6.+Tech+Tools

=Tech Tools used in Today's Session:= = =

== =iPods= The podcast embedded below was used during the ipod rotation to teach teachers about podcasts. media type="file" key="__Podcasting_in_Plain_English__.FLV.MP4" width="300" height="300"

= = == =Desktops/Mobile Labs= We used the netbook mobile labs in a rotation where teachers explored this wiki. = = == =Document Cameras= We used the document cameras as a way of showcasing student work, and in our session that meant showing the reflections and ideas that teachers generated in their flipbooks. = = == =Projection Devices= We used the projector to show a looped PowerPoint about the do's and don'ts of presentations. The presentation is attached below.

== =Clickers= We used the clickers in student managed mode, which allowed the teachers to answer some pre-assessment questions at their own pace.

=Other Tech Tools Available On Campuses:=



**CPS Chalkboard and Mobi**
The CPS Chalkboard and Mobie give you the freedom to teach from anywhere in the classroom. Navigate CPS, PowerPoint, or any of your computer’s programs with this easy-to-use tablet and stylus. The CPS Chalkboard and Mobi also let you draw illustrations or notate questions without being bound to the blackboard.

= = =Other Digital Tools=

(may require installation through LISD Applications):
Audio editor and recorder available through LISD Applications.
 * Audacity**

Classroom Performance System or "clicker" software available through LISD Applications. Handouts, links, and more can be found here.
 * CPS**

**Google Earth**
Virtually explore the world with Google Earth (install from LISD Applications). Also bring your novel to life with [|Google Lit Trips].

Graphic organizer software available through LISD Applications.
 * Inspiration**

Designed to work with the Chalkboards and Mobis, **INTERWRITE**WORKSPACE is a next generation teaching program for the digital classroom. Used in concert with **EXAM**VIEW ASSESSMENT SUITE, **INTERWRITE**MOBI®, or with one our student response systems (CPS), **INTERWRITE**WORKSPACE® gives you the means to interact with any form of digital content and really connect with your students.
 * Interwrite Workspace**

**iTunes** Keep your students engaged with **iTunes**! Not just for music...Download FREE educational podcasts and audiobooks, from the iTunes store, or **iTunes U**. Suggested Podcasts to check out: "[|Grammar Girl]," [|Librivox] Audiobooks, and "[|Lit2Go]."

This program is a quick and easy way to put together a slideshow of photographs and text with background music and narration. It is available through LISD Applications.
 * Windows Photo Story 3**

This program is a user-friendly video editing software that is available through LISD Applications.
 * Windows Movie Maker**

Web-based Applications available through the Internet:
Use **Class Tools**, with a myriad of web-based games, templates, and resources to enrich your curriculum. Assign to students to use **Discovery Streaming** during small group rotations independently OR use as a part of teacher led group. Directions for logging in and use can be found [|here.] Note: If you have never logged in, email your Instructional Tech Facilitator for your code.
 * [|Class Tools]**
 * [| Discovery Education]**

Video sharing website for education. Great educational videos and resources.
 * School Tube**

Create online flashcards and vocabulary activities using this web-based tool. Even works on some cell phones and ipods!
 * Study Stack**

You Tube for the classroom! Great resource for educational videos. __**Teach-nology**__ provides students with an essential framework for thinking Find tech-embedded lesson plans, rubrics, games, webquests and more on this website!
 * Teacher Tube**

A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. Use this site to find ready-made webquests to use with your students, or gain ideas to create your own.
 * WebQuests**

Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text.
 * Wordle**

provides students with an essential framework for thinking - helping them comprehend, create, communicate and achieve more.