How GPS Receivers Work

What is RSS

Geocacing blog for educators...Awesome resource!

http://www.alicechristie.org/geocaching/

Dr. Alice Christie's GPS and Geocaching Podcast

101 Ways to Teach Geography

Google Timeline

Check out Google timeline! You can search by subject such as weather disasters as I did in this picture. Great resource for research!

http://newstimeline.googlelabs.com/

Wikis, Blogs, File Sharing

Blogs, Wikis, and File Sharing Oh My!

View more presentations from Richard Byrne.

Web 2.0 introduction

Web 20

View more presentations from Rob Kovi.

Ways to use pocket videos in the classroom

http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dhn2vcv5_6tv55j7g9

Ways to use Google Docs in the classroom

http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dhn2vcv5_8323t58h3ft

Ways to use Interactive white boards in the classroom

http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dhn2vcv5_106c9fm8j

Ways to use Google Earth in the Classroom

http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dhn2vcv5_175fp5qg9d3

Ways to use Twitter in the classroom

http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dhn2vcv5_118cfb8msf8&pli=1&skipauth=true

Awesome video on how to be a success

http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/70

Geocaching should start simple!

A great visual of a simple geocaching activity for one or two classes



See my wiki for more ideas we used for geocaching!
https://connieatobee.wikispaces.com/

Coolest videos for Chemistry class! Makes me want to take chemistry again!

http://www.periodicvideos.com/

Check out World Digital Library

http://www.wdl.org/en/

Smilebox.com is awesome!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Everything starts with an IDEA!

Google earth blog

Writing

Goomoodleikiog

Checking out icloud

Saw something on twitter about icloud. Am now checking it out and waiting for some more opinions from my tech experts and pioneers on Twitter.

What makes a good keynote.

Check out this link. Got it from Twitter from Kevin Jarrett. It is the results of his Twitter poll on what makes a good keynote!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kjarrett/3455500064/

Drawing on the iphone!

Courtney's awesome Library/Technology lesson

To do this activity the kids used laptops, visited their section of Dewey and then made a wordle using Wordle.net. Awesome exposure to a Dewey Section and technology reinforced those experiences!

Two sources for Promethean boards!

Here's an extensive list of interactive websites that should work well on your whiteboards.
http://www.ettcnsc.org/Instructional_resources/other/interactive_whiteboard_links.htm


http://homepage.mac.com/hlamb/FileSharing1.htmlhttp://homepage.mac.com/hlamb/FileSharing1.html

New on google!

Wow!

Cellphones in the classroom!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8oD8IlzZD8

I made it on the MAP!

Women in TECHNOLOGY that I admire and Thank!

I am now writing in response to my pledge to the Ada Lovelace Day Site. AHHH..... my very first mentor in technology is Sheryl Smith. Way back when Union Valley had only one internet station, Sheryl and I would explore it together and share everything we learned! She is truly a tech guru by now!
Three years ago Mary Frazier and Rosemary Miller became District Integration Technology Specialists..... and I could not begin to tell you everything I have learned from them! I was part of their very first Tech Cadre class and have continued to be in the group as we have had 2 updates via class meetings. They are bloggers, wiki makers, teachers, innovators, and friends! Thank YOU for being my mentors! This would not be complete if I did not mention my new tech gurus and mentors at Obee School.. Becky Mullins and Tammy Gilley...They are gurus, innovators and always ready to try integrating technology into the curriculum content. Much has been accomplished and I am proud to work with them at Obee School.




PS I completed my pledge to my women mentors in technology and posted my blog! My blog was right above the Ida Lovelace Day website. And I made it on the map. I am # 33!

Register with Ada Lovelace site!

Great new site! National Geographic Videos

Link:http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/filmmaker.html

I am going to Mars...in 2011..on a microchip!

Promethean Planet and music expanding!

Interactive Calendar for lesson ideas!

Color for us visual learners!

This is my new Plurk template! It inspires me!

How I changed my Plurk background: Go to My Profile...Edit...Profile settings....Customize profile and then I went to Plurk templates.

Visit world sites via Webcams.travel..Awesome!

This is so neat! Webcams from around the world...Try it with your kids!
Webcams.travel

USE You Tube for teaching a skill! Cool eggs!

I searched YouTube.com for cascarones!

USE schooltube.com for content!

I just looked at Rosa Parks videos made by kids. There are some awesome ones! My favorite is here:
http://col


laborationnation.wikispaces.com/Final+Movie+Rosa+Parks+Meg09


School tube.com

Truly the best wiki I have found

Here is a sample page and the link:href="http://collaborationnation.wikispaces.com//Wiki+tools">http://collaborationnation.wikispaces.com/Wiki+Tools

Differentiated instruction

The best example of differentiated instruction that I have seen working is the way Wednesday winners is done at Obee. Various types of intruction are used to teach and reteach and review various concepts in the math standards: Promethan boards,lots of manipulatives, rulers, calculators, laptops, white boards, math tiles, along with techniques of small group instruction and tutoring. I have a group of boys, high in math, from fifth grade. They are making keynotes to Voicethreads on some advanced math topics. Perfect for them to be challenged and look at each concept step by step. These Voicethreads will be shared with other students. The topics are estimating fractions, mixed numbers, variables, and ordered pairs.

New Promethean Board

I enjoyed helping Paula Perry prepare for the first day back after spring break with her NEW Promethean board. Paula used calendar and weather activities. Students were also greeted with a "ticker tape" on the top of the Promethean board.. Awesome new tool!

Wordle as an epal introduction

My new idea...Use wordle as an epal introduction. Step one.. Have kids write the model for wordle such as first of their first name so it is big! Third grade, Mrs. Youcam, favorite subject, favorite color, my dog Murphy,,,etc. Enter in wordle and take a screen pic and save to desktop.
Since we are a TRC school we want to show some of our technology skills with our writing. Wordles will be sent to our NEW epals in Mrs. Wills' room at Union Valley School. I hope they like are Word cloud about US!

Take a look at IDEAS TO INSPIRE!

New site discovered

Thanks to Plurk I found a new site tonight about authors etc. They are videos for kids and they can put their own videos online from this site. I will explore more when my account is activated.