Current Technology
Become members of the accounts below to stay up-to-date with teaching best practices
1) Teachers Pay Teachers 2) Smart Classroom Management, 3) ASCD 4) ALEX Personal Workspace, 5) Education Week 6) LinkedIn/Teachers Lounge (5 points each) Remember: use the same username/email address and password for each to assist remembering. Make a folder named Best Practices in your Google chrome bookmarks then show me in class. Click [here] to access the website.
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Assignment
1. Make a powerpoint of the Teaching Practices. Provide a description of each the websites from the web
2. Screencapture and paste them into the powerpoint. Crop where needed [video here]
3. Share with the class during class using Screenr or Google hangount [click here] pdf here Google Hangout.pdf.
4. The video will save to your youtube account. Type youtube in the address bar, click my channel, in the middle of the screen click "Videos" to find the video. For additional help, view the Youtube video developed for you [here]
Develop an activity using the screencast-o-matic site [click here] or screenr [click here] where you demonstrate how you want the end product to be. You may use any activity but you must demonstrate it to your students (peers). You may be creative by using something new but it is advised that you use something previously used from your previous coursework for familiarity.
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A student in another class made this presentation Regina [here] Check it out!!!!!
Choose from one of the following to record your screen:
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Screenr [click here] to record your computer screen
screenr: a tutorial on free screencasting
Duration: (4:19)
User: paulmelrose - Added: 3/16/12
How To Record A Screen Capture Of Your Computer: Screencast-O-Matic
Duration: (7:01)
User: tyroneshum - Added: 2/23/11
Some people use Jing [click here]
Using Jing and ScreenCast.com
Duration: (5:57)
User: petermankato - Added: 1/8/13
I like Google hangout [click here] where it publishes directly to
Youtube for easy access. Choose either one to demonstrate an activity.
Create an Edmodo teacher account then invite the class from the contact info [here] in an email. Create an assignment and a poll. Click here to download the instructions from my Google Docs.