cool tools for teachers

Cool Tools for Teachers

Oh, did I mention that they’re FREE?

Why bother?

Technology is the ultimate carrot for students. It's something they want to master. Learning to use it enhances their self-esteem and makes them excited about coming to school.

~ Fifth grade teacherhttp://www2.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/effectsstudents.html

Students in technology-rich environments experienced positive effects on achievement in all subject areas.

~ Sivin-Kachala, 1998http://www.mff.org/pubs/ME161.pdf

"Teachers can draw on technology applications to simulate real-world environments and create actual environments for experimentation, so that students can carry out authentic tasks as real workers would, explore new terrains, meet people of different cultures, and use a variety of tools to gather information and solve problems."

~ Means, Blando, Olson, Middleton, Morocco, Remz, and Zorfass (1993)(p.43)

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/atrisk/at400.htm

Where do I start?

Wordle.net

SlideRocket or 280 Slides

Go! Animate

Aviary Suite

HP’s MagCloud

JayCut

Diigo

What about communication?

Mail Chimp

Absent students?

Try …

Google Calendar

Where do I put it?

WikiSpaces

WordPress

One of my websites.

Need inspiration?

TED.com

No money for software?

Gizmo’s Freeware

Want More?

Email: amanda.youngblood@ocps.net or

amanda@kindledminds.com