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August, 2009                                                 Newsletter Archive

Websites shared at Aug. 10 PD

• Basic Video training including handouts for Smartboard can be found at http://www.willard.k12.mo.us/co/tech/Smartboard/Tools1.htm

• 37 ways to use your Smartboard - http://docs.google.com/present/view?skipauth=true&id=dhn2vcv5_106c9fm8j

• Math site to use to teach math on Smartboard -  http://macmillanmh.com/math/mathtoolchest/mtc_online/ 

• Handouts for Elmo http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/ksd/it/smartboard.html

Sites I've used a lot this summer:

• National Geographic Maps -  Get close up aerial views.http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/map-machine#s=r&c=43.74999999999998,%20-99.71000000000001&z=4

• Google Map street views - take a virtual trip of any town

• Put coupons on my Kroger Card at http://www.pgesaver.com/Sites/PG_eSAVER/Page/HomePage and clip coupons with my kea card at www.kea.org

Interesting sites I came across this summer:

• Who sits around and thinks of these things?  Some were around when I was a kid and we’ve handed them down from generation to generation.  I don’t know about the other 100 or so. http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/toys.html

• This one, you’ve got to sit in front of the computer screen, preferably a large one, and have your ear phones on… http://wechoosethemoon.org/  Take some time and enjoy this one.

• ZAP reader - http://www.zapreader.com/wwwzr/reader/index.php Do we really read like this?  How fast can you read?

• Stories- http://www.zapreader.com/wwwzr/reader/index.php  Thinking of some ways to us this.  I know I'll want to know where this site is someday when I'm writing a lesson plan.

• Portaportal http://guest.portaportal.com/jchartley

Resource:

Connecting Elmo TT-02s http://cousinsvideo.com/Elmo/Instructions%20for%20using%20the%20ELMO%20TT02s%20with%20SMART.pdf     

EnJOY teaching,

JOY

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