30 Goals 2010 Challenge

I need some motivation this summer! So, I'm participating in the http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/2010/01/02/the-30-goals-2010-challenge/ One of my personal goals is to be better about keeping up on my blog. I think this will inspire me!

Diigo as a research tool!

Teachers in our building have decided to use http://www.diigo.com this year as a social bookmarking tool and a research tool. Students are bookmarking the sites that they are using to do research projects. They are using the highlighting tool to highlight important information that answers their research questions. We have also had them join groups and share their best resources with their classmates. Students and teachers are finding diigo to be a very useful tool!

Motivational Posters

Students used http://www.bighugelabs.com and the "motivator" feature to create an internet safety poster. Thanks Karley for the great example!

Digital Storytelling

Digital Storytelling is an important skill for students. In Tech. Tools class the students saved images from the internet (they used the advanced Google Search and found images that were able to be modified!) They put the images and title slides in order and told a story. They learned how to record their voice and save their final version as a .wmv file.

www.quizlet.com and www.studystack.com

Quizlet is a website that allows students and teachers to create flashcards. Thanks to Tim F. for his flashcards on United States Presidents.

Studystack.com is a similar website. Thanks to Caitlin and Erica for this example.

Creating a timeline

http://www.timerime.com
is a website that allows you to create a timeline about any event. Thanks to Corri W. for her civil war timeline.

www.glogster.com

Glogster
is a way for students to create an on-line, interactive poster. This would be a great activity for a poetry unit. Thanks to Lauren H. for sharing her poster--About Me!

Here's mine: