Web App Smack Down - Apps Shared

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During the Smack Down a member of the 3Cs ETC team will record the resources and sites as they are shared. You can view the results of the Smack Down in this discussion forum.

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Web Smack Down Tuesday

• Podcasting with Garage Band - importing pictures, change volume settings (ducking) - all that is available in the program. Use as book talks, intro to lessons, vocab reviews.
• Sketchup (FREE and simple drafting tool) - Submit renovations to school board for school renovations. Helps to reinforce simple math lessons, community projects, being engaged in their environment.
• Wolfram Alpha - Use to help navigate and understand graphing calculators. Students without access to graphing calculators can get a similar experience.
• Jim Gates - http://gatesideas.com - Check publications for links to session handouts and resources
• Jim Gates Blog - http://tipline.blogspot.com
• RSS Feeds and Readers - Bring great resources to your computer from websites you read through your RSS reader. http://google.com/reader & http://bloglines.com are examples of RSS readers.
• Picture presentation - No words so students become storytellers instead of slide readers.
• The changing learning landscape- How do we teach and learn with students when there is so much information and so many distractions available on the web? Should we be more accepting of multi-tasking when working in the classroom environment?
• Digital Storytelling - Variety of tools available to create a story with words, music, pictures. Online apps are much more accessible to students to create ownership for their projects.
• Voicethread - Create a digital story that allows others to comment right within your story.
• Animoto - Upload pictures, add music and text - Animoto will do the rest to create your story.
• Copyright Confusion - Understanding the copyright law and what it means for us in education.
• 50 ways to tell a story - The same story told using 50+ online tools.
• Creative Commons - A different way of collecting and using resources. Teacher should be setting the example of how to legally use and find resources.
• Google Docs - Free, online document creation and sharing (presentation, spreadsheet & wordprocessing) - Google Apps for Edu Edition
• Adobe Reader Life Cycle - Data capture, information assurance, document output, process management, and content services.
• Xtranormal - Make 3D Movies for free
• A tip to not become overwhelmed: Pick one thing that you can apply personally, professionally, in your classroom and focus on that. Find a way to use the tool personally - if you find ways to use personally you will find ways to use with your students.