Demonstration of Picasa Web Album

Podcast - Best Practices in the Classroom

Below is a podcast that I created with Microsoft PowerPoint and Community Clips for a graduate class, featuring Best Practices.


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To see more of the Best Practices link to the Google Site/Wiki

SmartBoard Class this week!

Teaching a SMARTBoard Class this week using SMART NoteBook!
Posts on 8/13 and 8/16 for start of class
Class Blog http://smartinteractiveclassroom.blogspot.com/

Topics for class one
SMART Notebook software 10 Getting Started
A summary of what’s new in SMART Notebook 10.  SMART Notebook software 10 Getting Started
A summary of what’s new in SMART Notebook 10.
View each tutorial individually, or Watch the entire 30-minute overview. http://www.smarttech.com/us/Resources/Training/Training+Search
SMART Notebook software 10 - Getting Started
Tutorial 1: Activation
Tutorial 2: Finding What You Need
Tutorial 3: The Ink Layer
Tutorial 4: Managing Pages
Tutorial 5: The Properties Tab
Tutorial 6: The Lesson Activity Toolkit
Tutorial 7: New Tools in SMART Notebook 10

Projector BrightLink 450Wi Interactive Projector

BrightLink 450Wi Interactive Projector

Allows any surface to work as an interactive whiteboard

SMARTboard with projector attached

Connecting Books with you class

The Word Eater

The Author's site http://www.maryamato.com/

VoiceThread Reflection

Take 4 - Link to VoiceThread http://voicethread.com/share/1266126

Addtional links and information from class

Afternoon
Google Sites - Classroom Example
http://sites.google.com/a/googleclassrooms.org/mrs-richau/Home

AM - Session
Upcoming Conferences

MassCUE http://masscue.org/Conference/index.html
Christa http://www.nhcmtc.org/

Here is a talking sunflower using Blabberize
You can also try xtranomal  

Day Two the learning continues

Day Two
1. Skype with Maria Knee (blog)
   - Kathy Cassidy blog and website http://kathycassidy.yolasite.com/

2. Please take the following survey
3. Here is a link to the class googel site / wiki
4. Wallwisher - join our class conversation
     19 Ways to use Wallwisher in the classroom (Tom Barrett)
5. edu Glogster Mulimedia posters
6. Animoto for education (slideshows)
7. Wordle http://www.wordle.net/

Welcome Mashpee Teachers - Day One Web 2.0

Mashpee - Day 1 - Notes and links from class (backchannel http://todaysmeet.com/mashpee
Take the survey  "Getting to Know You"

A group of teachers are gathered today to learn about Web 2.0.  We are learning about blogging and twitter.

1. Registration and logistics
   FSC registration form (Course Number: PDMT 6332 Schedule Number (CRN): 50871 Graduate Credits at $255 TItle Integrating Web 2.0 Tools into the Classroom
2. The Machine is Us/ing Us (Final Version)
3. A few Blogs to read -
   Will Richardon http://weblogg-ed.com/ (twitter)
   David Warlick http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/  (twitter)
   Eric Langhorst http://speakingofhistory.blogspot.com/ *social studies (twitter)
   Darren Kuropatwa http://adifference.blogspot.com/ *math (twitter)
   Maria Knee The KindersBlog Maria Knee
4. Create or use your Google Account
5. iGoogle (mini tour video)
6. Micro blogs with Twitter (Twitter in Plain English)
7. Create your Twitter Account (learn more)
   - Follow on Twitter (follow me http://twitter.com/mmarotta )
   - Above bloggers (twitter links) and a few more....
   - BHS Principal https://twitter.com/bhsprincipal
   - Free Technology for Teachers http://twitter.com/rmbyrne
8. Getting Started with Blogger (Tutorial)
9. Create a blog (add a post)
10. Post a comment (moderate)
    Lunch
11. Add items to Blogger (Video, Slideshare, etc)
12. Link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XMa91uf-so

Post a response/comment at the end of the day.  What do you think about blogging?