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This wiki will be used to distribute and share course materials and resources. Everyone will be encouraged to share helpful classroom materials and web sites with each other throughout the course.
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 * __ TPACK Resources __**

TPACK Web Site- A lot of information and resources on TPACK TPACK Activity Types Wiki - See entire lists of content-specific TPACK activity types for various content areas. TPACK Video/Radio Show (Punya/Matt) - Video that provides background and vision for TPACK in education.


 * __ Web 2.0 Tools __**

Answer Garden - FREE. Feedback tool for online brainstorming. Bubbl.us - FREE. Brainstorming made simple. Online brainstorming and mind mapping tool. MindNode - FREE & ($$$) versions. Concept mapping tool (for Mac only). Mindmeister - FREE. Online mind mapping tool. [|XMind] - FREE & ($$$) versions. Concept mapping tool (for PC and Mac). Mindomo- FREE & ($$$) versions. Mind mapping made easy.
 * Brainstorming, Concept and Mind-mapping Tools**

**Drawing/Painting Tools**
[|Kerpoof Studio] - FREE & ($$$) versions. Make drawings, stories, and more with templates for children. Online Drawing and Painting Tools - FREE. This is a blog entry that provides an exhaustive list of 2.0 drawing and painting tools. [|Sumo Paint]- FREE & ($$$) versions. Another tool to use that is not on the list above!

[|Chogger] - FREE. Draw your own comics, caption photos, take webcam pictures and add speech balloons. Comic Creator - FREE. ReadWriteThink Resource (IRA/NCTE). MakeBeliefsComics - FREE. Comic generator for kids. Pixton - ($$$). Online comic-making software. [|ToonDoo] - FREE. Comic creating tool. Create comic books too!
 * Comic Creators**

Wordle**-** FREE. Generates word clouds from text. Tagxedo**-** FREE. Tool much like Wordle, just makes it in shapes!
 * Word Clouds**

[|Glogster] - FREE. Brings together blogging and creative expression through the creation of glogs (i.e. graphical blog, an interactive multimedia image). Prezi (Rebecca) - Mostly FREE. Create your own or work together on different computers to a Zooming presentation using different multimedia. Example Example
 * Publishing**

Symbaloo - (Danielle) Site that lets you create your own bookmarked sites using color, captions, and images on a button for each site all on your own webmix. symbalooED - Organize and share the best of the web with your students. (Personal Learning Environment Tool - PLE)
 * Webmix/Bookmarking**

MixedInk - FREE. Collaborative writing tool. [|Plotbot] - FREE. Collaborative Screenwriting. Titan Pad - FREE. Work on one document simultaneously. [|Zoho Writer] - FREE. Online Word Processor to create, edit and shared documents easily. Wallwisher -(Kristin) FREE. Online notice board maker
 * Collaborative Writing Tools**

[|Smories] - Original stories for kids, read by kids. Great for practicing fluency! Katelyn. [|ArtisanCam] - Picture book maker. Make your own children's book. Katelyn. Gliffy-Easily create professional-quality flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, drawings, and more! - Melanie Primary Pad -Web-based Word Processor. Haley Fakebook- Create a social profile in a controlled classroom environment-Natalie Engrade- Online grading platform. Students can submit assignments/check grades/communicate with class! - Whitney Twiducate - Social networking using a class code for a controlled environment. - Melissa WordStash- (Free) Online flashcard maker that provides quizes and games. - Nicole Voki - Creates an animation version of yourself and uses your voice. Rachel Sliderocket - Presentation template that offers an interactive, aesthetic alternative to Power Point. - Jenna [|MasteryConnect] - Teachers can find different assessments, assess core standards, monitor student performance, and report mastery to parents and administrators. -Mike Sporcle- Great for testing the knowledge of your students on specific content areas. It also allows students to create their own quiz and see the results of how others do Home to 276,807 free trivia games played 775,342,974 times. - Brooke [|Popplet] - Popplet is a platform for your ideas. Concept mapping tool. - Tony Do2learn- Educational resource for individuals with special need. -Megan AnswerGarden- A feedback tool created in a word cloud. -Megan PicLits - Choose a picture and practice creative writing either through free writing or using choosing words that are given on the site. -Emily
 * __ Web 2.0 Tools from Classmates! __**

= Digital Storytelling Elements -  = http://primarypad.com/ = Storyboard Example -  = Classroom Description - Description Example -
 * __ Digital Storytelling Resources __**

TechnoStorytelling - a wiki with digital storytelling resources galore!!! = = "How to videos" - tutorials about how to use different features of iMovie.
 * iMovie Resources**

yodio - Add voice to photos. [|Photo Peach] - Slideshows to go! fotobabble - talking photos! Easy way to narrate your photos. woices -(app) audio location service -create and share geolocated audio information! Animoto - video slideshow maker with music. Storybird - Collaborative storytelling. Story Jumper- students create real or online stories Tikatok - Imagine a Story. Create a Book. Little Bird Tales - Very young children can create and record a story! Soundation - Online music maker. GoAnimate - Make amazing animated videos! - See some examples here - Kidblog
 * __ Digital Storytelling Web 2.0 Tools __**

Heartland iPad Resources for Education Grant Wood AEA iPad Project APPitic - collection of Apps by Apple ADEs
 * __ iPad Resources __**

