Carrie+Connor

Look at me... I have a wiki!!!

I am an ECI teacher at Central Special in Edgewater... I work part time so that I can spend time with my young children at home.

I am also a superGLEEk.... went to the show in DC Thursday night...



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check out voice thread

NAILS

N ever A ssume I mpossibilities; L earn S trategies



5 new technologies to try

Quizlet.com... make vocab flash cards with pic... can use as a matching game on smartboard

Click speak - mozilla

Shahi - vocab... type in word to get pics and definition

Auto Summary in Microsoft Word

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vLibrary.html

drjean.org -

4 ideas to share with others

Inclusive Technology article

text to speech

NAILS activity (never assume impossibilities; learn strategies)

wordle

3 principles of UDL

Representation

Expression

Engagement

2 changes in your teaching to reach all learners in the digital age

utilize smart technology

1 BIG idea to implement on Monday

Circle time smart activities

download itunes for the classroom

__//** Class notes - Sunday 6/12/2011 **//__ How is the Net Generation changing the world?


 * did you know series of videos - check class blog

theinvisiblegorilla.com

www.tammywocester.com - weekly tech tips

classroom 2.0 - social network, educators using tech in classrooms

free technology for teacher - richard byrne

the committed sardine - weekly email update, cutting edge stuff

edutopia - george lucas educational foundation

google books - any chapter for free

podcasts Personal, On-Demand... POD

livescribe pens

flipping the class... traditional - lecture in class, apply in homework... flip it by having students watch or listen to the lecture at home then apply it in school the next day.

expert learners - know strategies, how to gather info rather than recalling facts

is your classroom a ramp or a set of stairs???

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. ... Teddy Roosevelt

power of one video

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