Fabulous Friday Technology Tip (F2T2)- Volume 2: 30th edition

                                             Congratulations!!  A Chilly Spring Friday is here!!!!!

Good afternoon! 
This is the “30th edition" of the Fabulous Friday Technology Tip (F2 T2) that shares technology tools and resources that can be integrated into your daily lessons, unit plans and classroom centers. The next few weeks of (F2 T2) will contain one resource and one tip/solution/idea for effectively integrating computers into your class.

• The resource for today is Web 2.0 Teaching Tools(http://www.web2teachingtools.com). This website takes a look at Web 2.0 tools. They are organized by 21st century learning skills, although most incorporate more than one of the skills.

• The idea/solution for today answers the following question-

        “How do we ensure that students stay on appropriate sites?”

• Supervision - watch the students, be within line of site of the students at the computer
• Check their Go Menu, History, and cache periodically
• Present Clear Guidelines for what students are supposed to be accomplishing while on the Internet, these guidelines need to be in place before punitive measures are administered
• Guidelines for Consequences
• Structured Activities with specific tasks in an amount of time that will allow them to accomplish the task and not allow time for surfing or going to inappropriate sites
• Student Responsibility - teach students the realities of the Internet and to be responsible for their actions and decisions
• Create launch pages
• Create a short cut on the desktop to the site you want students to visit and only allow them to go to that site
• Bookmark the sites you want students to visit and only allow them to go to those sites
• Teacher Planning and Preparation - teachers must visit the sites and check the links prior to students using the Internet to see if they are all appropriate
• Group your students so that each group has a trustworthy student who will report inappropriate activities.

DON’T FORGET!!!!
Please reply to this email if you would like assistance with integrating technology into your daily lessons and activities!! If you have a resource that you would like to see in the F2T2, please reply to this email to be featured!

(If you have problems opening the links within Internet Explorer, please copy and paste the links into Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox to access the resources. Did you miss a tip/tool in a Fabulous Friday email or looking for a tool from the emails? Please bookmark this link http://apsitkrynica.weebly.com to access previous tips and tools.) Remember, please let me know if you have any questions or need assistance with using these phenomenal "FREE" nuggets.

Please continue to make this a phenomenal Friday and enjoy your weekend! I am here to assist you with the endless possibilities that the collaboration and integration of technology will provide us with reaching all of our learners.

Please continue to have a positive and productive day!
Krynica Drake
kdrake@atlantapublicschools.us
Educational Technology Specialist
404-802-7569
http://apsitkrynica.weebly.com

Fabulous Friday Technology Tip (F2T2)- Volume 2- 29th edition

Congratulations!!  Spring has arrived!!!!!

Good morning!  

This is the “29th edition" of the Fabulous Friday Technology Tip (F² T²) that shares technology tools and resources that can be integrated into your daily lessons, unit plans and classroom centers. The next few weeks of (F² T²) will contain one resource and one tip/solution/idea for effectively integrating computers into your class.

•  The resource for today is Teach with Your iPad Wikispace(http://teachwithyouripad.wikispaces.com/home ). This website is a resource of educational resources for Grades K-12 in subjects such as ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, Spelling, Technology, Foreign Language and much, much more! Be sure to scroll on the left menu bar to view more grade levels and subjects.
• The idea/solution for today answers the following question- 

“ What can students do with the Internet?”

• Participate in Projects  
• Gather data 
• Share Information 
• Publish their work 
• Communicate with other students/schools 
• Visit other places 
• Correctly cite resources 
• Make Bookmarks 
• Blog
• Ask an Expert 
• Research 
• Gain background knowledge 
• Enrich their knowledge 
• Gain background knowledge about a topic
• Love of Reading  - every day go to a different Reading site 
• Students create their own bookmark list on a topic they have become an expert on 
• Reading, Writing, Math - most things in the curriculum - find specific sites and use them to extend and enrich a lesson 
• Read books and short stories 
• Interact with kid magazines 
• Use primary sources
• Online discussions 

DON’T FORGET!!!!

