1 to 1 laptop classroom
This next semester, I have the opportunity to have a 1 to 1 laptop classroom. It is only for 1 class period, as I am trying to encourage the purchase of more laptops to our school by showing their benefit.
I am looking for online programs & downloadable programs that would be advantageous in a classroom with all students on laptops at all times. One of my goals is to eliminate as much paper usage in the classroom as possible.
Some programs that I am already aware of to implement:
1. Voicethread for uploading my PowerPoints & other video needs (along with Google video)
2. Angel- an online classroom site with the ability to upload most things, discussion, assessment, etc.
3. Adobe Acrobat Pro- to have interactive worksheets for students to fill out and send to me electronically
4. And I know of a variety of other sites mentioned in other posts that can be used for specific assignments such as Wordle
I am appreciative of any help that can be offered. The possibilities are really exciting to me!
I am looking for online programs & downloadable programs that would be advantageous in a classroom with all students on laptops at all times. One of my goals is to eliminate as much paper usage in the classroom as possible.
Some programs that I am already aware of to implement:
1. Voicethread for uploading my PowerPoints & other video needs (along with Google video)
2. Angel- an online classroom site with the ability to upload most things, discussion, assessment, etc.
3. Adobe Acrobat Pro- to have interactive worksheets for students to fill out and send to me electronically
4. And I know of a variety of other sites mentioned in other posts that can be used for specific assignments such as Wordle
I am appreciative of any help that can be offered. The possibilities are really exciting to me!
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Permalink Reply by Mrs C on
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1-1 computers, how lucky!
Using wikis for collaboration is much easier when there are plenty of computers to go around. Students can brainstorm (mindmeister), research, collaborate (Google Docs) and publish work, all using free online sites. With a wiki you can also keep track of what the kids are up to. Students can also upload podcasts (after researching, writing, rehearsing and recording, all on computer) to wikis and blogs. I sometimes got my kids to find other school blogs and establish links with them through comments or posts - they learned a lot from kids they'd never even met.
There are links to many online learning sites here: http://56c2008.edublogs.org/learning/
I'm looking forward to seeing what others come up with for you too!
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Permalink Reply by David Kampmann on
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The link keeps taking me to a site that has just a little map.
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Oh. I just checked it again and it's working for me. Maybe try the homepage http://56c2008.edublogs.org and go to the Learning Links page from there?
Sites on there include Copacabana sites, Bomomo, UEN, National Library of Virtual Manipulatives, and a couple of others. Also on the TeacherTools page there are some other links.
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Permalink Reply by Terry Parent on
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We just got back from Christmas break, and I just launched our class blog. I was fortunate enough to make a connection with a class in New Zealand. This has gotten my eighth grade class so fired up about blogging. It holds the students accountable for their writing, while allowing the students to find their voice. The more links you can make with other classes, the better. Our class blog has just started, but here it is.
http://tparent831.edublogs.org/
It's called the Spider's Web. It's named after Anansi from African folk stories.
I think this would be the way to go with 1 to 1 laptop access.
I wish I had this chance. I was just in our computer lab today. Many of our computers are out of service. We were short one computer. I was lucky a student was absent. I had a student blogging and commenting on my own laptop.
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Permalink Reply by Kev on
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The first thing I'll be using when/if my students ever get lab access is xtranormal.com or toondoo.com as story-telling devices.
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Permalink Reply by Tyler Salyer on
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What grades do you teach?
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I teach a World History class for High School. I suppose it would have made sense to add that to my info.
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No big deal man. I have several elementary resources, but nothing for high school. Sorry
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Could you list some of the resources you use? It could maybe get my brain a goin' or I could adapt them.
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Permalink Reply by Kara Norris on
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Thanks for the additional Open Source info. I have OpenOffice on all my personal computers. I have also started installing on teachers computers as well. This is a great piece of software. I have one student who used this software for her science fair project. She loved it. Due to budget constraints, I am always on the look out for open source.
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I haven't seen this one before. I have seen a similar, online version called Magic Pen. I am going to have to look into this some more. There were a few OpenSource games I tried out last year but, they were linux based and seemed to have a few glitches with windows (it was supposed to be a windows download). I had to remove them because it was causing too many problems. These days, I try to use as many ad free, online, programs as possible. I am the IT department. Just me. No others. With 110 computers and no servers (we're trying to get our wiring done for TWO servers). I also teach 7-8 grade science, Prek-6 computers and facilitate a chinese language distance learning program. I am a busy woman! Crazy, I think! The point is, I try to limit the amount of work I have to do. Ha!!
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When I talked to our IT guy he already had a free license that he received for going to a workshop. Otherwise I would be using something else. Good idea with Google Docs though.
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