VOEtraining Opportunities

Sign up on Eduphoria for the following dates for VOEtraining opportunities in Room 31!
3/21/13, 4/11/13, 4/25/13, 5/9/13, 5/23/13 from 3-5 PM!  Bring your laptop and we can practice using Web 2.0 Tools and various other interactive websites!

Expert on Technology Integration

Donald G. Knezek

Donald G. Knezek is the chief executive officer of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and is recognized globally for his leadership in collaboration, planning, and standards development related to technology in schools.

"Learning in a connected, technology-rich environment enables young people to undertake meaningful experiences as they engage with peers, celebrities, relatives, and experts worldwide. They are able to connect with both formal and informal learning communities to communicate the results of their work -- be it new proposals, new knowledge or solutions, persuasive advocacy (in a variety of interactive media formats), or creative ideas and expression -- in ways that previous generations could only imagine. The educational opportunities that technology gives to students are not only amazing, they are transformative!"

Why Integrate Technology into the Curriculum?

VOE TEACHERS and FRIENDS!

Integrating technology into classroom instruction means more than teaching basic computer skills and software programs in a separate computer class. Effective tech integration must happen across the curriculum in ways that research shows deepen and enhance the learning process. In particular, it must support four key components of learning: active engagement, participation in groups, frequent interaction and feedback, and connection to real-world experts. Effective technology integration is achieved when the use of technology is routine and transparent and when technology supports curricular goals.

Teacher Toolkit - Khan Academy

Learn almost anything for free.

With a library of over 4,000 videos on everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and hundreds of skills to practice, Khan Academy is on a mission to help you learn what you want, when you want, at your own pace.

Teachers

Check out the teacher toolkit to take Khan Academy to the next level in your classroom or school. The toolkit provides ideas, materials and inspiring stories from teachers, who share how they've integrated Khan Academy into their classrooms.  Khan Academy

SchoolTube

Have you discovered SchoolTube yet?  You will find the best videos from students and teachers everywhere!!!  

SchoolTube

SpellingCity

Spelling & Vocabulary Website: SpellingCity

www.spellingcity.com/

Teaching spelling and vocabulary is easy with VocabularySpellingCity! Students can study and learn their word lists using vocabulary and spelling learning ...

The 3 Tech Ninjas

The 3 Tech Ninjas

www.the3techninjas.org/

The 3 Tech Ninjas provides trainings on ways to bring technology into the classroom.  Visit this website for innovative ideas for YOUR classroom!  Set aside some time for this one!  You will love this!

Edmodo is a WINNER!

Where learning happens.

Edmodo helps connect all learners with the people and resources needed to reach their full potential.  My kids LOVE Edmodo and have never worked harder on assignments than the ones they work on using Edmodo!

Edmodo

TED-Ed Tour

Use engaging videos to create customized lessons.

You can use, tweak, or completely redo any lesson featured on TED-Ed, or create lessons from scratch based on any video from YouTube.

Watch the video to learn how.  TED-Ed Tour

TweenTribune and TTJunior

Check this out!  TeenTribune, TweenTribune,TTEspañol and TTJunior – the daily news sites for kids, tweens and teens – where you'll find the most compelling, relevant and interesing news for 55 million kids in K-12 and their 3.5 million teachers. TweenTribute/News for Kids

Capzles Social Storytelling

Capzles helps anyone create beautiful, interactive, rich-media timelines online using videos, photos, text, music, audio and most documents...Capzles is a wonderful social storytelling program that you need to check out!