OK2Askstart15

Back to OK2Ask general info page =Session Start Page: (bookmark this page for future reference!) = Date/time: **** Tuesday, February 16, 2010; ** Same content repeated at two time blocks: **4:00-5:15 pm and 7:00-8:15 pm EST.**
 * Whiteboards and the Web: **** Strategies for student-centered learning ****
 * Read the full description: ** [[file:Ok2Ask15-whiteboards and the web Feb 2010.pdf]]

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**Links mentioned or used during this session:** [|TeachersFirst] [|Elluminate] (the virtual classroom tool we used) You can get a free 3-person space ([|Learn Central Three for Free]) to use for tutoring, contacting students who are home sick, or student project sharing. Note that the free space does NOT offer a recording option. [|Why I Hate Interactive Whiteboards] article- a thought-provoker about how you are using this costly device

[|Science News for Kids]: a great place to find text passages for reading comprehension, science, or current events (TF [|review]) [|Big Huge Thesaurus:] use for vocabulary activities, including word connotations, etc. (TF [|review]) [|Readability]: a downloadable plug-in for your web browser to generate plain text versions of web pages (TF [|review]) [|Compfight:] find Creative Commons images to use on your whiteboard (with credit, fo course) (TF [|review]) [|Microangela]: insect and cell image site (use under Fair Use) (TF [|review]) [|LOC maps site]: find archived maps for history classes IWB activities-- have the students do it! (TF [|review]) This is where our Gettysburg mapexample came from.
 * Example web resources for planning and preparing activities:**

[|Eyeplorer]: Share a LARGE visual intro to critical concepts (**NEW**! still in TF review process) [|The Literature Project] : texts of many classic literary works to use on the IWB or copy/paste into IWB software (TF [|review]) [|Word Magnets:] make your own interactive word magnets to work with on IWB (read TF's [|review] for info on how to find the FREE tool and how to use) [|Vocab grabber]: plucks vocabulary from a passage you paste in, providing an on-screen view of context clues. St could pre-analyze a passage from other web pages to help with learning terminology (TF [|review] for more ideas and details) [|Diagrammr]: create fast, simple concept maps from sentences -- no membership required (TF [|review]) (have STUDENTS collaborate!) [|Bubbl.us]: create interactive concept maps/graphic organizers (TF [|review]) (have STUDENTS collaborate!) [|Gliffy]: create details concept maps, flow charts, and more (TF [|review]). Great to share on IWB (have STUDENTS collaborate!)
 * TOOLS and sites useful ON your IWB** (be sure to see the TF review for ideas of how to use them)


 * NOTE: remember to use IWB SCREEN SHOTS to save copies of web-based activities that do not SAVE for future reference**

SMART tech's own [|collection] of SMART notebook activities [|Video Tutorial] on how to use "floating mouse" so mouseovers work on a SMART brand IWB [|TeachersLoveSMARTboards]: blog full of SMARTboard ideas and resources [|SMART notebook software]: free download of 30 day trial. Have students create their own activities (no IWB needed to create things). [|The Whiteboard blog]: another great source of IWB ideas and actvities. Just watch out for Vanna!
 * Other helpful links:**

**FILES for download from this session:**
 * Skills 2 try-** things you and your students should know how to do on YOUR brand of IWB: [[file:15WhiteboardsSKILLS 2TRY.pdf]]
 * Management Ideas**- how to organize an IWB activity so it is student-centered and directed: [[file:15WhiteboardsMANAGEMENT ideas.pdf]]
 * Sample IWB notebook.** This is the pdf of the activities sampler shared in this session:[[file:TeachersFirst OK2Ask Whiteboards and the Web ideas.pdf]]