let's get visual - inspire your students and enhance your curriculum
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Presentation from the Lib2.0 conference for media specialists. Visual creation and curation tools for media specialists and other educators.TRANSCRIPT
Let’s Get Visual“Inspider” Your Students - Enhance Your Curriculum
Meredith Martin - Mantua Twp School DistrictAmy Ojserkis - Linwood, NJ School District
SymbalooEDU
● Easy visual bookmarking
● Create multiple webmixes
● Embed in your website
SymbalooEDU● Writing Webmix● Common Core Webmix● Library Webmix● Embedded Webmix● Symbaloo Tutorial
GlogsterEDU
● Create E-Z multimedia posters / mash-ups
● Unit planning, tutorials
● Students LOVE Glogster!
GlogsterEDU● Graveyard Book Lesson● Noodletools Tutorial● I-Need-a-JOB● Bill of Rights Glog (see embedded Quizlet
matching game)
Quizlet● Visual, auditory
flashcards● Review as cards,
game format● Create new, access
existing sets● Embed, mix with
other 2.0 tools
Quizlet● Geography - US Capitals Review● Prepositions Review● Ultimate Spanish Beginner Set● Bill of Rights (game format, embedded in
Glogster)
Pinterest● Visual, social
bookmarking● Tons of
educational resources
● Collaborate on boards with colleagues
Pinterest● Guide to Pinterest in education● Education Category● Teachers Stuck on Pinterest● Meredith’s Boards● Amy’s Boards
Pinners & Boards To Follow
● 5 Power Pinners● TES Teaching
Resources● Shelly Terrell● Kathy Shrock● Awesome Web
Tools
● Mrs. Malespina● Library Link NJ● Cool Cat Teacher● TechChef4u● School Library
Program
Google Lit Trips● Google Lit Trips
combine literature and Google Earth
● Choose from the library or create your own
Google Lit Trips● Make Way For Ducklings● My Brother Sam Is Dead● About Google Lit Trips● Lit Trips Tutorials
Smore● Quick and easy digital
flyers● Great for classroom
newsletters● Students can create
flyers for books, authors, and more.
SMoRe● Event Flyer● Portfolio● Newsletter● Report● Guide● Smore Tutorial (Also includes Weebly and Google Sites)
BlendSpace - Formerly Edcanvas
● Organize digital resources into lessons
● Measure student progress with quizzes and other tools
Blendspace● Blendspace in the classroom● Blendspace Overview● Blendspace Gallery of Lessons
Popboardz● Presentation &
portfolio tool for iPads
● Add PDFs, images, videos, and more
● Connects with Dropbox
Popboardz● E-Learning Tech Tool Series -
Popboardz● Popboardz overview
WorD CLOUDS
visual search enginesQuintura for Kids (elem-MS)
● Based on yahoo kids
KidRex (elementary)
● Powered by Google Safe Search● Search results display homepage● Image search = kid’s drawings (fun!)
iseek education (middle-HS)
● Non-commercial, vetted sites● Authentic language search
Lucidpress● Desktop
publishing in the cloud
● Alternative to MS Publisher
● Collaborative
Lucidpress● Lucidpress in 60 Seconds● Collaboratively Create Multimedia
Documents With Lucidpress● Sample Document
Animoto & VoicethreadAnimoto● E-Z quick movie creation ● Add music & theme● Share out via FB, etc.
VoiceThread● Collaborative multimedia,
storytelling, discussion tool● Invites conversation -
voice-over, doodle, text● Awesome-ly interactive!
Voicethread ● VoiceThread Library k-12 ideas● Using Smartboard with VoiceThread● Voicethread in Education - oodles of
examples k-12
Mural.ly● Visual
collaboration tool● Add images,
sticky notes, videos, documents, etc.
Mural.ly● Sample Murals● Mural.ly in Education● Visible Thinking With Mural.ly● Mural.ly Challenge
Haiku Deck● Simple, Elegant
Slideshows● Creative
Commons Images● Share Online● Avoid ‘Death By
Powerpoint’
Haiku Deck● Samples
○ Titanic○ 5 Senses○ Tornadoes○ Cutting to the Core
● Haiku Deck Tutorial
ThingLink
● Create interactive images with music, video, text tags, quizlet, twitter “tags”
● “Tag” images using browser plugin (similar to Pinterest)
● Use searchable image library, own content
thinglink● Abe Lincoln Facts● Kinder Homework● Tons of Thinglink EDU examples ● Interactive Resume (idea for “Meet the
Media Specialist”)
infographicsPiktochart● Step-by-step instructions
to create infographic● Free acc’t. with themes
Infogr.am● Create infographic with
data (Excel), graphics● Share & embed
INFOGRAPHICS● Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Info. (Info. as
Creative Assessment)● NYTimes Teaching with Infographics
(NYTimes maps, charts, graphs)● Kids Discover (download the free monthly
info.)
Padlet - Formerly Wallwisher
● Virtual Post-it Notes
● Add text, links, videos, and more
● Collaborative boards let students work together
Padlet● How to use Padlet in the classroom● 105 Classroom Ideas● Padlet Gallery● Padlet Tutorial● Padlet Resources
Evernote● Remember
Everything!● Store and
organize notes, images, websites, and more
● Great for student research
Evernote● 10 tips for using Evernote in the
classroom● Evernote for the classroom● Organize your classroom work with
Evernote● Evernote for Educators
Educlipper● Instead of Pins, you have CLIPS!● Install
● “Clip” sites, docs, videos, images & add to boards
● Collaborative, student-friendly,
● Searchable by subject, format
educlipper
● Popular Clips (revised daily)● Recent Clips● Creating an eduClip (video)
Story Me● Comic-style page
creator● Use images from
camera roll● Add speech
bubbles & captions
● Image filters
Story Me● About Story Me● Project Idea - Types of Sentences● Story Me Tutorial
QR Codes● Scan QR codes to
access more information
● Multiple types of resources can be used
● Make lessons interactive
QR Codes● Roll & Reflect With QR Codes● Using QR Codes to Differentiate
Instruction● Audio QR Codes● QR Codes in the Library● QR Codes in the Classroom
Voki & Tellagami● Create speaking
avatars● Use for poems,
writing, tutorials, showing understanding
● Embed in websites
Voki & Tellagami● Voki Lesson Plans● Voki Classroom (paid upgrade)
● Tellagami Classroom Ideas● Tellagami Tutorial
Meograph● Four dimensional
storytelling● Create interactive
stories● Create map
based and timeline based visual narratives
Meograph● Meograph examples● Meograph on Free Technology For
Teachers● Story-Making Machines: Meograph● The Future of Storytelling is 4-D● Meograph tutorial
Other Great Tools
● Times Machine● Virtual Field Trips● Skype An Author● Skype An Author
Free● Prezi● Nearpod● Socrative
● Schooltube● Teachertube● Blabberize● GoAnimate for
Schools● Newspaper Me!● Scribble Maps● PhotoPeach
Contact Us
Meredith● mmartin@
techforteachers.com● techforteachers.com● @geekyteach
Amy● amyojserkis@
linwoodschools.org● Belhaven Lib Media
Center
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