Professional Resource Page

  Professional Resources for Carver Teachers



 

I.  Techniques for getting things done

Ignite

Ignite is a geek event in over 100 cities worldwide. At the events Ignite presenters share their personal and professional passions, using 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds for a total of just five minutes.  Learn lots of things in very little time.  Get ideas and strategies in 5 minutes flat. Challenge yourself and students to present using this method.

The Pomodoro Technique - using the Ignite method            

Google Reader or iGoogle

Create your own "magazine" with Goggle Reader and iGoogle

  • Go to Google -- Click on More -- Click on Even More

  • Create an account with Google.

  • Use that same account to register for any/all of the options  

Note that Goggle Reader and iGoogle are designed for you to have a web page to send RSS feeds to of blogs and podcasts so that you can view them when you want to without clogging up your e-mail accounts.  See the link below to get started identifying blogs that can help you professionally.

Top 100 Blogs for Teachers
 
II.  Certificates

How to create certificates in Publisher 2007:

  • Open Publisher.
  • From the left column, click Award Certificates.
  • Double click on the one you want to use.
  • Fill in the blanks.

Certificate Links:
Education World Award Certificates
Hoover Web Design Award Certificates
Teacher Planet Award Certificates

NOTE:   You might want to delete any background color and just use colored paper so that you can conserve printer ink.

 
 III.  Social Bookmarking
 Allows you to access your booksmarks from any computer.

Only2clicks - only2clicks.com

There are many social bookmarking sites.  Only2clicks is my favorite right now because you have to organize your bookmarks as you go along.  You wind up with a different web page for each topic you have.  Here's my copyright page as of 12/14/2011. You don't have to download anything.  Your bookmarks are kept "in the cloud."  (That means online.)


   www.commoncraft.com/bookmarking-plain-english


IV.  Education Search Engine
The district no longer subscribes to Nettrekker.  Instead we will have WebSearch by Follett.  This will allow you to search and find what we have in the library as well as what is on the web (that an educator selected).

V.  Online Databases 
Access Directions:

  1. Go to home page on the web.
  2. Scroll down until you get to the small purple box. 
  3. Click on Online Databases.
  4. You will need to log in.  Students have the log in information.
  5. Click on Online Database.
  6. Explore to see what's available.
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What are the Online Databases good for?

  • Research.
  • They are RELIABLE RESOURCES.  Require RELIABLE RESOURCES if you want to get RELIABLE INFORMATION.  Explore these.  See what you could use with your classes.
  • Online Databases often provide citations.

 

 

 

VI.  Safari Montage

What can you do with Safari Montage?

  • Remember, these are videos . 
  • Bookmark part of a video to show just that clip.
  • Make playlists for specific units.
  • Be sure to make playlists School Playlists so that you can access them at school and not just from the computer your created them with.
  • You will need a LCD projector to show these videos to your students.

 


VII.  SharpSchool



VIII.  Web 2.0 Applications

IX.  Resources to supplement lessons

100 Top Sits and Apps for 2012
http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryId=5054


Curriki  
http://www.curriki.org/

Curriculum for worldwide use.  FREE!  FREE! 

In Plain English
Access Directions:

What is "In Plain English" good for?

  • They explain concepts elegantly and simply.
  • Great tech explanations given painlessly.
  • Can use as a model for student project.

    Sophia          
    www.sophia.org

    Sophia is a first-of-its-kind online social teaching and learning platform that provides free academic content to educators. In beta testing since March, the site lets educators supplement their teaching methods with Web 2.0 tools to create public or private learning environments.
    Price:     free

     

     

    Virtual Nerd Playlist  www.VirtualNerd.com

    The math and science tutoring Web site VirtualNerd, which offers tutorials for students in grades seven through 12, has made its Playlist feature available to students and parents. Previously available only to educators, Playlist allows users to bookmark video tutorials, practice problems, add notes, and share playlists.
    Price:     free to educators; premium subscription for parents, $399
    Category:     math, science

    (Information source:  http://techlearning.com/article/39442)

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     X.  Copyright
    1. Videos and Public Performance Rights



     
     XI.  PLN's
    • Showcase of Professional Development Wikis
    http://blog.wikispaces.com/2012/11/showcase-professional-development-wikis.html
    • The 25 Best Pinterest Boards in Education
    http://fluency21.com/blog/2013/01/15/the-25-best-pinterest-boards-in-educational-technology/





     

     



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