Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Wordle Ideas

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Nelms Presentation Web 2.0 Tools For Classroom Instruction

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Story of Stuff












I could not resist posting this. The Story of Stuff is an awesome story. Make sure you watch the whole video before showing it to your class.

Edmodo















"Traditional web 2.0 tools in a k-12 classroom environment create concerns over privacy. Edmodo has been built with the privacy of students in mind. Edmodo provides a way for teachers and students to share notes, links, and files. Teachers have the ability to send alerts, events, and assignments to students. Edmodo also has a public component which allows teachers to post any privately shared item to a public timeline and RSS feed." One blogger titled his review of Edmodo "If a Teacher had Designed Twitter"

Maps In The Classroom












How accurate and up-to-date is that pull down map in your room? If you don't have Google Earth installed on your computer or want to find a map and/or location quickly on a current map, check out the links below.

Live Search Maps

Google Maps

Making Teachers Nerdy



















Making Teachers Nerdy is an incredible blog that is all about "Tech Integration Tips and Web Links to Increase Your Teacher Nerdiness Levels" Here are some recent posts to give you an idea of the usefulness of this blog.

12 Best Google Keywords for Finding Classroom Resources

Educational Blogs You Should Be Investigating

10 Microsoft Word Tricks Every Teacher Should Know

Spelling City



















"SpellingCity is an online spelling program that makes practicing for spelling tests fun." Register first, then type in your spelling words for each week. Works like magic on the smartboard with whole class or in the lab where each student can easily access their weekly spelling list.