Implementing Technology
in the Classroom

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by Sallie Draper
for the 2010 MN District
Lutheran Teachers' Conference

techtrainer@wels.net

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Welcome! I look forward to spending the next few minutes with you, and I pray that the tools I share will be a benefit to you as you carry out the important work of shepherding Jesus' lambs!

St. John's, Sleepy Eye

Pastor's Wife and Mom of 3

Volunteer LES Technology Coordinator

Wacky Wonderful Web sites

WELS Technology Trainer

WELSTech

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FinalWeb

Sign Up - 14 free trial or get started

WELS FinalWeb Community Resources

Connect

Sign up for Connect

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Go to Connect (username & password required)

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Coming Soon ...

MLC Adjunct Instructor for Webpage Design and Construction

Contact

@welstechtrainer on Twitter

welspsteam on Delicious

Why?

Times are changing

Our children are digital natives

Servant NOT Master!

Icon Key

Green flags indicate Educator/Student accounts are available!

Light bulbs indicate example projects

Books indicate "how-to" instructions

Info icon indicates overview video

Enhance Learning for Students

Tools

Bible Lookup

Bible Gateway

Kid-Friendly Search

Fact Monster

Ask for Kids

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Dictionary +

Kids Click

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Google Web Search Resources for Educators

Video

Animoto

School year highlights

Photo Story

Tiger Story

Image editing

Picnik

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Weird & Wacky Chickens collage

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BWTG: Image Editing with Picnik

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Big Huge Labs

Penguins

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Podcasting

Audacity

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Digital Story Telling

Voice Thread

Overview

Blogging

Kid Blog

Technology Class

Blogs in Plain English

Blogging ideas for K-6 (Google Doc)

Wikis

Wetpaint

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St. John's WhizKidz Wiki

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Wikispaces

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Wikis in Plain English

Get Creative

Kerpoof

What is Kerpoof.com?

Wordle

Genesis 1

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Pic Lits

Summer

Glogster

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Jesus Birth

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Tux Paint

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Christmas gift

Doodle for Google

If I could Do Anything I Would ... Educate All Children

Nation Winner

Comic Creation

Prof. Garfield

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Teachers' Lounge

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Christmas program invite

Make Belief Comics

The Super Hero Squad

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Programming

Scratch

St. John's creations

Computer Science Unplugged

STEM Video Game Challenge (Grades 5-8) NOW!!

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Mind Mapping

Free Mind

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Mindomo

Mind Meister

Desktop Sharing/Whiteboard

CoSketch

Subject specific resources

Reading/Phoenics

Starfall

Between the Lions

ABC Match

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Audio Books

Lit2Go

Vocabulary +

Free Rice

Creative Writing

Story Starter

Spelling

Spelling City

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Overview

How To Videos

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Math

Two More Than

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Tux Math

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Khan Academy

American Math Challenge! NOW!!

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Chemistry

The Periodic Table of Videos

Physics

Fantastic Contraption

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Current Events

CNN Student News

Time For Kids

Music

Discovery Music

Music Animation Machine

Typing

Tux Typing

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K-2

Keyboard Climber

Super Hyper Spider Typer

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Learn 2 Type for Kids

Cup Stacking Typing

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3-5

Dance Mat Typing

6-8

Typing Web

Web/Computers

Welcome to the Web

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Internet Safety

NetSmartz Kids

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Educator Resources

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CyberSmart

Jeopardy Labs

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Bible Triva 1

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Bible Trivia 2

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Church Trivia

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Improve Communication with Parents and Prospective Families

Class web site

Platforms

FinalWeb

FinalWeb for Teachers

St. John's

500+ WELS & ELS FinalWeb Customers

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Google Apps/Sites

Apps for Education

Sites

Tuesday Tech Time - Adult Computer Ed

WordPress

Pre-K & K News

Blogger

DreamHost - Free for non-profits

Content

Newsletter

Assignments

Class calendar

Forms for download

Contact info

Photos - Get permission!

Links or embedded class projects

Links for study/research

Online textbooks

Fun links for kids

Mass E-mail

MailChimp

BWTG: Mail Chimp

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MailChimp Academy

St. John's Warrior Weekly

Lagniappe

WELSTech on Education

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WELSTech Book Discussion - Leading 21st Century Schools

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WELSTech Wiki

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Martin Sprigg's "Can Digital Immigrants Teach Digital Natives?"

Using Prezi for online presentations with a new twist

Maria Anderson's "Organizing Your Digital Self"

Common Craft

Bloom's Taxonomy Twist

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Utilities

Passwords

Last Pass

KeePass

Password Safe

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URL Shortener

bit.ly

You Survived!

The Internet Overdose Song

Connect with Educators for Professional Development

What's a PLN?

Twitter

Twitter in Plain English

Sallie = @welstechtrainer

Jason Schmidt = @jasonschmidt123

Sallie's favorite EdTech tweeters = @welstechtrainer/edtech

Ning

SMART Board Revolution

Classroom 2.0

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Blogs

Free Tech 4 Teachers

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School Technology Solutions

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Technology Integration Workshop

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How to make a school podcast

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FLL

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Learning In Hand

Tech & Learning

Free magazine subscription

RSS Reader

RSS in Plain English

Google Reader

Google Reader in Plain English

BWTG: Google Reader

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Social Bookmarking

Social Bookmarking in Plain English

Delicious

Sallie = welspsteam

Diigo

Organize Record Keeping

Online Grades

Engrade

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Demo video

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Infinite Campus (MVL)

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WebGrader (St. Paul's New Ulm)

Learning Management System (LMS)

Schoology

WELSTech Road Trip: St. Mark's in Citrus Heights, CA

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Jason Schmidt, Gethsemane, Omaha, NE is a guest blogger

Edmodo

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Moodle

St. John's "Just the Facts" web search course

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Calendar

Google Calendar

BWTG: Google Calendar

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St. John's School Calendar

Work With Volunteers

Volunteer Spot

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