TCEA+Notes

[|Here] you will find a copy of my notes from TCEA.

__I need a Website Quick:__ This session covers Adobe Fireworks CS4v in designing a webpage. [] During the break, I spoke with a lady from Waco ISD who attended a neat Web 2.0 session beforehand; she gave me this site:[] (Session Resources) We made a page in a very complicated program (Adobe Fireworks)...but we used [] to get some free photos.

__Putting the Fun back in Learning with 21st Century Tools:__ Using [|www.thinkfinity.org] you can provide a classroom rich in 21st century skills. Interactives shown were the lemonade stand, Power Up, Primary Krypto, Comic Creator, ARTSEDGE (Perfect Pitch), EConEdlink, and the rest of the content providers. Tinkerball at [] was a really neat interactive.

__IPlayground__ Apps for IPhone/IPod[] Notes from Exhibits: Check out [] under Student Activities for some cool stuff

__Adding Pizzazz with Web 2.0: (also note the copyright link for teaching copyright and fair use)__http://add-pizazz.wikispaces.com/ I also came across [] and http://webapplications.wikispaces.com/ for more Web 2.0 goodies Here is a neat page for images [] Info on Voicethreads http://voicethreadmultimedia.wikispaces.com/ResourcesFun using @http://www.random.org/ for a door prize activity using the coin flipper - fun! I overheard this site in the hall: [] look under Resources. Mobile Technology for DI [[mobiletech:60minsession|http://mobiletech.wikispaces.com/60minsession

]] __Getting Creative with Digital Images:[]__ Using Office to teach ELA [] Create your own room and Twitter hashtag [] (great for backchanneling) To create a neat panoramic image, [] - it places the pictures where they belong. I also like Kaleidocycle... More cool web 2.0 []

__IFlip for Videos:__ Found these while waiting...[|distance learning pdf] and [] and [] ( cool tool for Word Clouds) __[]

Google Tools with Tammy []__[][]

__Print, Cut and Fold[]__Check out the Copyright resources under Links. Templates are in my Google docs. [] for fun stuff to do with PowerPoint.

__Don't let Technology be Your Titanic__ Take pictures of people at the door - when their picture comes up, they win a prize. Use pictures when you tell a story.Use the SMARTBoard as a way of taking attendance during professional development. For examples, have teachers drag their apple to the tree as they come in.You can use the timer for time management. Use GPS for prof dev - have an Amazing Race, a campus scavenger hunt, etc. Use it when you have a new campus open to learn the building, to get to know other depts. Use Clickers to ask "What percent of our students were at risk in 08-09?" The categories can be TAKS, AEIS, Demographics, Getting to know you. Google Earth lessons:[]

__Educational and Useless Websites http//txtechnogeeksrus.com__

__[]__ [] Google APPs for Education __iTouch i Learn....[] (look in Google Docs for powerpoints and hand-outs)__

[] Educational Graphic Resources