UA Technology in Motion

Elementary Technology 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/elemtech.htm)

3)     Other UA TiM Workshop Sites (www.bama.ua.edu/~rmayben/tim/workshops.htm)

 

 

 

Bose: Not the Audio Technology Company

Britannica Online School Edition @ AVL (www.avl.lib.al.us) č Campus & Library č

Click on Elementary Age Group č Britannica Online School Edition - Britannica Elementary
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*Learning Materials-Educational Games and other activities

 

 

 

 

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 Alabama teachers. Content includes full-length videos, key concept video clips, still images, teacher guides, lesson plans, activities, assignment builders, and online assessments correlated to state curriculum standards.

Your supervising teacher should already have an account. If they do not, they may e-mail me for a username and password. Also, I can set up an account for you at the school for this semester. Please e-mail me with the name of your school, and I will send you a username and password.


MarcoPolo Interactives: www.marcopolo-education.org

1)     Illuminations: illuminations.nctm.org
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2)     ReadWriteThink: www.readwritethink.org
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3)     ScienceNetLinks: www.sciencenetlinks.com
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4)     National Geographic XPeditions: www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions
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5)     ArtsEdge: artsedge.kennedy-center.org
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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.

 



Copyright-Friendly Picture Sites

         www.pics4learning.com

         www.gimp-savvy.com

         www.heathersanimations.com
(Only for Teachers)

         www.freefoto.com

         www.freefoto1.com

         www.bigfoto.com

         Google-Copyright friendly pictures

         Springfield Library Collection

         Google-Copyright free pictures

         Wikipedia Public Domain Resources

 



 

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/ps3summer.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 Scotland Photo Story: www.bama.ua.edu/~rmayben/scotland7.wmv

·         Providence College Video Creation Site: itdp.providence.edu/Help/Video.htm#PSSamples

·         Photo Story 3 Demo Files: www.greece.k12.ny.us/task/photostory/ps3demos.htm

·         Google Video: video.google.com (search for Photo Story 3)

 

 

Two of my Favorite Search Engines for Students

Study Buddy (www.studybuddy.com) is a free search engine built just for homework.

Answers.com (www.answers.com) is the world’s greatest encyclodictionalmanacapedia.

 



The Ultimate Template Site

Microsoft Office Templates: office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/default.aspx
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Other sites that you should explore

1)     Education World: www.educationworld.com
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2)     Fact Monster: www.factmonster.com
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3)     Scholastic: www.scholastic.com
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4)     *****Vicki Blackwell’s Internet Guide for Educators: www.vickiblackwell.com
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5)     Mike Bissell’s Web Page: www.skyland.tusc.k12.al.us/Bissell/MikeBissell-index.htm
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6)     Great Web Sites for Teachers: www.dedham.k12.ma.us/elementary/liz/sitesforteachers.htm

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7)     Jefferson County Teacher Tools: jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools

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8)     Starfall: www.starfall.com
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9)     StorylineOnline: www.storylineonline.net
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10)UARIC Elementary Teacher Resources: www.inservice.ua.edu/websites/elem.htm
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