Miscellaneous Educational Resources 2-21-13

Misc web resources and tools:

I know some of our staff is already using this great tool, but if you are an Elementary teacher and have not checked it out.... now is the time! New post: Using Class Dojo to Motivate Your Students - goo.gl/fb/6kpFr 

PBS LearningMedia offers thousands of videos for classroom use FREE: pbslearningmedia.org I know I have mentioned the PBS resources before, I would suggest getting signed up for their monthly emails to keep informed. 

Tech Learning : Top 100 Sites of 2012. This is a nice list with many new sites I had not used!

If you are a drop box user, this is a great article about additional tools: hongkiat.com/blog/dropbox-t…  Some awesome tools!

Top 20 educational technology Livebinders you should not miss: bit.ly/T5yMqk

Great history resource: Decades on American history. Also check out their links at the bottom of the page. 

The Teacher's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use - edudemic.com/2013/02/teache…

A Search Engine other than Google??  Maybe Hakia? http://teachamazing.com/hakia-semantic-search-portal/

Calendar: The ultimate guide  This is a great guide. How to add multiple calendars on your phone, etc... 

Twitter tools: 

Many image tweeting services exist. Probably the most popular is TwitPic. http://twitpic.com/ Here's a tool that delivers e-learning and audio as well. ScreenTweet does the job.  http://goo.gl/7bHr7

Are you involved with any Twitter Chats? If so, this site/tool may be a keeper! http://tweetchat.com/

IOS Apps

So you want some IOS apps... Here is an APP Smackdown Google Spreadsheet list that was recently used at another Nebraska school: bit.ly/15vK4bA 

Love the graphics of Random Name Selector iOS app; great for the classroom and free! bit.ly/WAVp6j

Penultimate Now a free IOS app. Download and use this resource: Taking the Penultimate Notes ow.ly/hLq7H

4 Apps for Taking Notes by  iPad.AppStorm  (Apps are not free, but if you took advantage of the free Penulate IOS app offer above, you already have one of these apps!) http://ipad.appstorm.net/roundups/design/4-apps-for-taking-notes/

IOS App/Android App:

CamNote: Snap handwritten notes to the cloud in Android and iOS (review) | ZDNet Free app: http://goo.gl/bkavU

Google, Gmail, Chrome and more...

A Short Guide to Using Google Drive on Your iPad  http://goo.gl/3GZuf  This free ebook (PDF format) is already downloaded and on our O drive folder: O:\eBooks -Free. Sync it to your iPad and your ready to go!

10 Chrome tricks to improve your browsing experience by TechRepublic -Great list! http://goo.gl/Gnyqd

How To Backup Your Data from the Cloud with Google Takeout: http://goo.gl/9UVVn 

This  Gmail trick is a must have for any teacher whose students do not have email accounts. http://goo.gl/tO6v1

How to get the most out of the new Google Forms: blog.ditoweb.com/2013/02/how-to…

EBooks 

I have promoted the CK12 ebooks in the past, here's how to make one by Richad Byrne  (@rmbyrne) New post: How to Create CK-12 Flexbooks goo.gl/fb/ozxzt

Project Guttenberg adds Dropbox support, perfect for synching ebooks to all your devices: bit.ly/14ZPt9r

Miscellaneous Educational Resources 2-12-13

Some great web sites and resources for the week:

Find free, interactive, educational 3D images at 3D Toad: 3dtoad.com . Works on the iPad! <---- This one is Amazing!!!

Text students, colleagues, and parents for free with SendHub; great for BYOD campuses: sendhub.com/education/

Wallwisher Is Now Padlet goo.gl/fb/GgbHv (if you hae not tried this, pretty cool Web 2.0 toola nd works on iPads.  Use it for kids to post class interaction, questions, etc...

Create newspapers, brochures, posters, and flyers online easily with Printing Press: bit.ly/XPqwru (Does require flash - No iPads)

UNL's Dr. Guy Trainin shares 24 free apps for the one iPad classroom. youtube.com/watch?v=StnQQZ…

Good three-minute video tutorial on creating a diagram within a Google Doc: bit.ly/1151fRZ

1 Ninja Tricks for Making Evernote More Awesome buff.ly/HEwOIf

Cool Math -- A collection of games that are designed to be safe to use in the classroom, covering a variety of math subjects as well as reading, science and geography. http://www.coolmath4teachers.com/

Exploratorium -- As the website of San Francisco's Museum of Science, Art and Human Participation, Exploratorium links to a variety of online activities that make science fun. http://www.exploratorium.edu/ 

Melody Street -- A musical world where instruments come to life, offering games, music and online videos to help teach kids about instruments, melody and more. http://melodystreet.com/