We Create - Kindergarten students using the iPad to create!
 * Videos**

BookFlix - (subscription fee - $) Storyline Online International Children's Digital Library Talking Book Library - (Brinkerhoff & Bowdoin) CK12 Flexbooks - online textbook site Tumblebooks - (subscription fee - $) Starfall - PK-K site Story Place - appropriate for preschool [|Project Gutenberg] - large archive of free text
 * __ Online Book Sites __**

__ **Online Resources** __ Comic Life Classroom Examples Blogging: It's Elementary
 * Ways to Use Wordle in Your http://rubistar.4teachers.org/ **

=__ Social Networking Tools __=

**Social Networking Sites**
Posterous - FREE. Easiest publishing platform around. Manage a website and share it with small groups. HootCourse - Start an online conversation in your class - like Twitter! Ning - ($$$) create a social network to bring people together (Reading Revolution - example from class!) Collaborize Classroom - Online learning platform that allows students to engage and discuss topics and ideas. Twitter - Follow leaders in education! edu2.0 for school - Free easy way to teach online (like Moodle, WebCT) TodaysMeet - Backchannel and connect with your audience in real time! Pen Pal Kids Club - global social network for kids, promotes cross-curricular collaboration by integrating nonfiction writing, geography, social studies, and technology.

Let's try it out! -- TodaysMeet Example

Polldaddy - Set up an online survey instantly. Poll Everywhere - Instant audience feedback. Wallwisher - Online notice board maker.
 * Polling/Survey Sites**

**Social Networking Resources**
Facebook Safety for Educators Gary's Social Media Counts - Live counts of social media sites. GO2WEB20 - Online tools and applications. Mashup - Social Media News Blog

Erin Schoening (1st Grade Teacher - Council Bluffs) - CNN video

First Grade Facebook Presentation - (Prezi)

**Blogging**
[|100 Blogs Every New Teacher Should Read] - Resources, Teacher Bloggers, Technology, Subject Specific, Tips & Tools, Special Education Emphasis, Other Educators, News & Politics, Microblogs [|Blogger] - FREE. Blog site from Google for sharing text, photos, and video. Edmodo - FREE. Secure social networking site for teachers and students. Edublogs - FREE & ($$$) versions. Safe, easy, and secure blog site. KidBlog- FREE. Blog site specifically designed for elementary students and classes! blogmeister-Free blog site for elementary students and classes Mrs. Cassidy's Class Blog - 1st grade teacher's blog! [|Mrs. Yollis' Classroom Blog] - 3rd grade teacher's blog!
 * Teacher Blogs**

[|Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators] - List of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth.
 * Teacher Resources**

__ **Podcasting in the Classroom** __ Learning In Hand - Tons of ideas of how to use mobile devices in the classroom.
 * Resources**

This I Believe - Based on a 1950's radio show! (NPR) I Am Thankful For [|Vocabulary] Radio WillowWeb
 * Examples**

Two Voice Poem Example! -

__ **Direct Instruction and Technology** __
 * 1. (just-in-time)**

visuwords - online graphical dictionary online graphic organizers - Graphic Organizer Maker - Create customized graphic organizers bubbl.us - Brainstorming online (brainstorming made simple) Wordle and Tagxedo - Don't forget! It's a Mad Libs World - Wacky Web Tales - Mad Libs Junior - Great for younger students!
 * 2. (cognitive skills)**

SqoolTechs - Gamequarium - Web-based games for classrooms
 * 3. (skills-based)**

(other examples) Accelerated Reader - "The World's Most Widely Used Reading Software"

__ **Web Links from Class Readings** __ Unsolved Mysteries - (Sunda) Literature Units to Foster Critical Thinking - (Sunda) Primary Level Literature Packet - (Sunda)

WebQuest about WebQuests (Elementary Version) - Use a WebQuest format to create inquiry-based lessons! WebQuest 101 - YouTube video WebQuest.Org- Shares the WebQuest model and great examples are shared - by content area and grade level! Filamentality- Pacific Bell Knowledge Network's Filamentality offers step-by-step procedures for creating a hotlist page, a treasure hunt, and a web-based activity page. Each page is accompanied by a description and an online example.
 * WebQuests**

__ **Keyboarding Games & Tools** __ Gamequarium (Keyboarding) Keyboarding Games and Exercises (Wacona Elementary School) Keyboarding Games for Kids Free Typing Games Typing Master

__ **Writing Sites** __ Scholastic Story Starters ThinkQuest Story Starters Tikatok - Imagine a Story. Create a Book. Piki Kids - Create comics - like Comic Life My Publisher Pirate Pad TypeWith.Me

**TitanPad class writing activity:**
Group 1: Brooke, Tony, Whitney, Rachel - Link Group 2: Nicole, Danielle, Emiy, Melanie - Link Group 3: Haley, Melissa, Kristin, Mike, Katelyn- Link Group 4: Natalie, Megan, Rebecca, Jenna - Link

Joey by Nicole
 * Writing Example (Titan Pad) - Revising and Editing**

__** Whiteboard Resources **__ Promethean Planet Smart Exchange Mimio Connect

__** Course Rubrics **__

Digital Story Rubric -

TPACK Lesson Plan -

Weblog Rubric -