Interactive+Websites+and+Tools

 a felt board for storytelling? posters to show information about a concept? story or vocabulary charts with peel off tape or post-it notes to cover words? printed pictures to illustrate something? manipulatives to teach math concepts? magnetic letters on the board?
 * Have you ever used: **

media type="custom" key="4028113" For More information about Vokis, click here   http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/iwbacademy Wallwisher is an interactive WEB 2.0 tool that allows students and teachers to post questions, answers, thoughts, etc.
 *  All of these are tools we use to deliver instruction. **
 *  Interactive Whiteboards are also tools. They can be used to engage students in the learning process. When using a whiteboard we allow students to become actively involved in lessons. It allows us to access a wealth of information and connect to interactive websites that can make learning more exciting and meaningful. **
 * Wallwisher: **

@http://delicious.com/ Del.icio.us is a free social bookmarking service where thousands of people store their bookmarks. Members can access bookmarks from any computer, share bookmarks with others and search for specific content.
 * Delicious: **

@http://delicious.com/kditzler
 * Link to my Delicious bookmarks: **

media type="custom" key="6749745" Use FireFox Click here and then click join now. You will see this page. Fill in the information to get started.
 * Creating a Delicious account: **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Step 1: Information **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;"> This will import all the sites that you ever bookmarked in Firefox. You can do this if you would like to, but you will have to go back and tag them.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Step 2: Importing Bookmarks **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;"> You should use the buttons so that you can easily access your bookmarks and tag new sites.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;"> Step 3: Buttons **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;"> These are the buttons.↓

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Teachers in the same dept, grade, or who teach the same class can bookmark sites, network, and use common tags (eg 4thGradeMath) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;"> I like it because you can access all your bookmarks and keep adding more when you are away from your home computer. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;"> If your computer crashes, you don't loose all your bookmarks if you use Delicious <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;"> I like that I can tag a link w/ a friend's username & the link shows up in their account as a suggestion next time they log in. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;"> reasons to use Delicious=online bookmarks, linked bookmark libraries, searchable bookmarks away from your computer... <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;"> I use it in conjunction with tags and RSS feeds to quickly obtain links to resources. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;"> I use it like my own personal search engine! <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;"> Kind of "netrekker" like-- "vetted" sites, the network (see what others found), ease of use.... <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;"> *Thanks to my friends on Twitter for all these great ideas!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;"> What people like about Delicious: **

@http://classtools.net/main_area/template_loader.php/?postIt
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Post It Activity: **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Fridge Magnet Numbers and Letters: **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">EasiTeach Clock: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Can be used to create templates for lessons. The advantage of using Kidspiration is that the students can also use it on their own laptops.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Kidspiration: **

@http://cf.inspiration.com/resources/index.cfm
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Many ideas for how to use Kidspiration with the IWB: **

@http://www.inspiration.com/community/lessons-and-ideas
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Templates to download: **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Examples: **



<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">You can browse for games already created and create your own. @http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/ @http://jeopardylabs.com/
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Jeopardy Games: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">@http://www.tuxpaint.org/ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Tux Paint is a free drawing program for children that combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the program. Users are presented with a blank canvas and a variety of drawing tools to help them be creative.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Tux Paint: **

@http://www.tuxpaint.org/download/macosx/
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Download (Tux Paint and Rubber Stamp Collection): **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">https://ep-storytown.wikispaces.com/ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">This is a Wikispace that has lists of interactive websites to use with the reading series. They are organized by grade level and skills.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">EP StoryTown Wikispace: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;"> Some Interactive Websites require Shockwave or Flash. If you come across one that does not load correctly, the following links will take you to the download pages.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Note: **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Adobe Shockwave Player: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">@http://get.adobe.com/shockwave/

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> Adobe Flash Player: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">@http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> To access the Language Arts Curriculum: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">@westshare.wssd.k12.pa.us

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> To access Math Curriculum/Lesson Plans: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">@http://moodle.wssd.k12.pa.us/course/category.php?id=20

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> **Note**-Building Office Printer/copier has the capability to scan a document/worksheet and it can be emailed to you. This way you can pull it up on the board to write on it.

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">http://kditzlerteacherresourcepage.wikispaces.com/ <span style="color: #3415e0; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">This site is a resource for teachers. It will include information about different tools you can use in your classroom to help prepare your students for the 21st century. <span style="color: #3415e0; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%; text-align: center;"> **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 170%;">Technology is NOT an add-on, but rather a tool used to meet the learning objective. **
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 160%;">Link to my Teacher Resource Page: **