Twitter

I have to admit that I've been hesitant to use Twitter but the last couple of months, I've found it very useful! I just finished my first official twitter "chat" with area techies and it was a lot of fun! If you are just starting out on Twitter, try the #ndedchat on Wednesdays at 9 p.m.
I'm mainly using Twitter for my professional learning network but I did find time to use it during Big Brother this summer. It is a handy way to stay up to date on education issues!
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iPhone Safety Issue

Hi all,
I learned that your pictures that are taken with your cell phones may have GPS data attached to them that allows hackers/creeps to track your locations that you take your pictures!

To turn off this GPS data on an iPhone:
1) Go to General
2) Privacy
3) Location services
4) TURN OFF the camera service

I'm not sure about an android phone but somewhere you will find the settings.
Stay safe!

Gone Google Story Builder

Gone Google Story Builder: This is SO cool! The kids can make a movie about their story and how they change it as they work. GREAT for showing editing, rewriting, etc.

EXAMPLE: http://goo.gl/7Vk9Nz

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QR Code Generator

This is a great way to get the kids learning! Use your iPads and a QR reader and make a hunt!

QR Code Generator:

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Nutritionix - Nutrition from the Cloud

Nutritionix - Nutrition from the Cloud:

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10 days and counting! More NEW things to try!

Wow, this summer went by fast!

I just returned from my PDC in Bismarck for CTE. Okay, Professional Development Conference for Career and Tech Ed teachers :)

Here are some of my notes:
Awesome Tools To Try!
1. Doceri - it does cost $30.00 but records your presentation while you use your iPad as the control for your PC
2. Evernote Clearly - allows you to save web articles and print them without the garbage OR save them for later use! (EXTENSION for Firefox and Chrome)
3. Tagxedo - which I've taught for years but look at the invert button so you can put the words around your image instead of making it your image.
4. Padlet - add a wall and allow kids to post. Like blogging but easier with a customized web address. (not monitored though)
5. Join.me and simplemeet.me (Join.Me is limited to 10 in the free version) - Screen Sharing
6. Thinglink - add an image and add labels to be identified.
7. Dipity - timeline making website
8. Wolfram Alpha - works great for finding out facts! (Try typing in your first name)

Corinne's Website:
www.Sdrv.ms/Ojv9p4

More Google Helpers

1. Google Tip from TCEA: Type typing in "set timer X minutes" for a new way to time!

2. Try eduhangout.org

3. http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/05/page-level-permissions-and-digital.html?m=1 - Page Level Permissions is a great way to work with students on Google Sites

Google Class 2013

Well, we are only 18 days to school starting! Where did the summer go?? I'm in Dickinson this week teaching about Google and all its educational aspects. Here is a link to the Google Site that has all my presentations on it. Feel free to use and share!

https://sites.google.com/site/mrscsisgooglin/

Amazing Apps

I'm always looking for new apps for our classrooms to use. Here is the latest list! Enjoy! All FREE (unless noted)

LA
1) Kids Learn Sight Words
2) Mad Libs
3) StoryLines
4) Dictionary.com
5) Bluster

Math
1) Amazing Coin
2) Motion Math Zoom
3) Splash Math
4) Everyday Mathematics
5) Slice It!
6) Elevated Math (not free)
7) Real Kakuro
8) Virtual Manipulatives

Science
1) Science Glossary
2) Aero!
3) NASA Visualization Explorer
4) Smash Your Food
5) Video Science
6) Oresome Elements

Social Studies
1) Stack the States
2) Stack the Countries
3) Constitution
4) MyCongress
5) Google Earth

Fun and Creative
1) Rollercoster Builder Travel
2) Toontastic
3) Dragon Dictation
4) Screen Chomp
5) MaxJournal

If you have ones that you LOVE, please let me know via comments!

Financial literacy online software: Banzai

Financial literacy online software: Banzai:

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GeoGuessr - Let's explore the world!

GeoGuessr - Let's explore the world!:

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Using Windows 8?

At a recent workshop I attended, the tech director pointed me to Windows Start which is a program to download to get your start button back on Windows 8. I haven't tried it yet but I'm excited to give it a go!

 

Here is the link:

http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/download.asp

My Notes From iPad sessions

Turning in assignments from an i-Pad
1. Dongle - white cord can be plugged into pc like flash drive
2. Email - old way to do it
3. Cloud storage - google drive or Dropbox
4. Edmodo - turn in from camera and video roll
5. App called showbie!

Apps To Use:
1. Skitch - let's you take a picture and then annotate in the picture
Find picture to make fractions out of like windows of four can be shaded
Grab picture from Internet and shade or identify.

