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=One Size Fits All= toc Here are some additional resources that may be of help to you as you explore technology integration into your curriculum!

BISD Tech Apps K-8 TEKS
=Strategies for Integration= http://www.iste.org/images/excerpts/DIFFK5-excerpt.pdf see pages 14-15
 * 9 Categories of Instructional strategies most likely to help students learn and how technology can assist.**

http://www.tltguide.ccsd.k12.co.us/instructional_tools/Strategies/Strategies.html
 * Integrating Technology into the Classroom using Instructional Strategies **

[|Edutopia's Library of Technology Integration Articles]

[|Technology Integration Matrix] - See the different levels of technology integration into the classroom with definitions of each level

[|Technology integration Matrix Examples by grade level and subject] - Grade level index helps you understand the different levels of technology integration with sample lessons for each type of integration - TONS of examples here

[|Technology Integration Matrix Digital Tools Index] - Example lessons by type of digital tool - great place to get some serious inspiration

[|41 Websites for Teachers to Integrate Tech into Your Classroom] - From the awesome blog Ask a Tech Teacher

[|50 Ways to Integrate Technology] - from Anchor Technology Tomorrow also see [|50 MORE ways to Integrate Technology] and [|ANOTHER 50 Ways]

[|20 Everyday Ways to Model Technology Use for Students] - Edutopia

[|Kathy Shrock's Guide for Educators] - Sponsored by Discovery Education

[|Simple K12] - Tons of free webinars to help you learn to integrate technology (and much more) Check back often as they add new webinars regularly.

[|Free Tech 4 Teachers] - an amazing blog with fantastic resources, ideas, and tutorials

[|How to do 11 Techy Things in the New School Year] - by FreeTech4Teachers.com

[|12 Essentials for Technology Integration] - by FreeTech4Teachers.com

=Copyright and Digital Citizenship=

[|10 Interactive Lessons by Google on Digital Citizenship]

[|Copyright for Teachers and School Librarians] - Lots of help with copyright here

[|Reproduction of Copyrighted Works by Educators and Librarians] (pdf) - from the US Copyright Office

[|Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers] - From Techlearning.com - this is a great poster!

[|Taking the Mystery out of Copyright]- by the Library of Congress - interactive site aimed at tweens and teens

[|Teaching Copyright] - Entire curriculum for teaching copyright in your classroom from the Electronic Frontier Foundation

=Tutorial Sites=

[|Photostory 3 Tutorials] - Jakesonline.org

[|Windows Live Movie Maker] - by Microsoft

[|Windows 7 Tutorials] - by Think

[|Microsoft Office Tutorials] - by Think

[|Adobe Photoshop Tutorials] - by Think

[|Skype Tutorials] - by Think

[|Google Mail Tutorials] - by Think

[|Moodle Tutorials] - by Think

[|Diigo Tutorials] - by Think

[|Twitter Tutorials] - by Think

[|Beyond Google: Tips and Tools for Improving Internet Search Experiences] - by FreeTech4Teachers.com

[|Making Video on the Web: A Guide for Teachers] - by FreeTech4Teachers.com

[|25 Important Twitter Guides and Apps for Teachers] - by edudemic

[|Twitter for Teachers]

[|The Ultimate Twitter Guidebook for Teachers] - from edudemic

[|Using the Magic Pocket: A Dropbox Guide] by makeuseof.com

[|Stuff Happens: The Backup and Restore Guide] by makeuseof.com

[|Microsoft Office 2012 Ultimate Tips and Tricks] - by makeuseof.com

[|iPad: a magical and revolutionary guide featuring the 40 best free apps] - by makeuseof.com

[|How the Internet Works] - by makeuseof.com

[|The Windows 7 Guide: From Newbies to Pros] - by makeuseof.com

[|Guidebook to Internet Searching] - by makeuseof.com

[|The Big Book of iTunes]- by makeuseof.com

=Google Apps=

[|Google For Teachers] - by FreeTech4Teachers.com

[|Google Docs for Teachers 2012] - by FreeTech4Teachers.com

[|Google Docs for Teachers II] - by FreeTech4Teachers.com

[|Google Earth Across the Curriculum] - by FreeTech4Teachers.com

[|Google Earth for Educators]

[|Go Google] - by makeuseof.com

[|10 Great Free Google Forms Every Teacher Can Use] - by educatorstechnology.com

=Apps= [|Apps in Education] - A list of useful apps by topic/grade levels

=Videos= http://www.teachertube.com/ - Online Community for sharing educational videos. http://www.schooltube.com/ - Online resource for finding and uploading educational videos. http://www.youtube.com/education - YouTube for education Discovery Education Streaming Khan Academy Tutorial videos for Math and Science

YouTube These sites let you watch videos without ads, links, comments and related videos. SafeShare TV ViewPure YouTubeXL Clean VIdeoSearch This site lets you seach through youtube without the comments, ads and busy sidebar. You can also limit the number of search videos on the page.

