Resources

Other apps that were shared:
 * App Swap Information**
 * [[file:esu6brcohort/April Kelley's Favorite Ipod Apps.pdf|April Kelley's Favorite Ipod Apps.pdf]]**
 * Gameshow Sound Board (free) - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/free-game-show-soundboard/id377333262?mt=8
 * Photocard Lite (free) - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bill-atkinson-photocard-lite/id356124208?mt=8
 * Evernote (free)- http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/evernote/id281796108?mt=8
 * Evernote Peek (free) - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/evernote-peek/id442151267?mt=8
 * ScanLife Barcode Reader (free) - QR Codes & UPC Scanner - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scanlife-barcode-reader-qr/id285324287?mt=8
 * Converts Units for Free (free) - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/convert-units-for-free-1-unit/id337224035?mt=8
 * Simple Physics ($.99) - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simplephysics/id408233979?mt=8
 * Santa's Engineer (free) - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/santas-engineer/id465563485?mt=8
 * Whiteboard Lite: Collaborative Drawing (free) -http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/whiteboard-lite-collaborative/id301962306?mt=8
 * How to Draw: Animals, Cartoon, Cars... (free) - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/how-to-draw-animals-cartoons/id422572351?mt=8
 * Dropbox (free) - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dropbox/id327630330?mt=8
 * Jumbline 2 (free for lite version or $1.99) - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jumbline-2/id384197252?mt=8
 * Flipboard (free) - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flipboard/id358801284?mt=8
 * Vlingo (free) - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vlingo-voice-app/id297214191?mt=8

[|Prezi] Homepage for prezi [|Prezi Pricing Information] for educators [|Learn How to Use Prezi] 4 tutorial videos ranging from basics to advanced features [|Reusable Prezis] Search for prezis that you can copy and reuse [|Using Prezis] A Prezi created by April Kelley to explain benefits of using Prezis
 * Effective Presentations**

- older version of powerpoint
 * Academic Games**
 * [[file:esu6brcohort/Elem. Academic Games 1.4.12.pez|Academic Games 1.4.12.pez]]** - A Prezi of Elementary Academic Games

Demo Survey Google Docs in Plain English(Video) [|Richard Byrne's Free Google Guide for Teachers] [|Advanced Tips and Tricks in Google Docs] Google Docs self-paced module Lesson plans that incorporate Google Docs Interesting Ways to Use Google Docs in the Classroom Sample Document
 * Google Docs**

Google Sites Intro via Teachertube Google Sites self-paced module
 * Google Sites**

Google Forms Intro and Uses [|66+ ways to use Google Forms in the Classroom] Flubaroo - self-grading quizzes with Google forms
 * Google Form**
 * Sample Form**

__[|Interesting Ways to Use Google Maps in the Classroom] __
 * Google Maps**

[|Free Tech 4 Teachers]Outstanding ed tech blog. Richard blogs about at least one new, free online tool for teachers every day. Classroom web 2.0 tool collection [|2009 Top 100 Learning Technology Tools] [|Wordle] Create word clouds [|Motivate and Engage Students with Web 2.0] [|Interesting Ways to Use Search Engines in the Classroom] [|Shmoop] Outstanding resources for middle school, high school and college literature classes. Also had a collection of civics resources. [|Footnote]- Footnote helps you find and share historic documents. We are able to bring you many never-before-seen historic documents through our unique partnerships with [|The National Archives], the Library of Congress and other institutions.
 * Web 2.0 Tool Collections**
 * [|38 Ways to use Wordle in the classroom]
 * [|How to Keep Wordle Safe in Your Classroom]
 * [|Great discussion of uses of Wordle]

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

Online Still/Video Comic Creators
[|Comic Strip improves literacy among boys] (article) [|Ways to Use Comics in the Classroom] (Slideshare) Vimeo Jaycut: Free, online video editor [|Bitstrips] [|Comiqs] [|Pixton] [|Pivot Stick Animator] [|GoAnimate] [|Witty Comics] [|ToonDoo] [|Create Your Own Marvel Comic Book] [|Claymation in the Classroom] [|Doink]create fun animations with this incredible free animation / drawing tool [|Pencil Animation -]Download Only [|Dfilm] easily create fun films [|Fluxtime] more animation fun [|Flipbook] create fun flipbooks with this tools [|Xtranormal] create movies with real characters [|Canvastic] - create simple animations on this free canvas
 * [|Sample movie] by TIG teacher Phyllis!

**Quizzes/Practice/Homework** [|Quizlet] Enter vocabulary lists and let quizlet create a collection of games based on those terms. [|Hot Potatoes] Online flash card creator. [|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] [|Create and share flashcards - ediscio.com] [|PlaceValueChart] Great tool to practice place values. Hippocampus - Secondary math, science and American government tutorials tied directly to YOUR textbooks [|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

**Effective Projects**
[|Buck Institute for Education](also BIE) [|PBL-Online] [|Apple Challenge Based Learning] [|Edutopia] [|Intel Designing Effective Projects] [|Tony Vincent's Learning in Hand] (using handheld technology for projects) Big Project Examples Additional Project Resources
 * BIE's [|Do-It-Yourself Toolkit]
 * [|Planning Forms] (blank & sample)
 * [|Designing Your Project]
 * Crafting the Driving Question: []
 * [|BIE's Examples]
 * [|High Tech High]
 * [|Alfred Solis Digital Portfolio: Projects]
 * [|Kevin Honeycutt]
 * [[file:esu6brcohort/DOK Wheel.pdf|DOK Wheel.pdf]]

[|Cooperative Learning] [|Kagan Online] [|Cooperative Learning Instruction Strategies] [|Instructional Strategies Online] [|A Guide to Cooperative Learning] 
 * Cooperative Learning Resources & Powerpoint**
 * Six Trait Powerpoint & Handouts**


 * Questioning**


 * Summarizing & Note-Taking**



Prezi: Prezi Frames (pdf):
 * Short Writing Tasks for Thinking and Learning**

www.esu6mrl.wikispaces.com
 * Video Rounds**

http://esu6la.wikispaces.com/NDE+Resources
 * NeSA-W Update**

http://esu6rtiresources.wikispaces.com/ - ESU 6's RTI resource page which houses powerpoints, prezis, sample documents, etc. http://www.education.ne.gov/RtI/ - NDE's RTI resource page which includes the template to submit your RTI plan to the state dept.
 * Response to Intervention (RTI)**