Tech Tools for Mastery:
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Owen Hoegh
@ohoegh http://hoeghscience.weebly.com owen.hoegh@k12.sd.us
Scott Hannemann @scottsandia scott.hannemann@k12.sd.us
Nikki Vanderwolde
@NikkiVW1 nichole.vanderwolde@k12.sd.us
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Tech Tools for Mastery:
What It Is Ediscio is an online flashcard creation tool with a ton of features. A teacher can build sets of flashcards by themselves, with a colleague, or with students. The flashcards can include links, images, videos, and other multimedia tools that might help students learn and remember the concepts. The schedule of learning is personalized according to his/her success with the flash cards, and students are provided with data about each “cardbox”. Ediscio also provides users with the ability to communicate and collaborate with others.
How to Sign Up and Stuff How to sign up What is Ediscio?
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Online Flash Cards Studying for Standard Checks Feedback for Students Discussion Forums Student-made Cardboxes
Other Sites for Flash Cards and Games Zondle Quizlet FunnelBrain Faux Flash
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What It Is Our blog sites have been the “home base” for nearly every computer-based activity in our respective classes. If we have computers in class, the first phrase uttered is “Let’s go to the blog and ____“. Blogging provides students with access to important class links, video lessons, student work, embedded surveys, formative assessments, and more. We have been pleasantly surprised with the amount of quality writing that students showcase to an online audience. Creating and using a blog is easier than you think, too!
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Blogger Home Page Weebly
How We've Used It Crazy 8 Science V8 Science Gator 8 Science 6th Grade Social Studies (Brandon) 3rd Grade (Discovery) • Sharing Student Work • Student Writing Assignments • Embedding Vodcasts/Prezis/VoiceThreads • Embedding Google Forms • Providing Links to Activities, Other Class Websites, etc. • Motivational Words for Students
Other Sites for Blogging Edublogs Wordpress Class Blogs
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What It Is Prezi is a pretty cool online tool used for presentations (hence, the name "Prezi"). The creator starts with a blank canvas, and he/she can add and modify the content, its size, and the path of the presentation. Prezi separates itself from PowerPoint and other presentation tools with its creativity – there are so many possible tricks and turns a Prezi can take. It can be used by students and teachers, and there are many examples included below.
How to Sign Up and Stuff Prezi Home Page Sign Up for a Teacher Account Learn How to Use Prezi
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Explaining what our class is about o What is Mastery Learning? Lessons/Presentations o The Rock Cycle o Tectonic Plate Movement o Kepler's Laws Student Projects o Alkali Metals o Weathering and Erosion o Mercury Parent/Student/Teacher Introduction Days o Crazy 8 Teacher Team o V-8 Teacher Team Christmas Cards (not educational I guess....) o Hoegh Christmas 2009
Other Sites for Creative Canvas Presentations Ahead
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What It Is VoiceThread is an online presentation tool that features the presenter’s voice. Teachers and students can create new presentations and record their voices along with the slides that are there. One can upload existing PowerPoints to his/her VoiceThread account, and start to record audio on each slide. This ability to upload existing PowerPoints is especially useful since nearly every student learns how to use the software. .
How to Sign Up and Stuff VoiceThread Sign-Up Getting Started pdf
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Student Research Projects Blizzards Jigsaw Projects Chemistry Jigsaw In Class Activities Crazy 8 Scientific Explanations Teacher Presentations Bohr Model Presenting a lesson when you’re not there Life Cycle of Stars
Other Sites for Presenting Slideshows Scribd Slideshare/Zipcast Google Docs
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SMART Record What It Is If you have access to SMART Products, SMART Record is a great tool for recording your computer screen. Using SMART Record, you can record the actions you take on the interactive screen. If you connect a microphone to your computer, you can record your narration. The product is a .wmv file (playable on Windows Media Player) that is very small and easy to download and save, embed in a website/blog, or share through email. Here is a video on how to use SMART Record.
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“How-To’s” for Colleagues o Converting Video to Audio o Converting to FLV Teaching a Lesson with Video o S-P Lag Time Checking Student Work Substitute Notes Student Explanations o Drawing Phosphorus
Other Ways to Record the Screen Camtasia (software) ScreenR (online) ScreenToaster (online)
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Vodcasting and Video Editing What It Is Vodcasts are video lessons that are available for students to see online, on iPods, DVD players, or anything else that plays a video. There are many computer software programs that one can use to edit video. Many of them look similar to each other, having the preview window, editing screen, and timeline. Windows Movie Maker is probably the most widespread, but we've also used Adobe Premiere and Camtasia Studio to edit videos. Often times, videos shot outside of class have been engaging for the students.
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Podcast Machine Vimeo YouTube Wikispaces
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Visual Lessons o Mr. Hoegh goes to Pluto … and back o Doppler Effect on a Moped Screen Capture Lesson (with PowerPoint or Notebook presentation) o Weathering Vodcast o Parts of an Atom Vodcast Showing/Promoting Student Activities o 8th Grade Science Activities o Punt, Pass, and Kick Competition Applying for things (which result in rejection from Google) o Motivation and Learning
Other Tools for Editing Videos Stroome YouTube Editor JayCut
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What It Is Google Docs and Spreadsheets have so many uses it’s hard to know where to start. Want to collaborate with other teachers on lesson plans? Make a new Google doc and share it with them. Want to have backups of your most important files and access them wherever there is an internet connection? Upload them to Google docs. Want to have students collaborate on a jigsaw activity? Upload the template and have groups modify it at the same time. Want to track student progress? Make a Google spreadsheet.. Want to make a presentation that students can access? Make a Google presentation and embed it on your website or blog, or just give them the link. Want to make a formative assessment or questionnaire? Make a Google Form and all of the answers will show up on a spreadsheet. You can even automatically grade the responses with a tool called “Flubaroo”. Google Docs and Spreadsheets have many uses, and Google continues to improve/modify what can be done to meet the user’s needs. This Google for Teachers e-book by Richard Byrne is a great guide of many teaching tools by Google.
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Docs o Backing up important files o Modifying lesson plans from any computer o Class/Group Jigsaw Projects o To-Do Lists for groups and individuals o Collaborating with brother for a wedding speech Spreadsheets o Tracking Mastery of Self-Paced Learners o Team ICU Lists o Sharing Weekly Assignments with Parents o Embedding scores of GPS contest in Blog Presentations o Embedding Lesson Plans on a Calendar Template o Making a practice and game schedule for basketball o Sharing PowerPoint presentations with students
Other Tools for Uploading Documents Scribd Slideshare 8