Work smarternotharderwithyourmodelclassroom (1)

Work Smarter Not Harder with Your Model Classroom

by: Carla Sensing

How Far Have We Come?

Browsers

Browsers

• Internet Explorer (IE)

• Safari

• Firefox

• Google Chrome

DCBE computers

Your DCBE computer already has Internet Explorer (IE) most popular because its familiar!

Google Chrome is already on your desk top and interfaces easier and faster than many other browsers.

What is Google Chrome?

Browser Tabs

Open a tab!!Look! Chrome Web Store?

Chrome Web Store

The Chrome Web Store is just like iTunes apps, but for your browser. I have a few I like:

Google Voice

Amazon

Google MailRead Clearly

Diigo

Evernote

Here they are:

Bookmarking on Chrome

http://www.screencast.com/t/aDhmrhkRW

Thinkfinity is great for teachers

Thinkfinity helps find great lessons, videos, and ideas for Common Core. Everything that appears is state approved. Check it out often.

Dropbox will save your life

Click on the picture to get to the

link for dropbox.

How does it work?

One stays on your menu bar.

One is in "My Documents"

Let's Talk Social Network Bookmarks

Several to pick from

• Delicious (Not available through DCBE network)

Other Bookmarking sites

• Diigo

• Symbaloo

• Stumbleupon

• Many others

Online "books" and "manuals"

• LiveBinder (also a bookmarking site)

• FlipSnack

• Simplebooklet

• How can I find others?

• Go2Web20

Share Websites with Students

• 19 pencils

• Pinterest

• Symbaloo

Brainstorming and MindMap

• Mindomo

• MindMeister

• Mind42

• XMind

New ways to present

• Spicynodes

• Prezi

• Sliderocket

• My Favorite Google!!

Great Math Sites

• Math Chimp for 1st - 8th grades

• Free Math Worksheets (look along the top)

• Brightstorm has 2,000 math videos

• Carrotsticks is great for younger students

• Cool Math Games

• Mangahigh Math game

• StudyJams does math and science

Great Literature/Writing Sites

• Sparknotes videos for common literature read in high school

• Storybird lets students use their beautiful pictures to write stories.

• Kideos is a site with videos for K-9th graders

• ToonDoo is a great way to get kids writing.

More Literature/Writing Sites

• SAT/ACT Vocabulary building

• Gamequarium has videos for K-8

• Character Scrapbook

• Compare and Contrast Essay

• Scholastic has videos for K-12

Great Science Sites

• Spongelab is great for high school

• StudyJams

• Wicked

• Planet Super Powers

• Science Toymaker

• Science Kids

• Animaps (social studies too)

• Fraboom