Information Literacy:
Steps for Success
• What Information Do You Need?

• Read and Understand Your Information

• Synthesize and Share Your Information

Curriculum
Lesson Ideas
• Social Studies
• Language Arts
• Math
• Science

More Ideas
• What Research Says

• Digital Cameras in the Classroom

• Tech Tips and Equipment
• Barb's Photos

• Other Links

 

Tech Tips, Tutorials, and Equipment Ideas

Software Tutorials
• In Pics - free tutorials with picts
• Atomic Learning Tutorials - $
• Camtasia - to make your own videos in your school district $
• Education World Techtorials Archive
• Internet 4Classrooms Online Tutorials / Web 2.0 Ideas
• Kidspiration / Inspiration Tutorials
• Learning Electric.com (free video tutorials)
• Mactopia - Office on the Mac
• Microsoft Office Online Help
• Office 2000 Tutorials -Florida Gulf Coast
• Powerpoint in the Classroom Lessons
 • Tom Snyder Workshop Books - $ 		Equipment Ideas for Purchase
• Alphasmart Portable Keyboards
• Aver Document Camera
• Blue Clickers: CPS Remote Devices
• Keystone Presentation Remote
• Pedometers - New Lifestyles
• Portable Speakers - Radio Shack
• Promethean Interactive Whiteboard
• Proscope Digital Microscope
• SanDiskUSB Flash Drives
• Smart Interactive Whiteboard
2 Minute Tutorials - Lesson Ideas - Clip Art
• Vernier Elementary Science Sensors
Tech Tips for Compatibility
• Intel Site Recommendations
 • Macromedia FAQ
• ReadWriteThink Technical Support 		Teacher Idea Books - $
• "50 Quick and Easy..." series : Powerpoint, Computer Activities, Reading and Writing, etc.
• Idea books for Kidspiration, Inspiration, Kid Pix, Appleworks, Office, Powerpoint
• Portfolio Builder for Powerpoint
• Tom Snyder Workshop Books - many software titles
Ideas for Technology Integration
• Ideas for 1 Computer Classroom
• ISTE -NETS for Students
• Peer Coaching Program -
Sponsored by Microsoft
• Teacher Tacklebox - search tool for lesson ideas utilizing technology
Screen Capture Tools
• SnapnDrag - Mac OSX free
• Hyper Snap - Windows $35
• Create Screenshots on a PC - article by Education World
Music for Projects
• Soundzabound $ - very reasonably priced music collections to use anywhere
• Freeplay Music - free only for projects not on web or broadcast; $ for projects put onto web or broadcast outside of school
Bookmark Sites Online
 • Del.icio.us
• Portaportal
Cluster Maps
Fun map to put on your website to show where visitors are located around the globe!
ISTE NETS: National Educational Technology Standards for Students
• NETS Students - pdf
• NETS Teachers - pdf
• NETS Rubrics - Learning Point/NCREL
 Be S.M.A.R.T. about Classroom Collaboration
• Poster pdf
• List pdf
Technology Lesson Plan Ideas
• No Strings Attached - terrific site using lots of quicktime movies to demonstrate content
• Apple Learning Interchange / Lesson Plans
• NCRTEC Lesson Planner
• NCRTEC Scoring Guide
• Rubistar or Project Based Learning Checklists
Inspiration and Kidspiration
Tutorials and Lesson Ideas
©2008 Barb Bumgardner
BarbBumgardner@msn.com