Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Smartboard and Virtual Manipulatives

I used this website yesterday with a smartboard.  It has all the basic math manipulatives and much more!  I projected the site to the smartboard and then "manipulated" the manipulatives.  It was very useful!  Take a look! Thanks to Laura for the site!


http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/mathematics/ebook_assets/vmf/VMF-Interface.html
or
http://goo.gl/15Fkp




Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Make your own comic!

This is an easy to use an online program where children choose from a wide selection of characters (including various moods), backgrounds, thought and talking balloons, panel prompts, objects, and senses and can make their own comics!
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/

Friday, March 16, 2012

Thursday, March 1, 2012

20 Ways to Model Tech Use Everyday

Here is an article on twenty everyday ways to model technology in your classrooms.  I especially like #3.  
Some of you already have a "tech crew" that pushes labs, sets up laptops, etc.  If you don't, there's something easy you can do!  


http://www.edutopia.org/blog/20-ways-model-technology-students-heather-wolpert-gawron