pete2010

= PETE&C 2010 = Share anything that you learned in your sessions.

Comic Creation and 21st Century PD http://www.bitstrips.com http://www.voki.com http://www.kerpoof.com http://www.zwinky.com http://www.goanimate.com http://www.makebeliefscomix.com - good for elementary students http://www.comiqs.com - free PC software http://www.toondoo.com

Fund raising for Technology

Foundation Center www.foundationcenter.org The Garnsmanship Center www.tegci.com Technology Grant News www.technologygrantnews.com/ School Grants www.schoolgrants.org Digital Wish www.digitalwish.com/dw/digitalwish/grant_awards

Bubbler's Bootcamp

This session talked about a tech camp similar to the ASD tech camp. They did set up some nice prerequisites and some alternate prize configurations. They get donations from businesses as well as a few large ticket items. They also are allowed to give comp days to participants. They provide a syllabus for each course, with a list of items for the teachers/staff to bring. Participants outside of the district can take these courses for $50 and they only get ACT 48 credit. IF they sign up for Bootcamp, they are then eligible for 1 on 1 training. with the tech integrator. **__http://bubblersbootcamp.wikispaces.com__ **

Going Global in the Elementary Classroom (These ideas can work K-12)

This session covered Projects - Resource - Scriblink -- Interactive whiteboard that you can share online --Free -- [|http://www.scriblink.com/]
 * why -- to create for an audience beyond your classroom
 * how to connect to projects -- plenty of free collaboration projects available so you can put your ideas out or join another project already available- see wiki
 * projects available -- GREAT IDEAS -- see wiki
 * planning a project (checklist) -- helps you to be prepared for what you need to do
 * tools.-- google, storybird, voicethread (voicethred.com), mixbook
 * Guess the Wordle
 * Monster Exchange - Draw monsters, write directions
 * Around the world with 80 schools
 * Kinderkids - voicethread for kinder
 * Follow me project - school or global project
 * Progressive school project -- Start a story -- each small group writes a paragraph and sends it on the the next school and group
 * 50 states project -- find a contact in each state and skype or communicate with them to gather information regarding that state.
 * Storybird - Student drag pictures in and type a story. You can get a class account and switch turns with other classes or schools
 * Voicethread - make story problems
 * Mixbook - online scrapbooking - can share

http://elementarygoingglobal.wikispaces.com/Tools

Wordle - Interacting with text Wordle is a free resource that can be used to analyze text, or allow students/staff to show the main idea of text and create a word cloud. Students can add word or the teacher can cut/paste a paragraph or document to be analyzed. The most frequent words used in the text will appear in the largest font. Fonts and colors may be altered to create an attractive working document. This source can also be used for making posters. These wordles can be embedded into a web page, saved as a pdf or SMART notebook sheet. There are other resources available to do the same thing, such as tagul (makes shapes out of the words) and tagcrowd.

http://integratingtech.wikispaces.com/Wordle http://www.wordle.net http://www.tagul.com - like wordle but you can make shapes (hearts, stars, etc) with your words

SMARTER Teacher

Wallwisher -- [] -- online notice board maker. Can make announcements, keep notes, have students post ideas, answer questions.

GREAT SMART RESOURCE Page --
 * http://joepropel.wikispaces.com/Smartboard+Resources
 * Bubblewrap - [] - patterns, following directions
 * Teachers Love SMART - [|http://www.teacherslovesmartboards.com/]
 * Harvey's Homepage - []

Pointers --
 * Students should have SMART loaded on their computers as well, so they can create SMART Notebook frames for themselves.
 * SMART Exchange -- Post your lessons or get lessons already posted.
 * To right click, just hold your finger on the SMART Board for 5 seconds and the right click menu will appear.
 * SMART Video player -- open video in SMART, then click on the capture tool, and you can write on the video screen and save the ink notes. You can only save the screen shots, not the video thru this process.
 * Koosh Ball -- can be thrown at the SMART Board and active links -- Create a Notebook page that has multiple circles on it. Each circle is then linked to a new Notebook page that has a problem or question on it that the student will have to answer. This page can then be linked to an answer page. The answer page can be linked back to the beginning multiple circle page.
 * Calendar Generator and create a daily calendar. Use infinite cloner for weather photos, and other items that you add daily to your calendar.
 * Add powerpoint presentation to SMART notebook - open PPT file, go to file/print and choose the SMART Printer. It will ask you where you want to save this. Choose your location and click on Print/Save. This will transfer your ppt to SMART notebook screens.
 * Insert a grid on your notebook page - You can click on each square on the grid and insert a reveal screen on each separate square.

Jigsaw Puzzle Maker -- free resource that you can create your own puzzles by insert pictures and make puzzles out of them. [|http://www.jigsawplanet.com/]

Cooliris - **Effortlessly scroll through media on an infinite 3D Wall. This is a free download. Makes a giant iphone look on your pc.** ** [|http://www.cooliris.com/] **

Videoconferencing for Newbeeies []

Pointers --
 * Microphones with Polycom units are extremely sensitive. Make all participants aware of this.
 * Set up preset areas for cameras before conference. Buttons are usually 1 - center, 2 - right, 3 - left
 * Manners of video conferencing
 * Have a practice session where the students can see themselves so that during the real conference they know what to expect.
 * Have one person in your school coordinate the scheduling
 * Make sure district has a policy of how to handle videoconferences
 * Do you need permission slips.
 * Quality vendors will schedule using your bell schedule. If times don't fit, don't be afraid to ask them to change it a little.
 * Do a test call 1 to 2 weeks before the conference
 * Get cell phone number of person on the other end to use if there are problems.
 * Connecting thru Internet2 is the best connection right now.
 * Good sites will give pre and post conference materials.
 * Evaluations -- make sure if you feel they did not meet expectations that you tell them.
 * All conferences should be engaging for the students
 * Plan, prepare, practice!!
 * Practice with students - get their questions ready sot he present can interact with them.

Conference databases -- all these weblinks are posted in the link above:
 * Polycom website has an education division. They have free, award winning, HD, recommended, and selected list. Read around the planet is good.
 * CLIC -- can post request on this site and they will match you with someone with similar interests or topics to collaborate.
 * AT&T - Knowledge Network Explorer
 * NASA - over 50 - easy to schedule - some are low cost - good one -- can a shoebox fly?, design a patch, careers at NASA
 * National Archives- Constitution is alive and well
 * Library of Congress -- only professional development - Folklore good one
 * Smithsonian American Art Museum
 * CLEO - Great Britian -- Museums - time lag -- video ok, audio lag.
 * Other schools - Collaboration on school levels - debates, discuss the same book, older kids read to younger, meet virtually
 * Fee based -- Cleveland Museum of Art -- good presenter --has French and Spanish sessions for foreign language classes.
 * ---Center for Puppetry Arts - set design as well as puppetry
 * ---Profootball hall of fame -- statistics
 * ---National Baseball hall of fame - diversity, physical limitations
 * ---Cleveland Museum of Natural History - disease, health
 * ---COSI - Autopsy, knee replacement surgery, gadget works -- gears
 * ---Storypeddlars - Storytellers.