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          36+ Ways to use Technology in the Classroom

1. How can I use Technology in the classroom?

       --I have a connection to the Internet, what do I do with it?

http://www.cyberbee.com/intclass.html

2.  Graphing Great Things

          --Using Spreadsheets and Excel in the Classroom

http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/kadkins/spreadsheet.htm

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_excel.htm#sample

3.  The Pen is Mightier than the Sword

       --How Can I use Microsoft Word in the Classroom?

http://www.2learn.ca/teachertools/wordprocessing/wphow2.html

4.  The Show Must Go On!

          --Electronic Presentations:  What do I need to know?

http://www.glenroseffa.org/lesson%20plans.htm

http://oswego.org/instructools_frmst.htm

http://208.183.128.8/la/activities/pptresources.html

5.  Say Cheese!

--Getting started with a Digital Camera in the classroom

http://www.pics4learning.com

http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~ucfcasio/qvuses.htm

6.  It’s in the Mail!

     --Get started using E-mail in your classroom

http://www.cln.org/int_expert.html

http://www.epals.com

7.  Edline shortcuts!

     --Tips for mastering Edline

http://curriculum.weber.k12.ut.us/techmedia/Edlinepages.pdf

8.  Scan it!

     --5 ways to use a scanner in the classroom.

http://www.eduquery.com/papers/Rice/techedge/Five%20Ways%20Scanner.pdf

9.  Surf’s Up!

     --What makes a good internet search?

http://yahoohligans.com/

http://www.askjeevesforkids.com

http://cybersleuth-kids.com/

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick

10.  Give Credit Where Credit Is Due!

      --What should you and your students know about copyright and proper citation?

http://www.thecopyrightsite.org/

http://www.copyrightkids.org/

http://citationmachine.net

http://www.workscited4u.com/

11.  Yuck!  Equipment That Opens Up A Whole New World

      --What you need to know about using a classroom microscope

www.yucky.com

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/interact/vemwindow.html

12.  Hands On Technology

       --Using PDA’s and GPS in the classroom

http://surfaquarium.com/newsletter/pda.htm

http://kathyschrock.net/power/

http://www.palm.com/us/education/resourcelibrary/quickguides.html#music

www.minimusic.com

http://www.sjd.water.ca.gov/watershed/gps_relatedlinks/index.cfm

13.  Pass the Popcorn & Dim the Lights!

       --Using Video Streaming & Cable in the Classroom

http://www.unitedstreaming.com/

http://www.ciconline.com

14.  Story Time!

       --Using Digital Storytelling in Your Classroom

www.digitales.us/resources/story_elements.php

http://www.tech-head.com/dstory.htm

http://kidsvid.hprtec.org

15.  Note Taking Notions

       --What you need to know about using an electronic whiteboard

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx

16.  Where in the World Is…?

       --Getting started with webcams

http://www.onlinecamera.com

http://www.ciconline.com/ProjectCam/default.htm

17.  Going on a Web Hunt!

       --Web quests and Scavenger hunts

http://annettelamb.com/tap/topic4.htm

http://www.cyberbee.com/lartshunt.html

http://www.americanpresidents.org/

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson216.shtml

http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuestTemplate/webquesttemp.htm

18.  Oh! The Places You Can Go!

       --Tips for using Virtual Field Trips

http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/

http://2k.si.edu/

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/channel/interactives.html

http://www.metmuseum.org/

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/whtour/

http://www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/default.cfm

http://americanhistory.si.edu/educators/resources.cfm

http://www.agclassroom.org/teacher/trips.htm

http://www.fieldmuseum.org/undergroundadventure/

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.html

Tramline http://www.field-guides.com/trips.htm

http://icom.museum/vlmp/world.html

19.  Dear Diary!

       --Putting Weblogs to Work in the Classroom

www.blogger.com

www.c-span.org/resources/blogs.asp

http://Kathyschrock.blogspot.com

www.weather.com/blog/weather

20.  iWhat?

       --Utilizing ipods and Podcasting in the Classroom

www.cnn.com/services/podcasting

http://feeds.feedburner.com/EnglishAsASecondLanguagePodcast

http://www.espacefrancophone.org/rss.xml

http://podictionary.libsyn.com/rss

http://diagonaluniverse.com/atn/rss.aspx

http://podcastalley.com/

21. Technology TimeSavers!

--Make every minute Count with Keyboard shortcuts!

