Google Earth Tours

Applicable to ALL discipline areas. Differentiation in colors.etc are due to different aerial photos "patched" together! Many different sources

My places - where you visist
Temporary - places you have chosen (?)

View grid for lat. and long.

View sun

Sky view

right click places to create folder under temp places
create "call outs" - see these by double clicking

can edit place marks by right clicking selecting properties; select different pin styles

images need to be stored on a server somewhere - use URL

videos can be embedded using embed code into call out box

right click my places add folder

Math Videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfq5kju627c Ma & Pa Kettle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WMi5TUJDso&feature=related Abbot & Costello

Tracking Changes in Word Document

Under review
track changes

can be done via paperless grading

have electronic submissions (email or

to accept change - student right click and accept/refuse changes

Also Under review - New Comment - to explain reason for revisions

Adapting Lessons to 21st Century

hippocampus.com for resources - some really good calculus info as well as others

use of on line timelines, google docs, interactive sites, etc

ActivSlate to help maintain classroom management

Wii - remote set off to side, buy or make IR pen, free Carnegie Melon program to "make" your own interactive white board..... Johnny Lee YouTube video

Rubric creators - rubistar

Cognitive Taxonomy

podcast via audacity - get USB mic - email Penny for details

**many products previously used in classroom but can be ENHANCED using technology

Skype

A great way to communicate - chat, call, video conference capabilities.

May be able to set up jeopardy type of game with conference call - teacher entering question and first group or student to reply...

School Board Meeting

Teacher can set up on-line journaling for classroom of students - can maintain security by setting up various levels of control.

Benefits:
1. student journal audience can be expanded to include friends and family
2. quality of studnet journals will improve due to expanded audience
3. students will be able to collaborate with each other to enhance journal content