October+5


 * Elementary Focus**

** Google Maps **
>> Dig A Hole Through the Earth >> Weather Channel >> Topographic View
 * Basic Navigation
 * Widgets - Widgets - [|Directory of Google Maps Content]

** Examples **
Going Green Project []
 * Example 1:** Willard Elementary -

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 * Example 2:** Fifth Grade (Canada) make sure to click on all four pages show at the bottom of the map. Even though it is Canadian Social Studies it is a nice teacher created resource. Would work with interactive white board.

[| http://tinyurl.com/28vxbgd]
 * Example 3**: Where Have You Been

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 * Example 4**: Student created map on plants around the world.

(Under K-5- [|http://www.googlelittrips.org/]have download in upper right corner. Link to book sample.) Created by 1st grade teacher. Google Map Plug in’s
 * Example 5: Google Lit Trip - We All Went on Safari**

• Creating your own map

 * == Creating a “map story” movie using Jing. ==


 * Podcasting-**

Show part of Bob Sprankle’s students on podcasting. How to podcast.

Second Grade Example - []

[| Room 208] - Bob’s Class.

Tools:
 * Vocaroo - [] (Simple one click recording.)
 * Audacity - Free - See my wiki page titled podcasting for more information.

Other fun Audio Recorders
 * Voki.com
 * Blabberize

Custom Search
Helping students and parents locate resources.

Blogging or Wiki’s

 * Blogging Platform** -[]
 * []/ - my teaching blog

Examples


 * [|http://56cliff.edublogs.org/]Austrailia Jono
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 * The Clem - []
 * Elementary blog - tons of content []

How to get comments on your students' writting:
 * Publicize your site to parents and teachers
 * Join Twitter and post request with #comments4kids
 * Search the web for student blogs and try to find a partner class.
 * Publicize and post your blog on http://comments4kids.wikispaces.com/
 * Contribute-when you leave a comment leave a link to your class blog
 * Email me a link to your blog and I will post it to my Twitter list and perhaps show it in my presentation.
 * Don't be discouraged. It takes time.

Kindergarten wiki http://cwojtera.wikispaces.com/ good example of Glogster also.
 * Wiki**

BrainPop - Text Preparation Spellingcity.com http://www.pinkydinkydoo.com/ primary http://www.thinkfinity.org/ http://Glogster.com Mind mapping
 * Additional Sites**
 * 1) Inspiration Web based:[|http://mywebspiration.com]
 * 2) [] click on start and then create an account.

Voicethread
http://harju.wikispaces.com/Coin+Voicethread