=Lessons Online= Interactive internet resources - []

[|Federal Resources for Educational Excellence] - TONS of resources for all content areas

[|100 Terrific Cheat Sheets for K-12 Teachers]

[|Awesome Stories] - lesson plans, stories, slideshows, videos and more - great site =Flip Classroom= Ted-Ed Ted-ed is a collection of educational video lessons that have been animated. Each video has an associated lesson, a Quick Quiz with multiple choice comprehension questions, Think which contains questions for critical thinking, and Dig Deeper which helps students to explore the topic further. You can re-title a lesson to fit your classroom, add content, questions, and follow-up assignments, and create a URL for your video lesson. You can also track student progress.
 * How to integrate TED-Ed into the classroom:** TED-Ed is a fantastic new resource for the classroom. The videos can be used for flip teaching. In a flipped teaching model, the instruction is watched at home as “homework” and the practice happens in the classroom where students can receive teacher support. This means that the focus in the classroom is on higher-order thinking and learning skills instead of on instruction. Student can come to class ready for deeper inquiry, critical thinking, discussion with classmates, collaboration and get more personalized attention from the teacher.

CK-12 Free instructional videos, online textbooks and resources Flexbooks http://www.ck12.org/

=QR Codes= qrstuff.com http://qrcode.kaywa.com/

QR Codes in Google Spreadsheet

QR Voice Enter a message up to 100 characters. Generate qr code; scan with smartphone qr code app in order to hear the message.

=Websites= [|ThinkQuest Library] - over 8000 websites created by students on all topics as part of the ThinkQuest competition (get your kids involved and compete in 2013)

[|PBS Learning Media] - lessons, videos, and more for all subject areas!!!

[|Socrative] - a student response system that uses smart phones or a laptop to allow students to not only answer a question but to rate/organize questions in the order they feel is most important.

[|The 13 Must Know Professional Development Websites for Teachers] - by educatorstechnology.com


 * 1- A List of The Best Video Editing Tools for Teachers **


 * 2- A List of The Best Digital Story Telling Tools for Teachers **


 * 3- A List of The Best drawing and Painting Tools for Teachers **


 * 4- A List of The Best Presentation Making Tools for Teachers **


 * 5- A List of The Best PDF Tools for Teachers **


 * 6- A List of The Best YouTube Tools for Teachers **


 * 7- A List of The Best Bookmarking Tools for Teachers **


 * 8- A List of The Best Comic Strips Creating Tools for Teachers **


 * 9- A List of The Best Photo Editing Tools for Teachers **


 * 10- A List of The Best Digital Skills for Teachers **


 * 11- A List of The Best Tools to Teach Creativity to your Students **


 * 12- A List of The Best Tools to Create and Administer Quizzes **


 * 13- A List of The Best Mind Mapping Tools for Teachers **

[|Thinkfinity] - built by the Verizon Foundation you'll find tons of amazing resources here!

Great Websites for Kids Animals, The Arts, History and Biography, Literature and Language, Mathematics and Computers, Sciences, and Social Sciences

HowStuffWorks

TeachersFirst Lesson Plans

Cybrarian Kid's Educational Curriculum Site Math activities and tools, Art, Music, Science, and Social Studies

[|Internet4Classrooms] - Interactive lessons, resources, links

[|Wolfram Alpha] - A computational knowledge base - brings up amazing information on a ton of subjects...can solve math equations, give geographical information, provide statistics, biography people, and much more!

I[|nteractives]- interactive site with content for multiple grade levels/subjects

=Web 2.0 Resources=

Science (and More - Math - Social Studies, etc.) set to music - You've gotta see this.

Word Clouds
Tagul Tagul is a free word cloud generator, every word in your word cloud is linked to a Google search. Click on any word in your word cloud to be taken directly to a Google search results page for that word.

Wordle <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wordle is a free word cloud generator. You can change your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tagxedo Word cloud generator. You can take speeches, news articles, slogans and themes to create your cloud.

ABCya! Word Cloud for younger students [|The Super Book of Web Tools for Educators] - by FreeTech4Teachers.com **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Collaboration ** Wallwisher Make notice boards, pose questions to students get answers and give feedback, bookmark favorite sites,brainstorm share ideas, plan events, keep notes, make list, and collect feedback.

