Tools that are:

Creative,

Versatile,Effective

Make Technology Work For You

Instead of seeing students like this,

Wouldn’t you rather see…

This?

Here’s how!

Tip #1: Blog!

Why blog in the classroom?

Blogging isBIG!!

Fast Fact!By 2009,

1 in 20 Americans had created blogs,

and…

Fast Fact!

… 1 in 6 Americans are blog readers!

Student Blogging is:

Appealing to kids

Interactive with others

Flexible

FUN!

Tip #2: Use Digital Audio!

Examples for Your Class!Audio Books

Podcasts

Text to Speech Software

Digital Storytelling

Tip #3: Use Digital Imagery!

Engage your students!

Endless possibilities!

Make a slide show!… about Parabolas!

Make a Digital Story!

Modeling With Math

By Marcia Hooper

Other Cool Tools

Make BEAUTIFUL word clouds at:

Share screen captures and video online at:

Make your own motivational posters at:

But, most IMPORTANTLY…

HAVE FUN!!

Presentation By:Marcia Hooper,Mathematics Teacher

Photography Credits:http://www.britannica.com/bps/image/

130429/108250/Students-using-computers-in-a-classroom

http://lawstudentcode.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sleeping-in-class.jpeg

http://www.cri-mms.com/images/classroom-management.jpg

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/images/uploads/blog-blogging.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xVyYYU3HG3Q/SP_ULPpmlRI/AAAAAAAAABM/r3quIvuCBXo/S730/IMG_0336.jpg

Photography Credits:http://www.educator.com/technology/wp-content/

uploads/2008/08/student-ipod.jpghttp://appleplan.com.tw/blog/wp-content/uploads/

2009/12/iTunesU_300x300.jpghttp://www.johnthurlow.com/children/Software/

blurb_audacity.jpghttp://www.microglobe.co.uk/catalog/images/

Fujifilm_finepix_A920_9_Megapixel_digital_camera.jpghttp://ujcomputers.webs.com/computer-school.jpghttp://www.sixthdecade.uwaterloo.ca/images/raising/

students.jpghttp://www.biotraining.org/Course-Demo/images/YT-

08-095.jpg

Thanks for watching!