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ALEX & Elementary Web
Resources Robert Mayben: rmayben@bama.ua.edu Introduction 1)
The Technology
in Motion Program (www.inservice.ua.edu/tim) 2)
Workshop Web
Site (www.bama.ua.edu/~rmayben/tim/alexelemtech.htm) 3)
Other UA TiM
Workshop Sites (www.bama.ua.edu/~rmayben/tim/workshops.htm) 4)
UARIC Elementary Teacher Resources (www.inservice.ua.edu/websites/elem.htm) ALEX:
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Please note: ALEX is in the
process of being updated. There will be many changes in the near future. We
will cover some features that should be available after the update. ALEX: http://alex.state.al.us 1)
Courses of Study a.
Lesson Plans
(Small Number in left-hand column next to objective) b.
Printer Friendly-Use
to Copy & Paste Objectives 2)
Search a.
Lesson Plans and
Resources b.
Marco Polo
Lesson Plans MarcoPolo
Interactives: www.marcopolo-education.org
1)
Illuminations: illuminations.nctm.org
2)
ReadWriteThink: www.readwritethink.org 3)
ScienceNetLinks:
www.sciencenetlinks.com 4)
National
Geographic XPeditions: www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions 5)
ArtsEdge: artsedge.kennedy-center.org Bose:
Not the Audio Technology Company Click on *Learning
Materials-Educational Games and other activities Internet
4 Classrooms Internet 4 Classrooms: www.internet4classrooms.com Click on Links for K-12
Teachers and then locate the Elementary Links. You may also want to check
the specific subject area sites as they also contain links for elementary
teachers. The
E-Sheet The E-Sheet is a
simple technology integration strategy that directs student research on the
Internet. For a complete description and examples, visit my summer E-Sheet
Workshop site (www.bama.ua.edu/~rmayben/tim/esheetsummer.htm). APTPlus
with UnitedStreaming APTPlus (www.aptplus.org) offers more
than 50,000 standards-based video segments and
programs for classroom use anytime--FREE for 1)
Go to www.aptplus.org.
Click on existing user, and use the passcode to set up your account. 2)
My school passcode is:
_______________--________________. (You can share at school!) 3)
My user name is ______________________________. 4)
My password or password hint is
_______________________________. 5)
Log
in at home or school with your username and password not the school passcode. 6) Download the User’s Guide by clicking
on Professional Development, then Trainer’s Toolkit, and then User’s
Guide. This is a comprehensive 33-Page guide to features and navigation. 7)
Unitedstreaming Features (UA TiM Workshop: www.bama.ua.edu/~rmayben/tim/usws.htm) A.
Search ·
Interpreting the Results ·
Downloading Videos & Clips ·
Teacher’s Guides ·
Blackline Masters B.
·
Calendar ·
Lesson Plans: Over 200 from Discovery Education ·
Thematic Focus: Changes Weekly ·
Writing Prompt Builder ·
Assignment Builder ·
Quiz Builder C.
Professional Development ·
Teaching Tips: Videos to Jump Start Your Lessons ·
Best Practices: Videos to enhance technology
integration ·
Trainer’s Toolkit: 1 Page Instruction Sheets
& User’s Guide ·
Interactive Training: Self-Paced Tutorials Two
of my Favorite Search Engines for Students 1)
Study Buddy (www.studybuddy.com) is a free search engine
built just for homework. 2)
Answers.com (www.answers.com) is the world’s greatest
encyclodictionalmanacapedia. Copyright-Friendly
Picture Sites
Photostory
3 Photo Story 3 (www.microsoft.com/photostory)
is a free and easy to use program from Microsoft that enables users to create
compelling slide shows from digital images. Its features enable you to create
a slideshow with your digital pictures, edit your pictures, create your story
with original music, add narration, and share them. Windows XP and Windows
Media Player 10 are required for this program. For more information
on PhotoStory 3, visit the UA TiM Digital Storytelling workshop site (www.bama.ua.edu/~rmayben/tim/photostory.htm).
Another good resource
is “What is a photo-movie?” from British Telecom Education (www.bteducation.org/img/lib/dialogics/PhotoMovie/index.html). The following are
examples of PhotoStories: ·
Northridge High School Home Page: www.nhs.tusc.k12.al.us ·
My ·
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Photo Story 3 Demo Files: www.greece.k12.ny.us/task/photostory/ps3demos.htm
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Google Video: video.google.com (search for Photo Story
3) Other
sites that you should explore 1)
Education World: www.educationworld.com 2)
*****Vicki Blackwell’s Internet Guide for
Educators: www.vickiblackwell.com
3)
Mike Bissell’s Web Page: www.skyland.tusc.k12.al.us/Bissell/MikeBissell-index.htm
4)
Great Web Sites for Teachers: www.dedham.k12.ma.us/elementary/liz/sitesforteachers.htm
What I would like to remember
about this site:
5)
What I would like to remember
about this site:
6)
Starfall: www.starfall.com 7)
StorylineOnline: www.storylineonline.net 8)
Fact Monster: www.factmonster.com 9)
Scholastic: www.scholastic.com
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