Tutorials+and+Info.+From+Tech+Sessions

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Listed below you will find information on the websites that we have discussed at previous technology sessions. You will also find tutorials which have also been discussed. All the sites I have listed here are not department specific. ======

The following sites should already be in your favorites, if not, you may wish to add them.

Grolier Passport This is a good site for research purposes.

netTrekker Another good site for research. Don't forget about the many other features available..."Read Aloud" feature, Hotmath.com is also available through netTrekker. (Both you and your students will need a username and password to log into this site)

Discovery Education United Streaming A wonderful site for educational videos as well as other great resources. **Check out the Discovery Atlas Interactive Map on the right side of the page under "Teacher Center"

The follow are links to pages we have discussed at past tech sessions:

TeacherTube & SchoolTube ​ These are video sites available for use in your classroom.

Google Search Tips:

To do an advanced Google search to "weed out" websites:

Next to the search bar, click "Advanced Search"

In the advanced search window, you can narrow your search down to the type of document you are looking for...ie. PowerPoint, Word Document, ect.

You can also narrow your search by the domain you would like to search in...ie. .gov, .edu

Thinkfinity Use this site to find free online lessons and interactives.

In the information bar just bleow the search window, click on "Show Options". A side bar will appear with various search options to choose from.

Create your own review games...better yet, have your students create them! This site has lesson ideas and examples of all the templates available.

<span style="color: #5a9358; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">ClassTools-game builder site

Jeopardy Game Builder
Animoto-Video Creator This site allows you to create videos from still pictures and video clips. It is a free site for 30 second clips. Educators can sign up for a free all access account (it is free for 6 months then you need to sign up again)...see me for the details. The educator account then allows you and your students to create full length videos set to music. A very nice tool!

This is a tutorial for creating interactive assignments and discussions using Edline.

This is a tutorial for inserting video and audio clips, as well as hyperlinking in PowerPoint.

This tutorial explains how to use some of the tools in the "Review" tab in Microsoft Word.

Google Docs Tutorial