Wikis A Wiki is a website that allows users to add, modify and/or delete content.

Twiddla Twiddla is a web-based meeting playground. You can mark up websites, graphics, photos, or brainstorm on a clean sheet.

TitanPad Work on a document simultaneously, everyone gets their own color only 15 editors on one document.

Primary Pad - a web based word processor designed for schools that allows students and teachers to work together in real-time.

Digital Storytelling
Animoto Animoto helps you create extraordinary videos from your photos, video clips, words and music.

PhotoPeach This free online tool allows you to upload photos to create a slide show with captions and music. The quiz feature is enabled once your photos have been uploaded.

Stupeflix Mix photos, clips, music and create your own video.

Kizoa Slideshow maker. Upload your photos, drag and drop to timeline, add transitions, effects, text, animations and music.

Storybird Short, art inspired stories that you can share. (email confirmation to sign-up)

Comic and Cartoon Creation
Xtranonormal Xtranonormal is an amazing animation program that turns typing into speech and allows the creator to animate characters with camera angles, gestures, facial expressions, and dance moves.

ToonDoo Create your own comic strip and book creation.

Presentation Tools
Glogster EDU Glogster EDU (not to be confused with Glogster, which is NOT safe for school) is a wonderful Web 2.0 tool that allows users to create electronic posters. Text, video, audio and animations can be added to the poster.

Prezi Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software and storytelling tool for exploring and sharing ideas on a virtual canvas instead of slides.

Vocabulary and Flashcards
Wordia A free resource that uses interactive video and games-based learning to teach students vocabulary.

Quizlet Online flashcard creation. Best way to learn a new language, and vocabulary.

Photos and PIctures
Blabberize Blabberize is a website that allows you to upload a photo, "draw" a "mouth" on that photo, and then upload a 30 second sound clip to make that photo speak or sing.

PixResizer is loaded on your computer and an excellent program to resize and/or convert your photos.

Teacher/Classroom Resources
Online Stopwatch - Online Web Timers

Virtual Field Trips - From Simple K12

Paper Rater - Help with spelling, punctuation, grammar, etc.

URL Shorteners/Organizers/Tools
Fur.ly - Link organizer and shortener. Shorten multiple url's into one

TinyURL - Make long URLs shorter

Backchannel Chat
Todays Meet - connect with your audience in real time (be careful when using with students you cannot control what is typed)

Charts/Graphs/Diagrams/Lists
Intel Visual Ranking Tool This tool supports activities where students need to organize ideas, debate differences, and reach consensus.

Create a Graph Make charts and graphs online

Polls/Surveys/Quizzes
Poll Everywhere Audience response system that uses mobile phones, twitter, and the web. Responses are displayed in real-time on charts in PowerPoint.

Google Docs - Lock into your BISD gmail account Web forms and surveys

Video Edit
Voice Thread A tool for having conversations around media whether it is images, documents, presentation.

TubeChop Chop up YouTube videos with the sections you like or need for your lesson.

Learn It In 5 Library of How to...

[|100 Best YouTube Videos for Teachers] - broken up by subject area by John Costilla from Classroom 2.0

[|100 Incredibly Useful YouTube Channels for Teachers]

[|Handy YouTube Tools for Teachers] - by TeachHub.com

Video Chat
Skype Free video chat and video messaging

=Misc=

[|Flocabulary] - uses rap and hip hop songs to teach across the curriculum - American Revolution, The Scarlet Letter, Order of Operations, Atoms and Elements, and MORE!

Voki Creating speaking avatars

Edmodo Edmodo is a free and secure social learning network for teachers, students, and school. Edmodo provides classrooms a safe and easy way to connect and collaborate, offering a real-time platform to exchange ideas, share content, and access homework, grades and school notices.

Poll Everywhere Gather live responses in the classroom using mobile devices.

Penzu Personal journal and online diary

Screenr Web-based screen recorder. Just click the record button, capture your screen and voice, and share the link.

Flisti

Flisti is a free online poll website that does not require any sign up. Flisti would be a great tool to use on the first day of school or the beginning of a unit to gauge where students stand on a particular subject. A great tool for the "know portion of a lesson. Also great for the "what we learned" portion where they can review what they learned during a lesson.The tool is simple to use. Just type in your question, type in the possible answers, choose whether you want to allow multiple answers, and then click on the "Create Poll" button. You then get a simple URL that you can share and then go back and view later to get results.