Technology Integration Gail Dickinson – John Hunt – Before we begin- if you have a smart phone please go to the app store and download a free QR reader

National Technology Standards (NETS) Use digital photographs to answer writing prompts, Web 2.0 (Wikis, Blogs) websites to collect and share information Conduct Internet research using WebQuests (includes a project) Explore Internet resources that enhance lessons such as: BrainPop, Educational Videos, Interactive websites and Spreadsheets to create graphs/tables for lab activities Students will analyze lab experiments, compare their results and display the information in the appropriate graph format.

Blogs A blog (sometimes referred to as a weblog) is a Web publishing tool that allows authors to quickly and easily self-publish text, artwork, links to other blogs or Web sites, videos and a variety of other content.

Blogging in the classroom - google search - automotivator wigflip Use our picture – choose the cloud Title – Cloudy With a Chance Text -- You walk outside and notice it is very cloudy today. How do clouds form? Why do some clouds produce rain? To save – right click in the middle of your image and click – save image as

Let’s practice Technology Blogging Answer the blog “Away From it All” Tip – show students a sample of both good and bad comments.

Educational Uses: Reflection Summary Sharing (discussions) Expression of Opinions Current Events

QR Codes QR stands for Quick Response – they are bar codes on steroids. It is a matrix that when scanned by a camera immediately brings up text, website, video and other types of information. You can go to an online QR code generator and then use a QR code scanner app for a smart phone to scan and read the generated code.

Let’s try it. Educational Uses: Videos Websites Instructions Notes Personal Information – name, , website address

Prezi – Presentation Tool Prezi is cloud-based presentation software that opens up a new world between whiteboards and slides. The zoomable canvas makes it fun to explore ideas. – show videowww.prezi.com Explore, Education, More, Search, Glenn Rankin Newton’s Laws Elementary – Parts of a Plant Educational Uses: same as PowerPoint To download your prezi - –Click on your prezi and look at the bottom

Photovisi – Photovisi is an online image tool that lets you create collages from your photos.

Photovisi - Let’s try it – see notes Educational Uses: Create presentations about topics such as simple machines, types of energy or land forms

Spezify – Search tool with visual results – click on the image and it magnifies then click on the link at the bottom of the image to go to the website. Search the following by typing in the search box: Spezify – click on video on how to use Venn diagram Newton’s 3 rd law of motion

Wordle –

Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends. *Note that the wordles are not screened for content. Let’s try it

Educational Uses for Wordle: “About Me” “Guess What” – description of an animal, topic, book “Word Wall” – consist of new vocabulary (or phrase) that is displayed in a prominent position throughout the unit. It identifies the key vocabulary students need to understand the subject. Check for Prior Knowledge – brainstorm words that relate to a particular topic. For example – DNA

BrainPop – BrainPOP is an educational website with hundreds of short Flash-based movies for students in grades K-12 (ages 6 to 17) covering the subjects of mathematics, technology, health, science, social studies, arts and music, and English.

BrainPOP Prices This is for one teacher which includes 3 simultaneous users. BrainPop jr - $145 per year BrainPop - $205 per year Under subscribe – funding BrainPop Homepage has a free trial link

Glogster- Glogster is a social network that allows users to create free interactive posters, or Glogs. A "Glog", short for "graphics blog", is an interactive multimedia image. Go to glogster.com and click on the green EDU on the bottom right. Click on – best glogs- at the top and then view the moon landing. Educational Uses – themed projects

WebQuests A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web and typically ends with a student created project.

Zunal – Is the Force of Gravity With You? Webquest – To search for a webquest go to the link “Find a WebQuest” on the left side of the page, Click in the yellow box “search the QuestGarden data base”, Go to Curriculum x Grade Level Matrix and select science and the grade level then search.

Wikis Wiki is a term meaning "quick" in Hawaiian It is a website where contributors can easily add, delete or generally change the content which has been put there.

WikiSpaces Educational wikis – video Sample educational wikis: onal+wikishttp://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educati onal+wikis 1000 names Bergmann Science Cool Tools for Schools Science – Disease

Other Things to Try Projects - Resources for Teachers - ys_Technology_Tips_for_Teachers.html Educational Apps for iPad - facebook pages –Sci/Tech Connect –Mississippi Science Teachers –John Hunt