Edu-Tech

Thursday, July 26, 2007

BrainPOP

Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to share a site with you that we use all the time in school with our 6th graders. Have you heard of BrainPOP and BrainPOP Jr? They are wonderful sites with kid-friendly video clips and quizzes in every subject area and topic you can think of. We especially use it often in science and language arts. It is a great resource to use no matter what you are teaching. BrainPOP is for middle schoolers and BrainPOP Jr. is for the younger grades. You have to sign up to become a member, last year our school had a grant, so we had unlimited access to it. Right now, you can sign up for a free 14-day trial to check it out. Please look at this site if you haven't already! Hope you can use it. We don't go a day without it!!

http://www.brainpop.com/

http://www.brainpopjr.com/

posted by Tracey @ 11:22 AM   2 Comments

Educational Articles

Hi,
Listed here are the websites where I found my technology related articles. I thought I would put them on here in case anyone wanted to see them. Enjoy :)

What Every Teacher Should Know About Technology
http://www.education-world.com/atech/tech/tech227.shtml

Evaluating Web Sites - Five Basic Criteria
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/educationupclose.phtml/10

Using Blogs to Integrate Technology in the Classroom
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/educationupclose.phtml/47

I'm not sure which 2 articles I am using for class, that's why there are 3 websites listed.

posted by Tracey @ 11:07 AM   1 Comments

Monday, July 23, 2007

Post YouTube Videos on Your Blog!

Hi Guys,
Here are the instructions on how to post a YouTube video to your blog. Alice, hope this helps!

Step 1. Create a YouTube account using the following link.
Step 2. Once you have logged in for the first time, select Upload from the top right corner of the YouTube home page.
Step 3. Next, give your video a title and define the genre and content in the description.
Step 4. Select Upload a Video.
Step 5. Use the Browse button to locate the video to be uploaded from your computer.
Step 6. Select Upload Video.
Step 7. Once your video is uploaded, YouTube will provide you with a URL and a <HTML> script.
(ex. <object height="350" width="425"> <param name="movie" ...etc.)
Step 8. Copy the <HTML> text and Paste it into the body of your blog script.

I hope this is clear and helps everyone!

posted by Tracey @ 7:06 PM   1 Comments

Sunday, July 22, 2007

ePALS

I just wanted to post the website that I am going to use to hopefully find someone internationally for our telecollaborative lesson plan. I e-mailed a teacher in Buenos Aires, Argentina who seemed to have what I was looking for posted on her class profile in relation to my holiday lesson plan idea. I'm just waiting back to hear from her. I will let you know how it goes. Good Luck!!
http://www.epals.com/

posted by Tracey @ 6:16 PM   0 Comments

Kid Friendly Websites

Hi All!
Here is a list of many wonderful resources for kid friendly websites. This is a great link because you can narrow your search by choosing the subject area you are looking for. Then you choose the topic and there are many fun, interactive websites to choose from under each category. Check out the link below and let me know what you think! Hope some of you can use this in your classroom :)
http://www.center.k12.mo.us/Edtech/resources/kidfriendly.html

posted by Tracey @ 6:08 PM   2 Comments

Sunday, July 15, 2007

A Day in the Park

Finally, I did it! Thanks to all of you who helped me, I finished my movie in movie maker! Sorry I was unable to show it last Tuesday, but here it is! Let me know what you think!
And look at me now! I'm even on YouTube!! I learned a lot in 1 week :)



posted by Tracey @ 9:32 PM   2 Comments

Young Author's Workshop

Every year at school in Language Arts, we do a Young Author's Project, where the students create a published piece after following the basic steps of the writing process. This website listed below has some great resources for any type of writing projects in any subject area. Beginning with Ideas and ending with Publishing, each step of the writing process that you click on will bring you to pages and pages of writing tips, FAQ's, ideas, interactive writing sites, writing centers, advice columns, and so much more. It really is such a limitless site, with tons of useful information that is kid friendly and fun. We all know how hard it is to make writing enjoyable for students! Try it out and let me know what you think!
http://www.planet.eon.net/~bplaroch/indexb.html

posted by Tracey @ 9:03 PM   2 Comments

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Technology Matters

Hi Everyone!
I found this audio segment of an interesting short clip that stresses the importance of the quality of using technology in classrooms for maximizing student achievement and long-term success. Just sit back, listen and hopefully you will gain some valuable insight on how to successfully utilize technology in the classroom! Just click on the audio link to the right or below.

Audio Link

posted by Tracey @ 9:03 PM   1 Comments

Classroom Technology

Hi!
I found this great website for utilizing technology in the classroom. Education World features a technology center with numerous resources such as articles, lesson plans, and software reviews! Just click on the link to the right or below and you will be brought to the Technology Integration webpage. Enjoy!
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/

posted by Tracey @ 8:49 PM   3 Comments