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Presentation at the South Carolina Business Educators Conference Feb 2009
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Cheryl A. WissickSusan W. Quinn
SCBEA 2009, Myrtle Beach SC
This session will provide an overview and specific examples of Web sites and software that teachers can use to meet the diverse learning needs of their students.
All of the Web sites and software packages demonstrated are free. . .or cheap.
Brainstorm ideas with us as we discuss how the Web sites and software can be used in your classroom.
Don’t be stranded without the right tools!
Bookbuilder
•Create your own book•Have students create books for other students•Search books that you can use
http://bookbuilder.cast.org
Supports within the text
Guided research on the web
Strategy Tutor: http://cst.cast.org/cst/auth-login
VOZME
ReadPlease Vs. Natural Readers
The verdict is: both are easy to install and use
Read the Words
Convert any document to podcast or mp3
FREE: 3 recordings25.00 = 100 recordings a year
Web Anywhere
Use on any browser and link to pages to have them read.
Reading books online providing multiple means of presentation:
Children’s Digital Library Project GutenbergBibliomaniaReadprintBartleby
Bookshare http://www.bookshare.org
Word Web – Vocabulary Support
Spelling Checkers Ghotit write
Another new one:Ginger Software
WordQ and SpeakQ- 30 day preview
For students who need more.
Word Prediction
Click n Type http://www.lakefolks.org/cnt/
Free onscreen keyboardWord prediction
Keyboarding support
Typer TalkerOne handed typingAccessible KeyboardingTime saving keyboard shortcuts
demonstrated using Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard
Dasher
ToonDoo
Tools for Student expression Project Poster NoteStar Persuade Star
Tools for Productivity & management TrackStar (organize Web
sites for research) QuizStar (manage quizzes) RubiStar (rubrics)
Organize Websites for student research & access
Classroom Architect
4teachers.org
Intervention Central
Survey Tools
Find out what motivates your students
Jackpot: online reinforcer surveySurvey tools:phpSurveyZoomerangSurvey MonkeyGoogle Docs
KidTools and KidSkills
Self-monitoring & checksheets
Behavior Monitoring
Social Skills
ProProfs Puzzlemaker
Secure sites to create an environment for students to work collaboratively
Students publish together and for a larger audience
PBWikiWikispacesWetpaint
Secure sites to create an environment for students to read, analyze, and post comments related to instructional goals. Imbee TIGed Haiku Blogger Edublogs
Collaboration Tools: VoiceThread
Del.icio.us delicious.com/ Ma.gnolia ma.gnolia.com/Blinklist www.blinklist.com/Diigo www.diigo.com/ProProfs www.proprofs.com/
Marking a trail of websites
Students can mark sites important to them
Gantt Chart
Scheduling & Calendars
Notetakers & Lists: TA DA List
Others:Remember the Milk
HOTT notes
MyNote IT
Multimedia & Web 2.0
Sharing your MultimediaVideos and Video CapturePersonal Start PagesWeb DevelopmentWeb Accessibility
So much technology so little time…
Sharing Tools
SlideShare www.slideshare.netZoho zoho.com iTunes www.apple.com/itunesSSMM - Slide Show Movie Maker Jump Cut jumpcut.com/You Tube youtube.com/Teacher Tube
www.teachertube.com/
Personal Web Start Pages
iGooglewww.google.com/ig My Yahoo my.yahoo.com Windows Live / Live.com
my.live.com/getstarted.aspx PageFlakes www.pageflakes.com/ Net Vibes www.netvibes.com/#General Protopage www.protopage.com/ Webwag www.webwag.com/
iGoogle
Jing http://www.jingproject.com/ CamStudio http://camstudio.org/ Snippy http://www.bhelpuri.net/Snippy/ Gadwin http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen
Jimdo www.jimdo.com/ Joomia www.joomla.org/ Roxer www.roxer.com/ Sampa www.sampa.com/ Weebly www.weebly.com/
Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Express Scribe http://www.nch.com.au/scribe/
Wavepad http://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/masters.html
Idea for Tool Use: Simulate PASS consider recording a test and have student take it, reading the paper version and listening to the audio version.
Videos and iPod touch
Using a FlipVideo and and iPod touch create functional videos and task analysis for students in your class.
Accessible Documents
Give us a piece of your pie!
