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The Digital Classroom |
Instructional Uses |
Other Resources used in conjunction with these Digital Tools |
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Research
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Podcasting
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Student Center activities
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Student created activities
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Organizational activities
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Group and individual
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Clay animation
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The Tumblebooks Library is an
online collection of animated, talking picture books. Tumblebooks are
created by taking existing books and adding animation and sound to produce
an electronic book which children can read, or have read to them. In
addition to interactive stories, the Tumblebook Library offers quizzes and
games related to the stories in the Library, and provides students with
the option to create book reports that can be shared with other Tumblebook
subscribers. For older children, TumbleReadables offers a collection of
chapter books and classic children’s books. Children can create bookmarks
when reading these books and can adjust the size of the print to their
comfort level.
Inspiration and
Kidspiration are two software programs that are used throughout the
District. With the use of Inspiration and Kidspiration, students can
create graphic organizers and idea maps to visually represent and organize
their ideas. Through these programs students can categorize and group
ideas, express and organize their thoughts and comprehend and communicate
their learning.
These visual
representations deepen a student’s understanding of concepts being learned
in the curriculum. The integrated outlining features of these
programs then automatically provide a prewriting structure for students to
develop as they plan their writing activities. For younger students,
Kidspiration combines pictures, text and spoken words to assist students
in representing their thoughts and ideas.
A Podcast is a audio recording that can
be played over the Internet. It is basically radio on the Internet.
Using audio editing software, such as Audacity, students can write
scripts, record them and then air them over the Internet to share with
their families and the larger community
http://www.sirs.com/
http://www.worldbookonline.com/
Check with your Media Center
Director for a home login |
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NEC Projectors |
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Projection of visual auditory
information, student products, illustrations and examples,
instructional information.
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Unitedstreaming is an
Internet subscription service that has been purchased for the District.
United Streaming is a digital video-on-demand
service created by Discovery Education. With Unitedstreaming,
teachers have access to the largest and most current K-12
digital video/video clip library available on the Internet to use with
their instruction.
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ELMO |
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Use to display objects in
three dimensional form
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Use to project lessons
instructions and visual cues for students
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Use to project Internet and
United Stream Videos
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Use to illustrate or
cooperatively show internet interactive sites or programs used as
instructional tools
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Use to photography steps or
sequences used to determine values with content areas (long division
steps, locating sequence of events in reading)
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Used as tool for students to
demonstrate or exhibit their learning and projects
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Unitedstreaming is an
Internet subscription service that has been purchased for the District.
United Streaming is a digital video-on-demand
service created by Discovery Education. With Unitedstreaming,
teachers have access to the largest and most current K-12
digital video/video clip library available on the Internet to use with
their instruction.
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SmartBoard and eBeam
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Interactive
wipe boards that all students to discover and investigate keep
concepts within the content areas.
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Cooperative
and Whole class engagement.
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Visual and
auditory input that assist in the learning of difficult and complex
subject areas.
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Show movies,
student projects, and on the spot assessments of student
learning.
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Interactive
flash activities that help students to identify and clarify meaning
for themselves and others
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SMARTBoard/ eBeam
Google Earth is an
interactive map system, that allows us to view our Earth via
satellite geographic formations, cities locations and 3D
visualizations, and much, much, more. We have used this for
mapping, math, and informational visualizations of materials we need
students to comprehend prior to building of new knowledge.
National Library
of Virtual Math Manipulatives is an interactive math site that
allows students the freedom to learn by engaging in movement of
objects while promoting the skill being taught. Students find
this to be fun and entertaining while promoting skill development of
key math incentives.
Unitedstreaming is an Internet subscription service that has been
purchased for the District.
United Streaming is a digital video-on-demand
service created by Discovery Education. With Unitedstreaming,
teachers have access to the largest and most current K-12
digital video/video clip library available on the Internet to use with
their instruction.
***Also check out each
schools News and Information Webpage to find more interactive sites
used by each school.
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Cameras
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Student projects
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Lessons for other students
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Student Centered Lessons and
creations
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Clay animation
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Real World Connections
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Visual and audio interaction
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Language and speaking growth
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Moviemaker and Photostory are
fun and free Microsoft software that enables anyone to create audio,
video, and visual representations of ideas, thoughts, and creative
writing. It is a great way for students to illustrate their learning
in a digital format.
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AlphaSmarts |
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Spelling practice
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Typing practice
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Short stories
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Shared writings
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Note taking
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Bibliographies
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Inspiration and
kidspiration can be used on the AlphaSmarts as well as the laptops.
KeyWords is an
instructional typing program to help students develop enhanced
typing skills.
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