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Tools, Toys & Techniques of Technology Integration:

K-5 Technology Integration:

"I feel like a kid going to school with a new box of crayons...

Now, like then, the tool is not as important as the teacher that taught us how to use the...

crayons, computer, mp3 player, wiki, blog..."

Topic	Description
Hardware to consider	iPod Touch iPad iPod/iPad Apps Live Scribe Pen Kindle HoverCam
Pod casts	Audacity: Software to creat audio podcast Brenda Muench, Iroquois West, Wiki Space on Podcasting Tools and How To... Our City Pod Cast Ideas for your first podcast Willow Elementary Web Successful elementary podcast Jenuine Tech Website- PreK-6 Creative Project Ideas Dropio Allows use of cell phone to create mp3 file
Photo Story	Download Program Tutorial
Movie Maker	Official Movie Maker Web-site Tutorial Student Project Flip Video
Teacher Resources	Tech & Learning- "How to Grow a Textbook" article- offers suggested sites when building an online curriculumn for your classroom. Educational Leadership - "Advntures with Cell Phones" Poll Everywhere - use cell phones to text responses to a poll Kathy Schrock Annette Lamb Illinois Interactive Report Card Allows teachers to see trends at each grade level for Reading and Math 1. Find Schools 2. Test Scores 3. Content Strands Intel Teach Unit Plan Template Helps to organize and plan units including technology Rubistar Development of Rubrics for Projects Primary Sources Original Documents Scanned for your use in class Example: Lincoln draft of the Emancipation Proclamation. iGoogle Organizes Resources Google Reader Organizes New web Content as it is published Moodle Online Curriculum Management Software I-KAN e-Learning Site This site is created using Moodle to show a sample of curriculum that can be placed on-line.
Word Processor Presentation Spread Sheet software for Home	Google Docs This can be an option for students who many not have the office suite at home Open Office Free package that can be installed on the users computer Scholastic Keys Wordprocessing/Presentation/Spread Sheet software designed for K-5 students
Search strategies using Search engines	link: using Alta Vista – finds sites linked to a site site: in Google searches a site for term WayBack Machine (www.archive.org) Country Codes
Determine Owner Information for Domain Name	www.easywhois.com determine the source and if it is valid
Sample Web sites that look Legitimate (make use of the link command)	www.dhmo.org home.inreach.com/kumbach/velcro.html www.improbable.com/airchives/classical/cat/cat.html www.genochoice.com
Customize Search Engines	Google Custom Search Engine
Wiki	Wikipedia- uses Classroom Wiki
Skype	www.skype.com
Teacher Resources	Tech & Learning- "How to Grow a Textbook" article- offers suggested sites when building an online curriculumn for your classroom. Kathy Schrock Annette Lamb Illinois Interactive Report Card Allows teachers to see trends at each grade level for Reading and Math 1. Find Schools 2. Test Scores 3. Content Strands Intel Teach Unit Plan Template Helps to organize and plan units including technology Rubistar Development of Rubrics for Projects Primary Sources Original Documents Scanned for your use in class Example: Lincoln draft of the Emancipation Proclamation. iGoogle Organizes Resources Google Reader Organizes New web Content as it is published Moodle Online Curriculum Management Software I-KAN e-Learning Site This site is created using Moodle to show a sample of curriculum that can be placed on-line.
Other Resources	Primo PDF Adds a printer to your computer that creates PDF files that can be opened using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Adobe Acrobat Reader used to search a document Diigo Online Favorites, Highlighting and Sticky Notes

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