eMail Me Forms

You can set up the form as desired and have the responses emailed to you. This can be used for surveys, questions to webmaster, etc. You could have several classes listed and have people check yes/no for the classes they desire.

Go here to find out more about SmartBoards! Written by James Hollis, he adds to his listing many fun and unusual things you can do with your SmartBoard.http://www.smartboards.typepad.com

10 Cool Things You Can Do with YouTube Videos

Great ideas to check out here.

Animation and Digital Storytelling Across the Curriculum

Thank you for joining me for the presentation. I hope you have new ideas and inspiration for implementing animation and digital storytelling in your classroom. You can download my presentation and run it in your browser. The media folder also contains all of the samples. With all of the movies, the zipped archive is pretty big – 53mgs. I covered a lot and talked really fast, so please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions! Melinda Kolk

If you have any questions about ordering more software, please contact your local representative Doug Lyon at 800-661-0291 or email. A Few of the Benefits of Frames Creating animated movies and digital stories engages students in the curriculum, encourages problem-solving, and provides a means to collaborate and communicate ideas. As part of your eMINTS Conference registration, you received a single copy of Frames. Frames is eMINTS acceptable alternative software! While Frames is not mandatory or required for an eMINTS classroom, it may be included without seeking permission from the eMINTS National Center. You can find many different Frames resources online at: www.tech4learning.com/frames Recipes4Success Has Resources for Frames! Recipes4Success.com includes Recipe tutorials to help you learn to use Frames for clay animation, chroma key, and digital storytelling, as well as Snacks that provide answers to specific Frames questions you might have. http://www.recipes4success.com The Lesson Library is also full of lesson plans that will help you successfully integrate Frames into your classroom curriculum. Use Frames for Digital Storytelling and Claymation Here are some additional handouts to help you learn more. The Process of Digital Storytelling Digital Storytelling in the Classroom Creating Digital Stories with Frames Creative Educator magazine - articles from Bernajean Porter The Art of Digital Storytelling Digital Storytelling Across the Curriculum Don't miss the Storykeepers gallery on Bernajean's Digitales site and the Granny Smith Apple sample in the Docudramas section. Clay Animation SpecTECHular Supporting Science Learning with Clay Animation Clay Animation and Multiple Intelligences Clay Animation Supplies List

Questions? Let me know! Melinda Kolk Phone: 877-834-5453 Email: melinda@tech4learning.com

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Aviary Suite

Everything you need for working with photos, pictures, graphics are here...for free!  Fantastic deal!

Assessment Rubrics and Graphic Organizers for Web 2.0

Here you can find an entire list of assessment rubrics and graphic organizers that can give you food for thought as you design your own. What a mine of information! Go to Kathy Shrock's Guide for Educators at: http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html#web20

Vocabulary Grabber

Here's a new program that I haven't figured out how I will be using in the classroom, but definitely with rudiment upon how to use effectively. You can cut and paste any text and it will give you a thesaurus and definitions of the words in the text. Play with it.
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/vocabgrabber/#

That Quiz

Sign up for an account (free) and insert student names. You can select from pre-made quizzes or create your own. They are graded and kept in "gradebook" format for you online. Students see their score upon completion of each quiz/test.
www.thatquiz.com/Also, the initial screen that you see on the site (gray boxes) can be used for general practice. Students are prompted to correct all questions they missed, too. Check it out!

Bernie Dodge eMINTS keynote

Dr. Bernie Dodge provided an excellent keynote on student engagement, "Engagement: What Is It and Where Can I Get Some?" For Bernie's presentation and links to the resources he shared visit: http://webquest.org/workshops/engagement7/

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eMINTS Winter conference

eMINTS Winter Conference sessions online. Go to: http://emintswincon.wordpress.com

Shae Johnson, Associate Professor/4th grade Supervisor
eMINTS trained; Certified eMINTS Instructional Specialist
Greenwood Laboratory School, College of Education
Missouri State University
901 S. National Avenue, Springfield, MO 65897
e-mail: ShaeJohnson@missouristate.edu

http://courses.missouristate.edu/ShaeJohnson
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We are preparing students for jobs that don't exist yet.  ~David Warlick

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Wolfram | Alpha

http://www.wolframalpha.com/ Amazing site to find statistics and do calculations of any sort! Check it out!

Flat Stanley and podcasts

http://langwitches.org/blog/2010/01/05/flat-stanley-podcast

Here is another kind of project that could be incorporated somehow into our curriculum either with Flat Stanley for geography study like this or use your imagination…

Math Wiki

Student Thoughts about their Math Wiki
http://langwitches.org/blog/2010/02/24/student-thoughts-about-their-math-wiki/

Are you taking a "risk" as a teacher by "taking precious classroom time" to have students work on a wiki? Does this kind of "project" support the way students learn? Is it a tool that is/can/will help transform teaching?
As I thought of and suggested to my Middle School Math teacher to create a Math wiki [...]

Skitch

http://skitch.com/ This is a web 2.0 application where you can manipulate, upload and save and share photos and other images. There is a 3 minute tutorial located here to get you started! I'm going to have my students think of ways they can use this application in the classroom.