OVERVIEW
There is a variety of technology resources that are used in this unit. Although it looks like a lot, as a teacher, you do not need to be an expert on how they work. You can accept that the students will outstrip your knowledge within five minutes of using the applications. What you do need to know is how to set up access to the applications for yourself and your students, and what the applications are used FOR - that is, how they support student learning.
The technologies used in this unit are:
For more information about these programs, click the Technology Set Up menu on the left and choose which one you want.
We also use:
The technologies used in this unit are:
- diigo.com - use for social annotation and to practice the skill of INFERENCING
- bitstripsforschools.com - use to create graphic novels and practice the skills of VISUALIZING and PREDICTING
- popplet.com - use to create social mind maps and to practice the skill of MAKING CONNECTIONS
- animoto.com - use to create professional and beautiful video/still displays and to practice the skill of VISUALIZING
- xtranormal.com - use to create 3D animated movies and to practice the skill of QUESTIONING
- weebly.com - use to create websites and to practice the skill of SYNTHESIS
- iMovie - use to edit video into professional looking movies and to practice the skill of SYNTHESIS
For more information about these programs, click the Technology Set Up menu on the left and choose which one you want.
We also use:
- Socrative to poll students, to check on learning and to provide little quizzes
- MS Word/Pages/Google Docs/Writer to produce polished written materials like essays and handouts
- MS Excel/Numbers/Google Sheets/Calc to track student names and login information
- Password Generator to generate secure passwords in batches