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/intech/randomnumbergenerator.htm

22.  Getting the Perfect Plan!

       --Lesson Plans for Every Teacher

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/

http://www.42explore.com/index.htm

http://teachers.net/lessons/search.html

http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.mspx

http://www.awesomelibrary.org

http://teachers.teach-nology.com

23.  A Picture is Worth…

       --Clipart websites for Educators

http://classroomclipart.com/

http://pics.tech4learning.com/

http://www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/static/cs/uk/11/clipart/home.html

http://www.landmark-project.com/permission1.php

24.  Don’t Reinvent the Wheel

       --Online Templates for Educators

http://www.teachertools.org/forms_dynam.asp

http://www.mrsperkins.com/testing.htm

http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/word_search/

http://www.certificatemaker.com/ 

http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/venn_diagrams/

http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/timeline/

http://wizard.4teachers.org/

http://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html

http://www.educationalpress.org/educationalpress/

http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Printables/index.shtml

http://home.att.net/~teaching/filecab.htm

25.  Games Galore!

       --Online games for student learning

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/

http://www.funbrain.com/

http://www.joelheffner.com/scribble.html

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html

http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/

http://www.lil-fingers.com/games/time/

http://www.etch-a-sketch.com/html/onlineetch.htm

http://www.songsforteaching.com/index.htm

http://www.brainbashers.com/

http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp

http://208.183.128.3/tutorials/ppt-games/

26.  A Pat On The Back!

       --Utilizing E-cards and electronic thank you notes

http://www.snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/fun_and_games/e_cards.html

http://www1.americangreetings.com/ecards.pd

http://casanotes.4teachers.org/

http://readwritethink.org/materials/letter_generator/

27.  Hot Off the Press!

       --Current Events resources for the classroom

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/news/story

http://kidsnewsroom.org/newsissues/051305/index.asp

http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/11/21/activity.tech.gadgets/index.html

http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/

http://news.google.com/nwshp?hl=en&tab=wn&q=

28.  Tools of the Trade

       --Online Tools for educators & Assessment

http://pblchecklist.4teachers.org/checklist.shtml

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/

29.  Reading Between the Lines

       --Must see websites for the Language Arts Curriculum

http://bookadventure.org/ki/bs/ki_bs_helpfind.asp

http://www.joelheffner.com/thestorystarter.htm

http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html

http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/word_mover/words.01.html

www.janbrett.com

http://www.lemonysnicket.com/index.cfm

30.  Just the Facts!

       --Must see websites for K-12 Research and Homework

http://www.infohio.org/ER/ERk-6.asp

http://www.infohio.org/ER/ER9-12.asp

http://www.oplin.org/page.php?Id=63-30-101

http://www.oplin.org/tree/index.html

http://convertplus.com/en

http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/reference/weights_and_measures/

http://www.sldirectory.com/cal.html

http://www.nutritiondata.com/index.html

http://congress.nw.dc.us/neareaders/home/

http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/

http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/index.html

http://www.collegeboard.com/apps/qotd/question

http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/torino/index_uk.asp

31.  I Was There and You Can Be Too!

       --Must see websites for Primary Sources

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/index.html

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/

http://www.plimoth.org/OLC/index_js2.html#

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com

32.  Scientific Web Wonders

       --Must see websites for K-12 Science Curriculum

http://www.howstuffworks.com

http://www.cadburylearningzone.co.uk/maths/index_content.htm

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/

http://quest.nasa.gov/

http://www.biologyinmotion.com/

http://www.weather.com/index.html

http://moon.google.com/

http://earth.google.com/

http://ww2.unime.it/dipart/i_fismed/wbt/mirror/ExplrSci/dswmedia/snwflak6-adv.htm

33.  Students+Internet=SUCCESS

       --Must see websites for the K-12 Curriculum

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/

http://mathforum.org/dr.math/

http://www.mrnussbaumgames.com/pizza_game/

http://www.lgfl.net/lgfl/leas/enfield/schools/southbury/web/mw/ruler/ruler_cm.swf

http://www.smallblueprinter.com/sbp.html

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/functionmachines.html

http://www.amblesideprimary.com//ambleweb/mentalmaths/protractor.html

http://www.scugog-net.com/room108/money/money.htm

34.  Historic Sites of the Past

       --Must see websites for the K-12 Social Studies Curriculum

http://www.scugog-net.com/room108/money/money.htm

http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/expedition.html

http://www.americanpresident.org

http://www.time.com/time/time100/

http://www.ohiokids.org/                  

http://www.school-house-rock.com

35.  It’s Elementary!

       --Must see websites for Puzzles

http://www.Puzzlehistory.com

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/fun/scramble_panda_flash.html

http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap4/4.4/index.htm

http://www.puzzlemaker.com

36.  Getting to the Heart of the Arts

       --Must see websites for Art, Music and Foreign Language

http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml?

http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/study/study.html

http://www.epcomm.com/center/point/point.htm

http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/explore.cfm

http://www.permadi.com/java/spaint/spaint.html

http://www.gamequarium.com/spanishvocab.html

37.  Standards, Benchmarks and Indicators! Oh My!

       --Online Resources from the ODE

http://www.ode.state.oh.us/proficiency/samples.asp

http://ohio.measinc.com/Content.htm