Technology In The Classroom Beyond Power Point

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Technology In The ClassroomBeyond Power Point

• Ann Smyth
• Olympus Jr. High School
• Salt Lake City, Utah
• ASmyth_at_graniteschools.org

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This has been a fun, exciting year using
technology. It has been a great motivator for
student success and achievement. So, here are
some of the things Ive done in my class.
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Technology Tools

• Confluence.org
• AllAfrica.com
• Google Earth
• Google Tools
• Myedesk.com

• GPS
• GIS
• Excel
• Inspiration
• Power Point
• Publisher
• Multi-media

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GPS Global Positioning System

• This is a tool to locate your exact position on
  earth.
• Geocaching is a high tech treasure hunt.
• Use it to introduce a topic, solve math problems,
  measure, predict.
• This gets kids moving it doesnt work inside or
  while you are standing still.

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GIS (Geographic Information System)

• This is a layered mapping program.
• It is very expensive but if you take the UEN
  course GIS in the Classroom - you get the
  program and the data you need to make it happen
  for free.
• This is work-place technology. Everyone is using
  this to map everything and analyze data from
  population to water to land use to city planning.

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These are examples of the Safe Walking Routes
the students made using GIS.
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Excel

• Charts and Graphs.
• Population and Population Density with a written
  comparison
• Record keeping names, book numbers, email
  addresses
• Statistics on class achievement
• Math problems

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Inspiration

• Vocabulary Building
• Reinforcing a concept
• Organizing a paper
• Organizing information

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Power Point

• Testing with pictures
• Alternative Assessments
• Present what they have learned
• Content very important
• Use a rubric to keep grading objective
• Share with the class
• Dont use it just because!

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Publisher

• This is an interesting program that will do
  multiple tasks.
• Brochures
• Banners
• Flyers
• Calendars
• There are multiple uses for this that weve done
  by hand in the past.

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Multimedia Digital Cameras, Photo Story, Movie
Maker

• Digital Camera
• Seating Charts with pictures
• Document activities during the year
• Photo Story
• Allows you to create fantastic multimedia
  presentations using still images combined with
  text, narration, and music
• Its a free download from Microsoft
• Easy to use step by step
• Great way to present reports, assessment
• Movie Maker
• Special news reports, document experiments

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Benefits of Multimedia

• Public Speaking
• Organization and Preparation
• Technology edit, cut, add sound.
• Cooperation Team Work
• Writing skills
• Summarizing

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Confluence.org

• Web site dedicated to visiting and documenting
  all the confluences around the world.
• As people visit the confluence they document
  their journey and what is there.
• It is a good way to compare and contrast
  landscape around the world.

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All Africa.com

• This is a web site that collects news from all
  over Africa.
• It is a good way to get current events and a
  different perspective on the news.
• Our Model U.N. team found this site useful in
  researching our countries in Africa.

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Model United Nations

• Some of the better sites we used included The
  New York Times, The Washington Post, CIA World
  Fact Book, Culture Grams and un.org.
• We used e-mail and Word to compile papers.

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Google Earth

• Virtual Tour anywhere in the world
• Locate historic sites and research
• Calculate distance between places
• Plot a route
• Locate important places within a country and
  learn about it
• Learn latitude and longitude and altitude

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Google Research Tools

• Use quotes Google research
• Use or to make your search more specific
• Google is not case sensitive
• Most important words first
• Define Movie weather doc
• Other Google tools
• Picasa, Blogger, Calendar, Maps

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Myedesk.org

• Serves as my web site
• Communication with home
• Folders for each subject
• Disclosure statements
• Assignments by units in PDF format
• Parents and students can access
• Calendar due dates, test dates, other

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Teacher Projects

• Class Notes
• Virtual Tours
• Class information
• Book numbers, teachers, class period, parent and
  student email
• Seating Charts
• Documenting Activities
• MyEDesk parent communication
• EMail

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In Conclusion

• It has been a fun year using the computers and
  other technology. The students have enjoyed it
  too. At the end of the GPS Activity, one student
  exclaimed with both hands extended up, I LOVE
  THIS CLASS! As a teacher it warmed my heart to
  know I had used something to motivate and
  energize my students right from the beginning of
  the year. Technology enhances learning for the
  self-motivated students and encourages those who
  are not. It has been a great, crazy, hectic, and
  exciting year.

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Thank You

• Thanks to my husband, Russ, for getting me off
  the typewriter and on to the computer.
• Thanks goes to Sonia Miller and Pat Lambrose who
  got me started in Community Mapping.
• Thanks to UEN for the use of the GPS units and to
  Ross Rogers and Jared Covili for their help
  training the students on GIS and GPS.
• Thanks goes to Bruce Whittaker, Celia Powell, Tom
  Sutton and Dale Webb for getting me more
  computers.
• Thanks to Trevor for his help and insight.
• Thanks to all my students who really made this
  possible.

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The End

• Technology In The Classroom
• Beyond Power Point
• Ann Smyth
• Olympus Jr. High School

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