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Mine and Gwynn's presentation on Digital Draftbooks is now available the South Dakota TIE conference Ning.  You can access the page by going to http://tieconference.ning.com/group/digitaldraftbookstransformingthe21stcenturywriting
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Copyright Law and the Classroom - Image Searches

Are you using Google or Yahoo images to find pictures for your classroom? Then please STOP! Many of the images you find in Google and Yahoo (and other search engines) are copyrighted, which means they are not available for you to legally use in the classroom. Copyright law states that we need to make sure we are using royalty-free images or images that are in the public domain.So where do you get those images? Here are some sites that are safe to use...1. Any government web site - tax dollars…See More
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Is Google too Square to be Cool?

I learned about the coolest research tool during the closing discussion at the South Dakota TIE Conference on April 20th.Google Squared (www.google.com/squared) is an amazing way to find simple and readable research information for students (ok, and adults). Type in a search topic like "Dwarf Planets" and get a grid showing the names, images, descriptions, orbital period and more of all the newly identified Dwarf planets. Searches can even saved for…See More
Apr 30, 2010
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Kerpoof

One of my favorite Web 2.0 tools has become Kerpoof. Kerpoof (www.kerpoof.com) is a web site that is owned by the Walt Disney Company. Teachers can create FREE classroom accounts. Once logged in, students can... -Make artwork (even if you aren't good at drawing!) -Make an animated movie (really! it's easy!) -Earn Koins which you can trade for fun things in the Kerpoof Store -Make a printed card, t-shirt, or mug -Tell a story -Make a drawing -Vote on the…See More
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Welcome to my NING!

As the self-proclaimed APS Tech Goddess, I welcome you to my NING. I have wikis, a blogs, and now I have my very own NING. My plan is to use this as a place to share tips, tricks, and lesson ideas involving Educational Technology. So check back often to see what's posted.See More
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South Dakota TIE Ning

Mine and Gwynn's presentation on Digital Draftbooks is now available the South Dakota TIE conference Ning.  You can access the page by going to http://tieconference.ning.com/group/digitaldraftbookstransformingthe21stcenturywriting

Posted by Shannon Wentworth on April 2, 2011 at 9:57am

Terrific FREE Audio Stories for Kids

I just found this TERRIFIC resource for FREE Audio Stories for kids. http://storynory.com/

Storynory has a great collection of classics, fairy tales, and original stories. Stories can be downloaded to be played on computers or MP3 players. The text for every story is available as well!!

Many of the stories also have prepared files for Interactive White Boards - you can download PowerPoint, Promethean, and Smart files!!!

Posted by Shannon Wentworth on August 24, 2010 at 5:47pm

2METT

I was so excited about being featured on SimpleK12's Two Minute Ed Tech Talk last week that I forgot to post my entry here.

check out my posting on the "I heart Ed Tech" blog! (http://blog.simplek12.com/education/2mett-glogster/)

2METT: Creativity + Convenience = Glogster

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Posted by Shannon Wentworth on August 24, 2010 at 5:32pm

Copyright Law and the Classroom - Image Searches

Are you using Google or Yahoo images to find pictures for your classroom? Then please STOP! Many of the images you find in Google and Yahoo (and other search engines) are copyrighted, which means they are not available for you to legally use in the classroom.



Copyright law states that we need to make sure we are using royalty-free images or images that are in the public domain.



So where do you get those images? Here are some sites that are safe to use...



1. Any… Continue

Posted by Shannon Wentworth on August 11, 2010 at 9:43am

 
 
 

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