I spent a few days at the NYSCATE conference this week.
I dropped in to learn more about web 2.0 tools. ToonDoo.com is a great place to do a 3 panel cartoon. It is a great way to show what you learned! Glogster is another cool tool to use. It creates an interesting and creative way to present their work in a “poster” form. They have the kids either choose a web based project or a paper option to help with the computer access issue. To help with email issues, they use gaggle.net. this is an email account that is moderated by the teacher…and it is free. It has many filters to help you monitor your class. Bubbl.us is a moodle alternative. Makes for some fun word pictures! Dropbox.com is a great alternative to student jump drives. It does have a 2 mb limit….good for just docs. It works with the plaintext app for the iPad. Quizlet.com is a great online review for your content. You can search and find content from other teachers if you don’t have one set up.
Vokiis a great way to set verbal directions for assignments as an alternative to written directions for kids. It allows you to explain more. Try out blabberize for the images of people talking…should be a fun tool for school or home.
The teachers that presented have their students post their work to their wikispace.
I dropped into a creative commons session to help understand the different cc levels. It was pretty neat to see all the sites that help you find content that is free to use. The Mother of All Funk Chords was a great YouTube video that molded together many videos and sounds to create a masterpiece of cc content.
After attending a session on the student response system form SMART, I realized that all mc homework and math problems should be inputted…saves on correcting, gives an instant report and feedback to students.
Won a bullhorn from a raffle….do I really need it?
Yes I do. One of the presenters- Brian Smith, asked me to use it at the end…..hehe…..I may get thrown out….