Jan Coley, Instructional Technology Specialist

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PLUS
Jefferson County Schools http//jc-schools.net
Jan Coley, Instructional Technology
Specialist Faye Humbard, Director of Technology
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Do PDF

• http//www.dopdf.com/
• Installs a virtual printer on local computer
• doPDF is a free PDF converter for both personal
  and commercial use. Using doPDF you can create
  PDF files by selecting the "Print" command from
  virtually any application.

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ClamWin Portable

• antivirus to go
• ClamWin Portable is the popular ClamWin antivirus
  packaged as a portable app, so you can take your
  antivirus with you to scan files on the go. You
  can place it on your USB flash drive, iPod,
  portable hard drive or a CD and use it on any
  computer, without leaving any personal
  information behind.

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Porta

• Porta is an open source, hassle-free photo album
  generator for web pages.
• It is fast and easy to use.
• It maybe downloaded from http//stegmann.dk/mikkel
  /porta/

example
tutorial
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Free Image Editors

• Gimp shop
• http//www.gimpshop.com/
• Picasa tutorial
• http//www.picasa.com
• Paint.net
• http//www.getpaint.net/
• Irfanview
• http//www.irfanview.com/

Picasa tutorial
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Lightbox - Images in folder
Library - folders
Picture tray - Images working with
Favorite picture
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Web Meetings

• DimDim
• Skype -

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Photo Story 3

• Photostory 3 is a free download from Microsoft.
• http//www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalph
  otography/photostory/default.mspx

• Digital Storytelling
• Class projects
• Individual student projects
• Communication of content knowledge
• Communication with community and parents

Instructional example
example
tutorial
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Cool Features

• Touch-up
• Crop
• Rotate pictures
• Remove red-eye
• Add special effects
• Add soundtracks
• Add narration

• Create music
• Use music from other sources

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Educational Uses

• Early language learners or English language
  learners can associate images with words
• Create a student portfolio
• Post images of field trips, projects, school
  events
• Show, create, or describe a process

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Audacity

• Free, fully functional multi-track audio editor
• http//audacity.sourceforge.net/

example
tutorial
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Books for Free

• WOWIO

• http//www.wowio.com/index.asp
• Free ebooks
• Download 3 books per day (limit of 30/month)
• Must register with a real domain email (no
  gmail or
• hotmail accounts
• Available for U.S. residents only

Project Gutenberg

• http//www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
• There are over 25,000 free books in the
• Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog.

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MovieMaker/ iMovie

• What you need
• Windows Movie Maker
• Photographs (and/or)
• Home Movies (and/or)
• Digital Video Clips (and/or)
• Images (and/or)
• Music (and/or)
• Microphone (optional)

Tutorial
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On-line Bookmarks

• I keep Bookmarks
• www.ikeepbookmarks.com
• Porta Portal
• http//www.portaportal.com/
• Del.icio.us
• http//del.icio.us/

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Free Fonts

• Fonts.goldenweb.it
• http//Fonts.goldenweb.it
• Simply the Best
• http//simplythebest.net/fonts/
• 1001 Free Fonts
• http//www.1001freefonts.com/

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Free Education Images

• Pics4Learning
• http//www.pics4learning.com/
• Flickr (not for student use)
• www.flickr.com
• Awesome Clip art for Educators http//www.awesomec
  lipartforeducators.com/
• Busy Teachers Café http//www.busyteacherscafe.c
  om/graphics.htm
• Free animations http//www.gifanimations.com/actio
  n/MenuSelection/1/39

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Teacher Tube

• The goal of TeacherTube.com is to provide an
  online community for sharing instructional
  teacher videos.
• Registration is required for uploading
• - Unlimited MB video upload space.- Unlimited
  MB bandwidth per month.- Unlimited video
  uploads.- All TeacherTube packages are FREE!

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Probes - TEEMSS

• The Technology Enhanced Elementary and Middle
  School Science project (TEEMSS) was funded by the
  National Science Foundation to bring the power of
  information and communication technology to
  science education in grades 3-8 by creating and
  disseminating valuable, proven, and easily
  implemented technology-based science learning
  materials and associated teacher professional
  development.

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Free software that works with most of the
leading probe vendors.
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http//illuminations.ntcm.org/
Illuminations by NTCM
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Seterra

• Seterra is a challenging educational geography
  program with 70 different exercises. Learn about
  countries, capitals, flags and cities in Africa,
  Europe, South America, North America, Asia and
  Australia, using outline map exercises! Seterra
  runs in Danish, Dutch, English, German, French,
  Italian, Portuguese, Spanish or Swedish.
• The program must be downloaded from
  http//www.wartoft.nu/software/seterra/

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Visible Body

• Free online software designed for use by
  teachers, students, health professionals, and
  everyone.
• Register at http//www.visiblebody. com/start
• Users must register with a valid email address.
• The Visible Body includes 3D models of over 1,700
  anatomical structures.

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Google!
Tutorial - Google Applications for Teachers
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http//jc-schools.net
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Dynamic Curriculum http//jc-schools.net
Dynamic Curriculum
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Dynamic CurricululmTechnology Project for
Jefferson County Schoools
and more!
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• The Dynamic Curriculum is an innovative project
  that emphasizes the use of technology to deliver
  the Tennessee curriculum for grades K-12.  
• The resources are collected and made by classroom
  teachers from Jefferson County Schools, Jefferson
  County, Tennessee and area all based on the new
  TN standards.
• The Dynamic Curriculum project is funded through
  Title II D.

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Each of the core curriculum content sites
includes

• Links to General Resource Websites for the
  content area

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Links to specific websites that aid in teaching
specific standards, Checks for Understanding, and
SPIs

• Standard 1 Mathematical Processes
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• Grade Level Expectations
• GLE 0506.1.1    Use mathematical language,
  symbols, and definitions while developing
  mathematical reasoning.
•                                     Academic
  Vocabulary Sports Challenge
•                                     Are you
  Smarter than the TCAP math test
•                                     Academic
  Vocabulary Jeopardy
•                                     Guess the
  Covered Word Vocabulary 
•                                     PowerPoint
  Triangles Academic Vocabulary
•   GLE 0506.1.2    Apply and adapt a variety of
  appropriate strategies to problem solving,
  including estimation, and reasonableness of the
  solution.
•                                     Interpreting
  Data
• GLE 0506.1.3    Develop independent reasoning to
  communicate mathematical ideas and derive
  algorithms and/or formulas.
•                             reasoning
•                            Logic
• GLE 0506.1.4    Move flexibly between concrete
  and abstract representations of mathematical
  ideas in order to solve problems, model
  mathematical ideas, and communicate solution
  strategies.
•                                     Create a
  Graph
• GLE 0506.1.5    Use mathematical ideas and
  processes in different settings to formulate
  patterns, analyze graphs, set up and solve
  problems and interpret solutions.
•                                    Glencoe Online
  Math Quiz

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Teacher Created Materials
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Educational Podcasts
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You Are Teaching in an Age of Digital Learners
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New Tools for the Classroom
Web 2.0
Podcasting
Digital Storytelling
Streaming Media
Web lessons and tutorials
Distance Learning
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Thank You!

• Questions?

Happy Holidays!