Free is Good Lecture/demonstration/lab coloma.weebly

1. Free is Good Lecture/demonstration/labcoloma.weebly.com This presentation is incomplete without the associated discussion Coloma Community SchoolsIn-service 21 March 2014

2. It has come to this?

3. Free is GoodLecture/demonstration/lab OBJECTIVE: Introduce you to several free internet resources that you can use to help yourself and your students. OVERVIEW: • A focused few • Collections of free • Chrome web store • Taking Free University and Teacher Education • Free tutorials for your students • Grabbing Attention • Fishing for Free Lessons • Extending the Classroom • Try them • Additional resources

4. A focused few Taggalaxy.de – Searching pictures on flickr Geoguessr.com – Game for guessing location Desmos.com – Graphing Calculator Online-stopwatch.com – Simple Countdown or Stopwatch Duolingo.com – Learn another language through immersion Narrable.com - Create a story DreamBox.com/teachertools– Interactive WhiteBoard Lessons WeVideo.com – Creating/editing a video MEL.org – Michigan Electronic Library Letsgeddit.com – Gage student understanding Evernote.com – Notes for everything Edchat.org – Resource for personal learning network Elements4d – Google Play App to understand elements Todaysmeet.com – Interactive back channel discussion

5. Collections of Free • ilearntechnology.com/?p=3422Superbook of technology for teachers • Nextvista.org/resources – List assembled by RushtonHurley • googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/home - This is Jerome Berg's wonderful example of how customized maps can enhance learning activities - the study of literature, in this case. • http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/app/about.html - Politicial Cartoon Archieve …. Library of Congress • http://newsmap.jp -  tool to arrange news stories by topic, country, and how recently they were published.

6. Chrome Web Store Splash Math grades 1 to 5 Alphabet Zoo English Flashcards for ESL Duolingo Typing Tutor Flashcards Chemistry Reference Periodic Table Design Something Time Maps: World History Atlas Country Flags (flags on a 3D globe) Biology Games Ray Optics Simulation

7. Taking Free University Education http://oli.cmu.edu/learn-with-oli/see-our-free-open-courses/ http://ocw.nd.edu/ http://see.stanford.edu/see/courses.aspx http://mycourses.med.harvard.edu/public/ http://oyc.yale.edu/courses

8. Free Education for Staff • 22itrig.org – Classroom Readiness T3 • Online Assessment • http://moodle.resa.net/resa/course/view.php?id=98 • http://www.21things4teachers.net/ • 21 Things for 21st Century Teachers • Can pay and get college credit • YoutubeSearch • How to anything • Teachertube • Lessons and shared PD • iTunes U • Podcasts

9. Free Tutorials for Students • Khan academy • https://www.khanacademy.org/ • Or • Youtube and do a search • iTunes U • Podcasts

10. Fishing for Free Lessons http://www.knowmia.com http://www.sharemylesson.com/ http://www.watchknowlearn.org/ http://ed.ted.com/ http://www.ted.com/ http://www.teacherspayteachers.com http://www.virtualnerd.com iTunes U Podcasts (can extend your classroom)

11. Grabbing Attention • Zygotebody.com • Human Anatomy • Educreations.com • Voice plus whiteboard …. Shared • Jamendo.com • shared free music web site • Ujam.com • Creating music web site

12. Extending the Classroom What is “Flipping the Classroom” Sidevibe.com – Guided assignment through web sites Edublogs.org – You oversee class related discussions. Weebly.com – Create your own web site Edmodo – Simplier Classroom Environment Moodle – More Options Classroom Environment Google Apps

13. Tips and Tricks • Google Advanced Search • Save those id’s and passwords

14. Let’s Try It

15. Additional Resources • Web site for PD Day • http://coloma.weebly.com/ • School web site under teachers and students

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17. No technology?