2. Turbo collage lite/ postino - grab images and then make postcards that are saved so they can make them.  Red stamp

3. Go Hollywood sticky board , grafio lite , sock puppet , toontastic , popplets lite, puppet pals hd, imovie, cute cut, osnap, imotion hd,

4. Interactive whiteboard - educreation and doddlecast - students record themselves while doing math problems

5. Become thread heads - voicethreads - student work commenting - invite people to comment but does take some moderation - can set them to approve - free version allows 5 free threads

6. Write and illustrate - outline , drawing pad , strip designer , comic life , scribble press , book creator,  little story maker, ibooks -

7. Witness and report - pocket bmx and Evernote -be the sports reporter while they are playing the game so they are sharing

8. Building a talking museum - croak it and scan - group of kids visited missions and drew pictures and then write about them, next to art work is a qr code to record. Dropvox sinks with dropbox

9. Connect to your community - facetime and skype digitalwish signup genius

10. Math Games:

Geoboard
Fivedice
Moldiv
Math tris
Virtual manipulatives
Ibooks author

More From Twitter!

Okay, I broke down and have become a TWITTERaholic!! At ISTE, they talked about tweeting and how it is beneficial for professional development. They are right!

Here are some of my latest finds:
1. YouTube Ideas - http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/06/8-overlooked-useful-youtube-tools.html?m=1

2. Do you like Pinterest? Check out EduClipper! - http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/05/how-to-use-educlipper.html?m=1

3. Kindergarten Teacher? Need Art Ideas? - http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=70928

4. Interested in Edmodo? - http://blog.edmodo.com/2013/06/28/a-guide-to-getting-started-with-edmodo/

ISTE13

Hi all,
I've returned from my first ever ISTE conference! Now, for those of you who don't know what ISTE stands for, it is the International Society of Technology in Education. It was held in San Antonio, TX this year and I enjoyed every minute of it!
I'm going to post as much of what I learned here as I can. Most of my notes were just the links to their presentations and lectures so if you have questions, don't hesitate to add a comment or contact me.

Keynote: Adam Bellows gave the closing keynote and here is the link: http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2013/07/missed-iste-ok-but-dont-miss-adam.html

Sessions:
Shared to Me - Sessions I didn't go to

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C2k0J5awT7NDQx9ctb9jVvQDSnnE6J2513aJbtI7H50/mobilebasic?pli=1
• http://mskraftnse.wikispaces.com
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/187dQIyYLh8AGrckxuQ5veA8Mkusz9JUZdOtEkOGtHDw/pub
• http://www.screencast.com/users/fsobierajski/folders/ISTE%202013/media/8b659af0-15bc-4c30-aa86-5bc56f1cff3b
• http://www.mveslinks.org/MVES_LINKS/Jessica_Says/Entries/2013/6/20_Tech_Club.html
• https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JWGBvo4DrElEJmOCANNnECqKWeXwUvvs57p8yiJyMUw/edit?pli=1#slide=id.p
• https://toolboxofresourcesfortheprimaryagechild.wikispaces.com/home
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C2k0J5awT7NDQx9ctb9jVvQDSnnE6J2513aJbtI7H50/mobilebasic?pli=1
• https://www.evernote.com/shard/s97/sh/4348223c-7b9a-4625-bd9e-2bfe7b6032a6/0506763e836e33b61cf61bbfd5548c81
• http://www.ujam.com/
• http://www.slideshare.net/willrich45/iste13?utm_content=buffer3c497&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer

Google Sessions:

• http://googletreks.org/
• https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IfJzYkZQvxVlZpbPIVHLeYCYi8o91h1Q7EcK0Fu6DzQ/edit?pli=1#slide=id.p
• http://www.google.com/edu/teachers/lesson-plan-search.html
• http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&entryid=6015
• https://www.evernote.com/shard/s95/sh/c593234f-0bd4-496b-8395-4e13dcf46c08/b414d7a255bb944941bab7d3878aaf1f
• https://sites.google.com/a/tcea.org/igoogle/home
• http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/11/10-google-search-tips-all-students-can.html?m=1
• http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/06/three-google-sheets-scripts-that-help.html?m=1
• https://sites.google.com/site/jrginexorinion/google-booth-iste2013-chrome-genius

Apple iPad Sessions:

• https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6316790/iBooksHideSeek.pdf
• https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1s5qFRK5Dv5UCaFfH8O_FEuxkKxAoU9hdTz-lQzU7Gb8/mobilepresent?pli=1#slide=id.p
• http://ieasg.blogspot.com/?m=1
• https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0ByqrGJrdHlR1RVVIMFYyVXFmMlk&usp=sharing
• http://icafe.lcisd.org/presentations/10-ipad-app-projects-students-will-love/

Language Arts:

• http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=115700&backurl=/shelf/my

Spring Conference

I just returned from a spring conference of tech coordinators around North Dakota. I'm full of new ideas and exciting websites! We meet Richard Bryne in person! If you haven't subscribed to his daily email, go to his website, Free Tech for Teachers! I was also introduced to Office365. Since the state is going to Office365, I'm thinking it might be worth looking into. Don't forget to register for TNT in Bismarck. I'll be there presenting my So Many Sites, So Little Time and using Glogster in the Classroom. See you there!