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Top 10 Ways to

Integrate Technology

into Your Curriculum

Jennifer Osten and Kylie Hollatz

Leigh Elementary School

#1 SumDog

Math Website

Individualize each student’s content

Set up competitions and run contests

K-5

http://www.sumdog.com/teacher

#2 Skype

Read Across America Day

Kids imitated his funny poetry

Contacted him through his website

poetry4kids.com

$250 for 2- 1 hour sessions

Used grant from ESU 7

#3 Inspiration/Kidspiration

Software used for organization of writing

Easy for students to use

http://www.inspiration.com/Kidspiration

#4 PowerPoint

Custom Animations

Inserting sound

Creating video, books, and graphics

Projects Done by Kidsfile://localhost/Volumes/Transcend/intinerary 1.ppt

file://localhost/Volumes/Transcend/Comic laws of motion.ppt

file://localhost/Volumes/Transcend/dale earnhardt.ppt

file://localhost/Volumes/Transcend/book feature book.ppt

file://localhost/Volumes/Transcend/Wildfires Nonfiction book.ppt

file://localhost/Volumes/Transcend/Idioms.ppt

file://localhost/Volumes/Transcend/analogies.ppt

#5 Gimp

Photoshop program

FREE Download

Cut around graphics

#6 Audacity

Free Download

Records voice

Fluency reads

#7 Neo and Mobi

Gadgets used in classroom

NEO is a Renaissance Product

Mobi is a Engaging Technologies Product

#8 Polycom Collaborations

http://projects.twice.cc/index.php

CAPspace Monster Exchange

Video conference with classroom from Wisconsin

Each students drew and wrote directions for their own monster

Certain students shared their directions while both classes followed

#9 iWeb

Classroom Websites

http://www.leigh.esu7.org/sites/kyliehollatz/Site/Welcome.html

http://www.leigh.esu7.org/sites/jenniferosten/Jennifer_Osten/Home.html

#10 iPhoto and iMovie

End of the year movies

Christmas and other holiday gifts with pictures

Presenters Information

Jennifer Osten josten@esu7.org

Kylie Hollatz khollatz@esu7.org