The First Tech Support Guy : Remember, we all had to start somewhere and grow through our frustrations of learning new technology.
The Dash: An inspirational video looking at each individuals journey through life. Guaranteed to give you goosebumps.
Newsweek - Creativity : A July 10th article on the crisis of creativity in America.
Power Teaching : Free website as a classroom management technique for challenging and non-challenging students.
Kindergarden Video
College Video
Energizer Olson Website : The energizer books from class are under resources. There are many other great resources here.
How to search the web
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Technology From Class
1. Animoto : a quick and easy way to create slide shows with music for your class. The basic is free for 30 second videos and the unlimited access is $30.
2. Google Tools
-Books
-Documents
-Sites
-Blogs
3. Test Generator : An easy way to manage formal assessments on-line.
4. Skype : video conference technology
Anne M. Beninghof Resources
Here is a list of websites that Anne Beninghof introduced to the Pulaski staff during teacher in-service. These are some great Web2.0 tools to start with. Easy setup and use.
http://www.ideasforeducators.com/ : Anne Beninghof's personal website (challenge questions)
bubbl.us : Graphic organizers for brainstorming
http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html : a periodic table of visualization methods
museumbox.e2bn.org : site for creating a digital museum box
wordle.net : creation of "word clouds" from text you provide
http://www.redkid.net/ : signs, cartoon, and other message generator
visuwords.com : online graphical dictionary and thesaurus - word web
http://www.jtayloreducation.com/ : depth and complexity icons (poker chips)
theweekinrap.com : student friendly weekly current event recap done to rap music
flocabulary.com : Hip Hop in the classroom
iconscrabble.com : use of icons to Type. Discover. Share.
prezi.com : holistic power point presentation approach to a topic with movement
http://www.polleverywhere.com/ : cell phone and computer live polling
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