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Work Smarter Not Harder with Your Model Classroom
by: Carla Sensing
How Far Have We Come?
Browsers
Browsers
• Internet Explorer (IE)
• Safari
• Firefox
• Google Chrome
DCBE computers
•Your DCBE computer already has Internet Explorer (IE) most popular because its familiar!
•Google Chrome is already on your desk top and interfaces easier and faster than many other browsers.
What is Google Chrome?
Browser Tabs
Open a tab!!Look! Chrome Web Store?
Chrome Web Store
•The Chrome Web Store is just like iTunes apps, but for your browser. I have a few I like:
Google Voice
Amazon
Google MailRead Clearly
Diigo
Evernote
Here they are:
Thinkfinity is great for teachers
•Thinkfinity helps find great lessons, videos, and ideas for Common Core. Everything that appears is state approved. Check it out often.
Dropbox will save your life
Click on the picture to get to the
link for dropbox.
How does it work?
One stays on your menu bar.
One is in "My Documents"
Let's Talk Social Network Bookmarks
Other Bookmarking sites
• Diigo
• Symbaloo
• Stumbleupon
• Many others
Online "books" and "manuals"
• LiveBinder (also a bookmarking site)
• FlipSnack
• Simplebooklet
• How can I find others?
• Go2Web20
Share Websites with Students
• 19 pencils
• Symbaloo
Brainstorming and MindMap
• Mindomo
• MindMeister
• Mind42
• XMind
New ways to present
• Spicynodes
• Prezi
• Sliderocket
• My Favorite Google!!
Great Math Sites
• Math Chimp for 1st - 8th grades
• Free Math Worksheets (look along the top)
• Brightstorm has 2,000 math videos
• Carrotsticks is great for younger students
• Cool Math Games
• Mangahigh Math game
• StudyJams does math and science
Great Literature/Writing Sites
• Sparknotes videos for common literature read in high school
• Storybird lets students use their beautiful pictures to write stories.
• Kideos is a site with videos for K-9th graders
• ToonDoo is a great way to get kids writing.
More Literature/Writing Sites
• SAT/ACT Vocabulary building
• Gamequarium has videos for K-8
• Character Scrapbook
• Compare and Contrast Essay
• Scholastic has videos for K-12
Great Science Sites
• Spongelab is great for high school
• StudyJams
• Wicked
• Planet Super Powers
• Science Toymaker
• Science Kids
• Animaps (social studies too)
• Fraboom