Fun Brain -- Online games portal that focuses on games that have educational value for kids. Teachers can easily find games, curriculum and even flash cards that are perfect for whatever subject matter they're teaching. http://www.funbrain.com/teachers/index.html

Hippocampus -- A project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education, the goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge. http://www.hippocampus.org/

iCivics -- Founded by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, iCivics is a web-based education project designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in US democracy. http://www.icivics.org/

Virtual Chemistry Lab: (needs Java installed) chm.davidson.edu/vce/index.html

Apps to Download - Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything http://www.schrockguide.net/workshop-apps.html

Create Fun Flipbooks With Animator for iPad | iPad Apps for School http://ipadapps4school.com/2013/02/01/create-fun-flipbooks-with-animator-for-ipad/

5 free programs educators shouldn't miss SmartBlogs http://goo.gl/bEnCx

For educators - showcase your students work with their own Flipping Book j.mp/Tqf5X0

Free Technology for Teachers: Five Essential Google Drive Skills For Teachers http://goo.gl/hkOuZ

A Teacher's Guide to Classroom Backchannels & Informal Assessment Tools goo.gl/fb/J5Pi3  (This ebook is downloaded here at Norris on the O drive in this location: O:\eBooks -Free)

Discover wonderful, free, educational videos at mobento.com. You can even search inside the video for spoken words.

NEW Podcast-how to use Testmoz a FREE online quiz-test generator-works great on the iPad, randomizes ?'s, and more youtu.be/UAPWxbVeHiw

Updated list of plagiarism checking tools: http://goo.gl/jBJiI

Some great distacne learning connections for your classroom!

NASA set to "hangout" with students via the International Space Station nasa.gov/connect/hangou…

Free Technology for Teachers: Have a Yellowstone Park Ranger Skype With Your Students http://goo.gl/eGSoz 

Twitter resources -- Are you on board yet???? Why not!

Education World: Using Twitter for Professional Development http://goo.gl/lOD4l  A FEW HASH TAGS FOR THE ELEM. TEACHERS: #elemchat   #kinderchat OR for general edu items try: #edchat

 @cybraryman1: My Twitter for Beginners: tinyurl.com/6a238y6 How to Chat: tinyurl.com/4utvwpd Ed Hashtags: bit.ly/5CyGvk

8 Useful and/or Fun Twitter Tools — Tony Vincent - Learning in Hand http://learninginhand.com/blog/8-useful-andor-fun-twitter-tools.html

Get your donation doubled and make our student's (and teacher's) week. We need your help!

Back in December I mentioned seven teachers at Norris had written grants to obtain Chromebooks for their classrooms at the amazing discounted price of $99!  Original article found here. Well 3 of the grants have been fully funded and 3 remain to accept donations.

This week, you can get your donation doubled by using the code "HEART".  So if you decide to help out with any of these worthwhile projects, make sure you do it this week and use that special code during the checkout process.

It's an amazing price and some innovative teachers and projects that will make these grants truely impact students and the educational process at Norris.

Here is a listing of the grants that you can donate to:

Below is a listing of the Norris projects.  We would appreciate any support you can give to make these dreams for staff and students come true!

 We need your help, please donate! 

Cloud Learning with Chromebooks in Social Studies Project home (30 Chromebooks)Mr. Murtaugh's technology project at Norris Middle School in Firth, NE 

Modernizing Music Makes Musicians Merry (with Chromebooks) Project home (12 Chromebooks) Donation matches up to Dec 20th! (Using the Inspire code.)Mr. Lee's technology project at Norris High School in Firth, NE 

Chromebooks for Norris Middle School Band Program Project home (30 Chromebooks) Donation matches up to Dec 20th! (Using the Inspire code.) Ms. Wilhelm's technology project at Norris Middle School in Firth, NE 

Below are projects that were funded or expired:

Writing in the Real WorldProject home (30 Chromebooks)  Donation matches up to Dec 22nd! (Using the Inspire code.)

Mr. Cullison's technology project at Norris Middle School in Firth, NE UPDATED 12-27-12 - No more donors needed- Project has been funded! 

Connecting with Chrome Project home  (30 Chromebooks)

Mrs. Coady's technology project at Norris High School in Firth, NE  UPDATED 12-17-12 - No more donors needed- Project has been funded! 

Making Plants Come to Life Project home ( 20 Chromebooks) Donation matches up to Dec 20th! (Using the Inspire code.)
Ms. Harms's technology project at Norris High School in Firth, NE  UPDATED 2-11-13 - No more donors needed- Project has been funded! 

Chrome Book Request Project home (30 Chromebooks)Donation matches up to Dec 20th! (Using the Inspire code.)

Mrs. Spilker's technology project at Norris Middle School in Firth, NE  UPDATED 2-1-13 - Project expired without funding.