2009-2010

= Welcome to the ESU 6 Effective Instruction Series =

**Presentation Notes for December 15, 2010 Follow-Up**

 * Follow-Up Introduction:
 * Vocabulary - Word Introduction: [|Vocabulary 12.15.10 EIS.pptx]
 * ESU 6 Vocabulary Resources: [|www.esu6vocabulary.wikispaces.com]

Presentation Notes to Add for Day 3

 * [|1-Day 3 Intro 2010.ppt]
 * [|2-Brain Basics.ppt]
 * [|3-Lesson Structure-Essential Components.ppt]

Presentation Notes to Add for Day 4

 * Homework: Information and links are available at http://lvermaas.wikispaces.com/
 * Homework: Homework specific links are at http://lenny-homework.wikispaces.com/
 * [|3-Routines & Relationships.ppt]

**Constructing a Professional Learning Network**
[|How to Build a Professional Learning Network (PLN)] [|Nebraska's Beth Still on creating a PLN and using web 2.0 tools]


 * Twitter Resources**

[|Twitter.com] [|Twitter tutorials] [|Twitter Tips for Beginners (video)] [|A mom's perspective on Twitter] [|Twitter for Teachers] [|Ways to use Twitter in the classroom] [|Advice for teachers new to Twitter] [|Tips for finding folks to follow] [|Finding teachers on twitter] [|TIME magazine article about Twitter] [|Tiny URL] - shorten those web site addresses so you have room in twitter [|Can Twitter Change your Teaching?] NEA article. [|Teens Snub Twitter] [|Twitter: The Opera] [|100 Technology Experts on Twitter] [|100 Twitter Feeds to Find Teaching Advice] [|The Ultimate Twitter Resource] [|Screenr- Create screen casts to share via twitter] [|Get started with Screenr]

[|Cha Cha] [|Google SMS] Cell phones at school? Article from Washington Post [|Mosquito ring tones] [|Cell Phone Jamming Abandoned in Iowa School District] [|Cell phones used for cheating?] [|Please turn on your cell phone] [|Engaging Learners with Cell Phones]
 * Cell Phone Info**

[|Resources about Facebook] [|Coach Sued for Requesting Facebook Log-ins]
 * Facebook**

[|List of Education of Blogs by Discipline] [|Free Tech for Teachers] [|School AUP issues]
 * Education Blogs**

[|Great collection of resources for using wikis in the classroom]
 * Education Wikis**

[|Twitter, Google impact dopamine in the brain]
 * Interesting Studies/Research**

Assessment and Homework Resources
[|NDE] (Nebraska Department of Education) - State Standards link in left column

[|Free Tech 4 Teachers] Classroom web 2.0 tool collection [|2009 Top 100 Learning Technology Tools] [|Wordle] [|38 Ways to use Wordle in the classroom] [|How to Keep Wordle Safe in Your Classroom] [|Great discussion of uses of Wordle] [|Motivate and Engage Students with Web 2.0] [|Interesting Ways to Use Search Engines in the Classroom]
 * Web 2.0 Tool Collections**

**Quizzes/Practice/Homework** [|Google Forms] [|Temporary Email accounts] (for use with Google forms and other services requiring email addresses)

[|Quizlet] Enter vocabulary lists and let quizlet create a collection of games based on those terms. [|Hot Potatoes] Online flash card creator. [|Create and share flashcards - ediscio.com]

Hippocampus - Secondary math, science and American government tutorials tied directly to YOUR textbooks [|Khan Academy]

[|Spelling City] Excellent spelling practice tool, especially for elementary and middle school students. [|FunnelBrain - Answers, Questions, Flashcards] [|Tutpup - play, compete, learn] Excellent math facts practice games. Play against kids from around the world. [|Power Proofreading] for Grades 2-8 [|100 Best Websites for Free Homework Help - Online Courses] [|ABC Reading Eggs] [|Road to the Capitol] What how a bill becomes a law. [|Educational Games, Worksheets & Homework Help for Kids, Parents and Teachers] [|Get A Clue Educational Software] [|The Best Websites To Help Beginning Readers] [|Storybook - Open Source Novel Writing Software for Novelists, Authors and Creative Writers] [|Teaching Science] [|PlaceValueChart] Great tool to practice place values. [|Great collection of history games and simulations] for upper elementary, middle and high school students [|Printable Graphic Organizers] Galore! [|Preschool Science games] tied to PEEP tv series

Online publishing tools
[|Why publish online?] [|Mrs. Kolbert's 4th grade blog]

[|Collection of Web 2.0 tools to publish student work] [|Voicethread] - Online posting of images and shared conversation [|Prezi] - Create poster presentations [|Google Docs] Create and share online versions of documents, presentations and spreadsheets [|Storybird] Create your own online storybooks with words and images [|Glogster] "Posterize" yourself [|Wall Wisher]Virtual sticky note collections [|Set up a free, no-ad K-12 Wikispace account] [|Livebinder] [|Posterous]
 * [|Glogster Tutorial via Free Tech 4 Teachers]
 * Tony Vincent's comments about Posterous

**Productivity Tools**
[|Doodle] - free meeting planner/ basic data collector [|Sample Doodle] [|Online stopwatch] [|Web page countdown tool for special events]

Augmented Reality
[|GE's solar/wind farm] [|Virtual Business Cards] [|Topps Baseball Cards]

Cool Tools
[|Google Voice] [|Johnny Lee's Wiimote Interactive White Board demo] [|How to Build an Infrared pen to use with wiimote board] [|How to connect your wiimote to your Windows Vista machine]

Humor
[|Web site story: the musical] [|My Life is Average] [|New BBC Talking Animals Series]