1. Teacher Tech Tools for the Classroom By: Dawn Walker Connect 3 Conference ESC 12 ~ June 9-10, 2011

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3. 21 st Century Skills Life and Career Skills Flexibility and Adaptability Adapt to Change; Be Flexible Initiative and Self-Direction Manage Goals and Time; Be Self-directed Learners Social and Cross Cultural Skills Interact Effectively with Others Productivity and Accountability Manage Projects; Produce Results Leadership and Responsibilty

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5. Don’t forget: You can copy- paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.

6. Poll Everywhere www.polleverywhere.com www.polleverywhere.com Poll your students to see what they know or begin your class with a hook. Can answer with text messaging if you have older students or have students answer online on a computer. Answers can be open response or answer choices. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 6

7. Other polling tools http://wiffiti.com/ http://www.textthemob.com/ http://www.wallwisher.com/ Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 7

8. 8 Pete’s PowerPoint Station http://pppst.com http://pppst.com Download and edit PowerPoints that are already made Free Clip Art

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10. QR Codes Code Reader Make codes at www.qrstuff.comwww.qrstuff.com iPhone App – QR Maker Smartphone apps – ATTScanner, QR Reader, QuickMark, Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 10

11. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 11 http://blabberize.com / Upload pictures Cut out mouth Add voice to the pictures to make them talk.

12. http://prezi.com/index/ Presentation maker that has the look of a poster Include motion and zooming Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 12

13. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 13 www.animoto.com A video presentation maker Upload photos or PowerPoint slides Add words and music Get a free downloadable video Phone app available

14. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 14 http://www.voki.com/ Online Avatar creator Make your avatar talk  Type in text box  Call in on your phone  Use microphone

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16. www.slideshare.net Slideshare uploads PowerPoint files into embeddable presentations. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 16

17. http://edu.glogster.com Online poster maker Upload video, sound, and image files http://dawnwalker.glogster.com/aw-root- beer/ Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 17

18. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 18 http://www.classtools.net/ Random Name/Word Picker Vista Print free printed materials – you just pay shipping Urban Font– Can be a little tricky to save for use. Ask A tech person to help you get started Urban Font Timer - www.online-stopwatch.com www.online-stopwatch.com

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20. Blogs and Wikis Wiki hosts Google Sites Wikispaces rhsanimation.wikispaces.com bodysystemswalker1.wikispaces.com Blog hosts Blogger Wordpress http://dwalker.risdblogs.org http://gmontgomery.risdblogs.org Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 20

21. Blog Questions Post articles or questions related to content (literature, current events), have students reply on your blog Voicethread – http://voicethread.com/http://voicethread.com/ allows students to call in and record their comments or type answers to discussions online Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 21

22. http://www.dropbox.com Online file storage Access files from any computer No more saving to a flash drive or emailing yourself files. Sharable Smart Phone app Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 22

23. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 23 http://www.worksheetworks.com Helps creates worksheets when you can’t find what you need.

24. Diigo and Delicious Social bookmarking Like bookmarks in web browser Accessible on any computer with Internet Browser plug-ins Share bookmarks with others Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 24

25. Cool Tools for Schools www.cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com www.cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com Are you looking for a specific type of technology tool? Search Cool Tools for Schools to get ideas for web 2.0 tools. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 25

26. Must-Have Apps AppShopper – advertises apps on sale, new, or updated JotNot Pro – your camera becomes a scanner, take pictures of papers and save as pdf or jpeg files, not good with pictures DropBox – access and email files on dropbox Simple Mind+ - Concept Maps Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 26

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28. Contact Information Free Template from www.brainybetty.com 28 Email: dwalker@robinson.k12.tx.usdwalker@robinson.k12.tx.us walkersbiologyclass@hotmail.comwalkersbiologyclass@hotmail.com (This one won’t catch your email in the spam filter!) Blog: http://dwalker.risdblogs.orghttp://dwalker.risdblogs.org Robinson High School Technology Blog: http://hstechnology.risdblogs.org