Work With What You Have!Using your classroom technology to its fullest potential

Louise MorganCrowley ISD, Fort Worth, Texas

The Eagle Cam inspired me!

http://www.farmyou.com/falcon_cams/index.html

A computer lab ronovation...

helped equip my room!

The Tools:2-3 Desktop computers

2-3 Laptops1-2 weekly visits to the computer lab

1 Web Cam1 USB Microphone

1 Projector1 Camera

Questions to Ask:

● Is it relevant?

● Is it standards based?

● Is it an extra or add-on?

● Is it part of the daily lesson plan?

Setting Goals

Excerpt from The Frugal Teacher “Becoming a Connected Educator”page. This page is a journal that I kept during the summer of 2011 when I first joined Twitter and started learning how to be a connected educator. http://www.frugalteacher.com/p/countdown-to_08.html

My Goals:

● Implement all 5 components of the Daily 5● Integrate student blogging into "Work on Writing"● Skype with other classrooms around the world

There! 3 goals. I never set goals before. My only goal was to make it to the last day of school!

I think 2011-12 is going to be the best one yet!

The First Leap...Blogging

Blogging 101 http://www.frugalteacher.com/2011/10/classroom-blogging-101.htmlUsing Blogging with the Daily 5 http://www.frugalteacher.com/2012/07/using-blogging-with-daily-5.html

http://kidblog.org/MrsMorgansSuperstars2012-13/

Voicethread

Global Classroom Project 2011-12Seasons Around the World

http://globalclassroom2011-12.wikispaces.com/Seasons+Around+the+World

Debra Rosenquist - New York, USA

Global Classroom Project 2012-13

Christmas Around the World

http://globalclassroom2012-13.wikispaces.com/Christmas+Around+the+World

Lee Parkinson - UK Louise Morgan - Texas, USA

Edmodo

Edmodo Pen Pal Projecthttp://globalclassroom2013-14.wikispaces.com/Edmodo+Pen+Pal+Project

Global Read Aloud 2012http://www.globalreadaloud.com/

#2ndchat Read Aloudhttp://2ndchat.wikispaces.com/2ndchat+Read+Aloud+2013

Cinco de Mayo Project - UstreamLouise Morgan/Gabriel Verrone -Texas, USA

Ustream http://www.ustream.tv/search?q=mrsmorgansclass

Frugal Teacher Post http://www.frugalteacher.com/2012/05/feliz-cinco-de-mayo.html

Skype!

Paula Naugle - New Orleans, LAPhoto: Ginny Limer

Steve Sherman, Cape Town, S.A.

Cree Nation - Chief Poundmaker School, Saskatchewan, Canada

It Never Hurts to Ask!Students Skype with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and former astronaut Dr. Donald Thomas.

Students asked Dr. Tyson why Pluto was no longer a planet and if his friend, Bill Nye, would skype with them!

Students asked Dr. Thomas questions about 0 gravity and how he became an astronaut.

Visit the websites of scientists, doctors,

educators, authors, and

other experts. Contact them

and ask if they Skype with

classrooms. This may lead you to some memorable

skype sessions!

Louise Morgan, Ft. Worth, TX

Mystery Skype provides an engaging way for classrooms to introduce themselves to each other.

Mystery Skype

Mrs. Morgan's 2nd grade class uses clues, maps, and their communication skills to find mystery locations of other classrooms. http://mrsmorgansstars.edublogs.org/Louise Morgan, Fort Worth, Texas

Mystery Number Skype -A fun way to work on math skills!

Students use their math skills to guess the mystery number that the other class has selected ahead of time.

http://mrsmorgansstars.edublogs.org/mystery-number-skype/

Google Docs

In February 2013, Five #2ndchat classrooms created a progressive story called “What Stuffed Animals Do at Night” inspired by Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner. Each class took turns adding to a story where they imagined what their stuffed animals did at night while they were sleeping. We also created a Voicethread using pictures and narration.

#2ndchat Snowmen at Night Project http://2ndchat.wikispaces.com/Snowmen+at+Night+-+2013+Writing+Connection#2ndchat Stuffed Animals at Night Voicethread https://voicethread.com/share/4117436/

Google+ HangoutsGoogle+ Hangouts allowed 4th graders to interact with graphic novelist Dave Roman

The Frugal Teacher - Author Visits http://www.frugalteacher.com/2013/03/the-benefits-of-author-visits.html

Where Did I Learn All of This?

● Twitter / Twitter Chats● The Global Classroom Project● Hello Little World Skypers● Live Classroom 2.0 ● Blogs● Edcamps● TCEA/Tots and Tech Conference● ISTE/annual convention● Did I mention Twitter?

Looking Ahead - Goals for 2013-14

● Projects are more collaborative in nature

● On-going relationships with other classrooms

● Project-based learning

● Inquiry-based learning

● Creation - Finding our passion

Louise Morganwww.frugalteacher.com

http://mrsmorgansstars.edublogs.org/

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