Please reply to this email if you would like assistance with integrating technology into your daily lessons and activities!! If you have a resource that you would like to see in the F2T2, please reply to this email to be featured!

can                                                               access the online registration form

(If you have problems opening the links within Internet Explorer, please copy and paste the links into Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox to access the resources. Did you miss a tip/tool in a Fabulous Friday email or looking for a tool from the emails? Please bookmark this linkhttp://apsitkrynica.weebly.com to access previous tips and tools.) Remember, please let me know if you have any questions or need assistance with using these phenomenal "FREE" nuggets. 

Please continue to make this a phenomenal Friday and enjoy your weekend! I am here to assist you with the endless possibilities that the collaboration and integration of technology will provide us with reaching all of our learners.

Please continue to have a positive and productive day!

Krynica Drake
kdrake@atlantapublicschools.us
Educational Technology Specialist

404-802-7569

http://apsitkrynica.weebly.com 

Fabulous Friday Technology Tip(F2T2)- Volume 2- 28th edition

Congratulations!!  The Weekend is Here!!!!!

Good morning!  

This is the “28^th edition" of the Fabulous Friday Technology Tip (F² T²) that shares technology tools and resources that can be integrated into your daily lessons, unit plans and classroom centers.

·        The first tip is The Teachers’ Guide  (http://www.theteachersguide.com/ ). This site shares free interactive websites for reading and math, lesson plans, worksheets and much, much more.

·        The second tip is Utah Education Network(http://www.uen.org/k12student/  ). This website is a resource of educational web tools and mobile apps for students and educators.

DON’T FORGET!!!!

Please reply to this email if you would like assistance with integrating technology into your daily lessons and activities!! If you have a resource that you would like to see in the F2T2, please reply to this email to be featured!

can                                                               access the online registration form

(If you have problems opening the links within Internet Explorer, please copy and paste the links into Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox to access the resources. Did you miss a tip/tool in a Fabulous Friday email or looking for a tool from the emails? Please bookmark this link http://apsitkrynica.weebly.com to access previous tips and tools.) Remember, please let me know if you have any questions or need assistance with using these phenomenal "FREE" nuggets. 

Please continue to make this a phenomenal Friday and enjoy your weekend! I am here to assist you with the endless possibilities that the collaboration and integration of technology will provide us with reaching all of our learners.

Please continue to have a positive and productive day!

Krynica Drake
kdrake@atlantapublicschools.us
Educational Technology Specialist

404-802-7569

http://apsitkrynica.weebly.com 

Fabulous Friday Technology Tip(F2T2)- Volume 2:27th edition

Congratulations!!  Another Fabulous Friday has arrived!!!!!

Good morning!  

This is the “27^th edition" of the Fabulous Friday Technology Tip (F² T²) that shares technology tools and resources that can be integrated into your daily lessons, unit plans and classroom centers.

·        The first tip is Learning Reviews (http://www.learningreviews.com/ ). LearningReview is a directory of mostly free educational websites, apps, and  games for kids, teachers and parents.

·        The second tip is Educational Technology & Mobile Learning(http://www.educatorstechnology.com/ ). This website is a resource of educational web tools and mobile apps for teachers and educators.

DON’T FORGET!!!!

Please reply to this email if you would like assistance with integrating technology into your daily lessons and activities!! If you have a resource that you would like to see in the F2T2, please reply to this email to be featured!

can                                                               access the online registration form

(If you have problems opening the links within Internet Explorer, please copy and paste the links into Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox to access the resources. Did you miss a tip/tool in a Fabulous Friday email or looking for a tool from the emails? Please bookmark this link http://apsitkrynica.weebly.com to access previous tips and tools.) Remember, please let me know if you have any questions or need assistance with using these phenomenal "FREE" nuggets. 

Please continue to make this a phenomenal Friday and enjoy your weekend! I am here to assist you with the endless possibilities that the collaboration and integration of technology will provide us with reaching all of our learners.

Please continue to have a positive and productive day!

Krynica Drake
kdrake@atlantapublicschools.us
Educational Technology Specialist

404-802-7569

http://apsitkrynica.weebly.com