This document provides information about various web tools and technologies that can be used in education. It lists tools such as document cameras, projectors, interactive whiteboards, and netbooks that are useful classroom hardware. It also lists several web applications like Animoto, Glogster, Storybird, and Twitter that can be used for student projects. Further, it discusses benefits of using these technologies like meeting standards, collaboration opportunities, and motivating students. Specific examples provided include class blogs, wikis, videos created with tools like iMovie, and student writing published on Kidblogs.

1. Patti Harju
St. Stephen School
www.123teach.wikispaces.com

4. Hardware You Will Want to Add…
Document Camera
Multimedia Projector
Interactive Whiteboard
Netbooks

5. Patti Harju
St. Stephen School
Harju.patti@gmail.com
Harju.wikispaces.com
123teach.wikispaces.com

6.  Animoto
 Glogster
 Storybird
 Symbaloo
 Twitter http://www.spellingcity.com/
 Skype
 Blogs
 Wikis
 Wordle
 Dropbox
 Google
 Pinterest http://hoodamath.com/

7. http://www.picassohead.com/
http://www.buildyourwildself.com/

8. www.dropbox.com
Share Files Between Home and School
Share Files with Others
Access to Documents Anywhere

9.  The Power of the Authentic Audience
 Global Connections
 Meet Curriculum/Common Core
Standards
 Technology is a Motivator
 Peek into the Classroom
 Collaboration Opportunities
 New Kind of Bulletin Board
 Wikis are FREE

10. Types of Wikis

11. Wikis www.harju.wikispaces.com

12. http://harju.wikispaces.com/10-11+Wiki

14. Gingerbread Excel Graph – From Winter Wonderland Wiki
http://winterwonderland.wikispaces.com/

15. http://winterwonderland.wikispaces.com/
http://monsterproject.wikispaces.com
http://50statesproject.wikispaces.com/
http://writeyourstory.wikispaces.com/

16. W.4.6. With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including
the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate
with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a
minimum of one page in a single sitting.
RI.8.7. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums
(e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.
SL.11-12.2. Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse
formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to make informed
decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each
source and noting any discrepancies among the data.
SL.11-12.5. Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio,
visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of
findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.

17. Kidblogs!

18. From Mary Kate’s Kidblog

22. 1. They have an audience to write for.
2. You can track their writing process.
3. It opens a dialogue.
4. It establishes their internet identity in a safe manner.
5. They teach each other.
6. They are global citizens and global collaborators.
7. Transparency.
8. They become aware of themselves as writers.
9. You can easily check on their learning.
10. You give them a voice.

24. Animoto takes your pictures and images, lets you add
your soundtrack or music from their collection and turns
them into wonderful videos. It is free for educators and
students and very easy to use.
http://animoto.com/education

25. Picture Day 2012!

26. God Bless America

27. Come to the Stable

28. The Lord’s Prayer
Illustrated and Sung by 2nd
Grade Spring 2011

29. A Cautionary Tale….

30. Blabberize

31. Blabberize.com

32. Blogs
www.harju.edublogs.org
www.2teach.edublogs.org

33. Blog Post

35. Discovery Education

36. Comments

38. http://www.glogster.com/edu
-Create Posters on the computer
– Design Web Pages
- Creative Projects, or Reports

39. http://www.glogster.com/edu
-Create Posters on the computer
– Design Web Pages
- Creative Projects, or Reports

41. Name Alliteration Glogs

43. Patti Harju
St. Stephen School
Harju.patti@gmail.com
Harju.wikispaces.com
123teach.wikispaces.com

44. Blogs from Other Schools
1st Grade, Virginia
Auckland, New Zealand
4th Grade, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
Manchester, UK

45. Making Movies (with iMovie)

46. Projects by Jen
http://www.jenuinetech.com/index.htm

47. Brain Pop Jr video on Intenet Safety – 8-10 year olds
http://www.brainpopjr.com/health/besafe/internetsafety/
Brain Pop Video – Online Safety - older children
http://www.brainpop.com/technology/computersandinternet/online

48. Wordle www.wordle.net
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.
Guess the Wordle from
Projects by Jen 2nd Graders Lenten Promises

50.  http://cdwg.discoveryeducation.com/web2.0/video.cfm
Excellent Web 2.0 videos
from Discovery Education.
 www.123teach.wikispaces.com
Web 2.0 tutorials
 www.chalk.wikispaces.com
Blog and Wiki Information

51. Class Blog
www.harju.edublogs.org
Class Wikis
www.harju.wikispaces.com 09-10
www.wikiharju.wikispaces.com 08-09
Presentation Wikis
www.chalk.wikispaces.com
www.123teach.wikispaces.com

52. http://tonguetwisters2009.wikispaces.com/
http://aroundtheworldwith80schools.net/

53. Flat Classroom Project

54. Mac Only!
http://www.skitch.com/

55. Voicethread