – Safe, free, online social network Edmodo

13. TENMARKS http://www.tenmarks.com/

14. BUCK INSTITUTE - PBL http://bie.org/

15. THINGLINK http://www.thinglink.com/

16. WAYS TO USE THINGLINK IN THE CLASSROOM  Edutopia – 10 Innovative Ways to Use ThingLink in the Classroom Edutopia – 10 Innovative Ways to Use ThingLink in the Classroom  Using ThingLink in the Classroom Using ThingLink in the Classroom  ThingLink for Education ThingLink for Education  26+ Ways to Use Thinglink in the Classroom 26+ Ways to Use Thinglink in the Classroom

17. NYT LEARNING NETWORK http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/

18. TEACHING CHANNELhttps://www.teachingchannel.org/

19. MICROSOFT PARTNERS IN LEARNING http://www.pil-network.com/resources/tools

20. SOCIAL MEDIA

21. READWORKS http://www.readworks.org/

22. CYBRARYMAN - QUESTIONINGhttp://cybraryman.com/questioning.html Common Core Resources PARCC Resources

23. ILLUMINATIONS MATHhttp://illuminations.nctm.org/Default.aspx

24. PARCC TECH SKILLS PRACTICE

26. TENMARKS FREE SUMMER MATH http://summermath.tenmarks.com/

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28. CONTACT INFORMATION Jennifer Malone Loudon County Schools Supervisor of Technology/Middle School jm@loudoncounty.org Twitter: @jenmalonetn www.loudoncounty.org Teachers Tech Lounge

29. PRESENTATION RESOURCES http://bit.ly/1hD2Eqk