September+2011

== media type="custom" key="9996533" =September 2011= = Welcome to the First Edition of Educational Technology's Monthly Newsletter =

Educational Technology's Website Gem of the Month
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 = District Technology Classes Being Offered =

== GSD Elementary Teachers: Using UEN as a web tool, we'll help guide you through creating an amazing classroom website that will: ==
 * ==Allow you to communicate with parents in a digital world==
 * ==Organize your teaching resources and favorite educational websites in one place==
 * ==Enable students to continue learning beyond the classroom with homework and extra curricular activities==
 * ==Blog and do polls with students==

==This class is being offered to all elementary teachers. Earn Cactus Credit or Relicensure Points. Space is limited. Sign up now to reserve your spot!== > == ==
 * ==Create a Classroom Website Using UEN (closed) (Section 1: Five Mondays at the Jackling Lab. Click on the link to see dates)==
 * == Create a Classroom Website Using UEN (closed) (Section 2: Five Tuesdays at the GEC. Click the link to see room and dates) ==

=Build Your School's Website Using Weebly (CLOSED) (Wednesday, September 21st 9:00-12:00, D228 at the GEC)= =Space is limited. Sign up now to reserve your spot!= ==Does your school need an easier solution for creating a fantastic looking website? This class is being offered to the webmaster at your school rather they're the secretary, a teacher, the principal, or whomever takes care of your school's website. This class will help you get started using Weebly as the tool. Weebly is a free Webpage tool or can be upgraded for 40.00/yr to add extra options.==

 = Student Friendly Photo and Clip-Art Websites =

==Teachers often ask us about what websites are best for their students to use== ==when searching for photos or clip-art to add to their digital projects. Filtering== ==out undesirable content on photo and clipart sites is an enormous task that most==

==Here are two websites that have passed the test. You'll want to bookmark these== ==for your students to use as they create their digital projects. The Microsoft Website==

also includes audio soundbite searches:

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 = Two Great Ways to Better Utilize Your = = Enhanced Classroom Equipment =

What is the Digital Media Service?
===UEN's Digital Media Service is a digital media repository filled with video=== ===and other educational media free for Utah's educators, students and citizen=== ===learners. The Digital Media Service allows you to search for content, preview=== ===it and then download the media for on demand use. The digital repository includes:=== ===videos licensed by the Utah Instructional Media Consortium, local programs from=== ===KUED-7, National PBS programs, as well as media from other trusted education===

Get Started Here: eMedia
== eMedia Tutorial (1.5 Min. Getting Started Tutorial Video)==

NLVM is an excellent interactive math resource for grades K-12!
 = Educational Technology's Website Gem of the Month =

typewith.me
==This simple cloud computing tool is perfect for Student Computer Centers, eMints Classrooms,== ==Lab Projects and Online Projects with other classrooms or schools. It's an easy to use online collaborative word==

processing tool.
==Start a document. Collaborators type the web address of the document into their browser and start collaboration== ==in real time. Up to 16 people can work on the document at a time. Each collaborator can type using a different== ==color. The chat feature allows for IM conversation to take place while working on the document. Play back the progress== ==of the document as it was created, and then save it in one of several choices of formats.==

Possible Uses:
==It takes only minutes to learn. Try it out with another teacher and then get the students using it. They'll love it!==
 * == Project it on the classroom screen and collaborate with other classes to solve a curriculum problem in real time ==
 * == Have students work on a collaborative document/project while they're using the student classroom computer centers ==
 * == In a lab or eMints classroom, use it to pose a question to the class. All students can answer instead of one at a time. ==