Lawrenceville+-+PK-5

=__ PreK-5 Teachers __=


 * @http://bit.ly/LTPSPrek5 - **__Google Doc for Lawrenceville Teachers__

__What is the most important 21st Century Skill?__
Take Poll General David Petraeus Do not lose site of the underlying skill set students need to foster, compete, and thrive in this society.

Let kids learn/see the WRONG tools/sites as well as the RIGHT ones!

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__ Smart Technologies __

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Tools:
Lesson Activity Toolkit 2.0 Gallery Essentials My Content Using the pen with the SmartRaise Interactive Projector
 * Charge every night
 * Turn on via the back slide button (redo when you haven't used in awhile)
 * You can be 30 feet away to use
 * Keep screen resolution big (800 x 600) for use with small children


 * Other Resources: **

Smart Exchange - Great place to find other teachers' lessons Kevin Sullivan's Games - Shown at NJEA 2010 Diigo Sites tagged Smartboard [|Delicious] - All items tagged with Smartboard and LA

~Remember basic file management. ~When you find something save it in a place where it's easy for you to find again.

For example: Create a folder called Smartboard Lessons, then another folder inside that one called Notebook Templates. Store all the games/resources made by others that you find there.

When you find a need for one, open it up, edit it to fit your lesson, etc. and then re-save it in another folder based by the class/lesson. Your templates will always remain but now you have ready made games that work too!

__Globalizing the Curriculum__

 * Connecting **

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 * [|Skype] - Download Skype from this site.
 * Skype in the Classroom
 * [|Skype in the Classroom] - Find other classes to connect with via Skype, Skype projects or experts.
 * Why? Kathy Cassidy's Blog Entry


 * Skype tutorial
 * [|Meeting Planner] - Find the best time to connect with other time zones.
 * Skype vs. Tango
 * [|Skype an Author] - Some of these authors will do a free call for 10 - 15 minutes.
 * [|Around the World in 80 Schools] - Find other classrooms who want to Skype
 * Global Classroom Project
 * [|Projects by Jen]

**Blogs** ** – ** Below are options for blog hosts and classroom examples.
 * [|Kidblog] - classroom [|example 1], [|example 2] and [|example 3]
 * [|Edublogs] - classroom [|example 1], [|example 2] and [|example 3]
 * [|Blogspot] - classroom [|example 1] and [|example 2] example 3
 * [|Classblogmeister] - classroom [|example 1] and [|example 2]
 * Posterous - Easy to just get started for the whole class or post assignments from you (This is a grade 2 example)

There are other options as well. If you are comparing blogging tools, [|this page] may help you to choose.


 * Blogs as Primary Digital Portfolios **
 * [|Why Digital Portfolios for Young Children?]
 * [|Example of First Grade Digital Portfolio]
 * Wiki of Resources for Primary Portfolios

__ Web Literacy for Elementary Students __
__ Websites - Some websites to show when teaching kids about the inaccuracies of the web: __


 * [|The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus]
 * [|The special penguins]
 * [|Velcro Crop]

Jen’s Critical Thinking website
 * Focus on the Validating Information section - The R.E.A.L Strategy
 * R - Remember to look at the extensions
 * E - Examine the content on the site itself
 * A - Who is the author of the site? Are they a reliable resource for this information?
 * L - What does this site link to and what sites link to this one


 * [|Gleanwhois] is a great resource
 * What aspects of this can we use with small children to prepare them?

__ Search Engines to use with young children: __


 * [|Boolify]
 * [|Sweet Search]

__ Searching for Images Legally __


 * Any image automatically has a copyright.


 * The[|Creative Commons]was set up to make it easier to share photos.


 * [|The Educator’s Guide to Copyright, Fair Use and Creative Commons]


 * [|Compfight] - Search Flickr for Creative Commons images.


 * [|Search.Creativecomons.org]

__ Searching by Reading Level __ Enter your search word-->Choose More Search Tools-->Choose Reading Level-->Choose Basic

__ Creating Custom Searches __

[|Google Custom Search] - You choose the sites for your students to search. Use the embed code that is provided to put your custom search on to any web space.
 * Example

__ Finding Meaning in the Masses: Maximizing Your Professional Learning Community __

 * [|Twitter] and Twitter aggregators: ([|HootSuite],[|Tweetdeck], etc.) Allows you to create feeds for specific hashtags or users.


 * [|Twitter Checklist] - A list of steps to help you learn how to make the most of Twitter.


 * [|Twitter FAQ] - Intro to what Twitter is and what it’s about.


 * [|Tweetdoc.org] Service for saving twitter hash tag searches. Good for camps, conferences, etc. Can specify date range. Limited to 500(?) tweets, so for larger events, might want to run tweetdoc daily.


 * [|Bitly] : URL shortener, able to create custom URL’s. Another good URL shortener is google URL shortener - if signed in you are able to see number of times accessed as well as a qr code that is automatically generated


 * [|Popular Education Hashtags on Twitter] - This list will help to get you started finding others of like minds and similar interests.


 * [|Twitter Chat Schedule] - Many of these are not education related, but may be something you are interested in pursuing.


 * Some fabulous people to follow!

__Apps to Start Your Shift to Digital__

 * [|Audioboo] - (free) Audio recording tool that allows sharing through embeds.


 * [|Sock Puppets] (free) or[|Puppet Pals]– (free or 2.99) Make a puppet show and upload it to Youtube.


 * [|Educreations] - (free) Draw, annotate and record your voice on a whiteboard then grab the embed code right in the app. (Also ScreenChomp and ShowMe)


 * [|Book Creator]- ($4.99) Add photos or drawings and text to make a digital book.


 * [|Draw Free]- (free) A good starter drawing tool.


 * [|TCEA’s List]of iPad apps. Search by subject and level. (Including primary!) Many of them are free.

__Other Helpful Tools__
ClassDojo - (free) Fantastic for keeping track of of both positive and negative behaviors. Fabulous for showing immediate feedback to students.

Diigo/Delicious - (free) Social bookmarking tool that keeps track of all your favorites online and allows you to share and follow others.

[|Evernote]- (free or paid version) Keep track of student progress using text. The paid version also saves audio and images.

__Fabulous Early childhood and Elementary Teachers' websites:__
Kathy Cassidy - Grade 1/2 teacher in Canada Lachlan Hull - Kindergarten teacher in Australia Maria Knee - Kindergarten teacher in Maine Ms. VonWahlde - International School of Prague - Third grade students in Prague Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano - 21st Century Learning specialist - grades 1-5 Linda Yollis - Third Grade teacher

__ Wikis Together! __
 * Reader's Theater
 * What else could you do with the new friends you meet?


 * __ Some Things to Think About/Remember: __**

The crossing the street analogy

What is the unit, lesson, skill you want to teach? Don't start with the tool!

Kids needs time to reflect

When you give kids purpose, an audience and/or choice they become much more engaged in their learning

Make it personal whenever you can