Friday, April 26, 2013

101 Ways to use Document Cameras in the Classroom

Several of you have been given a document camera to use recently and may be asking yourself, now what?  I'd like to share a presentation and resources that Bonnie Jean Kuras (principal at SCS) and I created for the Technology Days Workshop in June of 2012.  Although this information is easy to follow, I can certainly come by and spend time with you on making the most of your document camera.




This Google Drive Folder has many resources for ideas of using your document camera in the classroom.



Friday, April 5, 2013

The Best of the Best for Learning: Apps, Games, and Websites

Since many of you are looking for new resources to use with your projectors and whiteboards, I wanted to share the article and link below:


2013 ON for Learning Award Winners

Common Sense Media's ON for Learning Award is given to the very best in 
kids' digital media. Recognized this year over 50 apps, games, and websites that received our highest rating for learning potential.  To see this year's awards winners, click on the "ON" button -->


Additionally, the website Common Sense Media (http://www.commonsensemedia.org/) let's you search for reviews on many other Apps, Websites, Videos, Software and Online Activities that can integrate technology into the classroom.  You can search based on age appropriateness, learning potential, topic, skill, genre and more.   

I will be reviewing several of these resources in the coming weeks, if you find one particularly useful to your specific class or curriculum, please share your thoughts and I will gladly pass it on!