Notes+Day+1+Resources

Notes for Day 1 Resources and Links

Websites presented by Brian to demonstrate what our students are using today (information at their fingertips): [|chacha.com]-- How do we look at a website to determine validity? [|wolframalpha.com] -- Informational search engine (math computational); like Google - How do we use this to our advantage? [|khanacademy.org] - video tutorial for working problems/concepts (watch, practice, coach); listen to the TED talk

Brian's ideas on Google queries:
 * Start in the **advanced search**stage.
 * Type in the the blue box (will do a phrase search). Can limit to type of site, country code...
 * Complete boxes to best extent (date, domain, file type...)
 * Ask: Who is going to give me the best information?
 * Use the colon to also narrow search.
 * Astriks are also helpful to open the search.
 * Other ways to organize information searches are through the timeline and the wonder wheel. The timeline organizes information by dates. The wonder wheel is a concept map and allows the big ideas/keywords.

Search tools beyond Google: [|sweetsearch.com] - Reviewed before posted; can be used by emerging learners [|kidrex.org] - customized search engine created by someone using Google; filtered Google for kids

When verifying websites that have no author, you can try [|easywhois.com.]

snopes.com - to verify internet hoaxes Video of Ball Girl's Crazy Catch - hoax video on YouTube

Contributers
 * Class Scribes - official notetaker for the class
 * Darren Kuropatwa's class - an example of how a high school teacher uses class scribes
 * November Learning podcast with Darren about class scribes - here
 * Here is Darren's Scribe Post Hall of Fame
 * Google Docs
 * Etherpad
 * Titanpad
 * Tutorial Designers - student made or teacher made (great way to answer frequently asked questions)
 * YouTube
 * MathTrain.tv
 * Jing- allows you to record what you are doing on your screen (screencapture) and records your voice - free version has 5 min limit
 * In district - in the KACE download list (type [|http://kbox1]in your browser)
 * At home - free download
 * Screencast-o-matic - screen capture tool that requires no downloading
 * Researchers
 * Google Search
 * Shiloh Baptist Church example - video, Wikipedia article
 * Tool Developers
 * Custom Search
 * see Kid Rex example from above
 * You can choose to limit to a certain page within a web site or the entire site depending on the URL you include.
 * Steps
 * Google.com - your SBISD account works
 * Click on More
 * Click on Even More
 * Choose Custom Search
 * Create a Custom Search to start from the beginning or Manage your existing searches to work on one
 * When entering the URLs, be sure to enter only 1 per line
 * They need to be VERY accurate
 * Poll Daddy
 * Google Forms
 * Curriculum Review and Publications
 * Book Trailers - Moviemaker or PhotoStory
 * The Clem- 8th grade class web site for students to work on their writing
 * Global Connections
 * Skype- Way to connect live internationally via the computer
 * Skype an Author- source to find authors who will Skype with your class for free
 * Twice.cc- source for videoconferencing partners
 * School Library Journal list of authors who Skype
 * Flat Stanley Project - a digitized version of Flat Stanley
 * Flat Stanley Texas- the project done by a Texas teacher
 * Flat Classroom Project - by @CoolCatTeacher (Vicki Davis)
 * Kiva.org - microloans to working poor, you choose to whom the money goes

Twitter Tools
 * Tweetchat- Helps you participate in an ongoing/live conversation using hashtags. Limits your view to only that hashtag and automatically put the hastag in your post. Links to your Twitter account.
 * TwitterCamp- The red screen with Twitter posts during the session is a display only website. You can't post from it.
 * November Learning's hashtag listin Google Docs
 * Refined listfrom Cybrary Man
 * Alpha hashtag list from CybraryMan
 * Hootsuite- Twitter management online application. It helps you manage Twitter by providing different columns for different purposes. It also includes Facebook if you like.
 * Tweetdeck- Twitter management application. There's a download piece. It help you manage Twitter like Hootsuite. It was displayed on Day 2 (black background with multiple columns).
 * To request comments on student products, use the hashtag: #comments4kids

Bookmarking Tools
 * Diigo- allows you to bookmark websites on the web rather than on your machine
 * Use your school email address to get an educator account
 * You can install a toolbar to make it easier to use
 * With an educator account you can create student accounts under your account
 * Join the SBISD group by going to []
 * Delicious - similar to Diigo

URL Shorteners - all are websites that shorten web addresses to make them easier to use
 * Goo.gl- you can get statistics to see how many folks use your shortened address
 * Tinyurl.com- you can customize the shortened phrase
 * Bit.ly

Tech4Learning.com
 * rubric building (Recipes4Success)
 * lesson plans
 * images that are approved for educational use (Pics4Learning)

New Ways to Think About Information
 * Student News Action Network - Online newspaper created by students at 8 schools

Slideshare.net - Allows you to convert a PowerPoint into a presentation that can easily be embedded in a website, wiki, or made available on the web. No frills, but content transfers exactly.

YouTube video of building an airplane in flight.

From the students:
 * Boolify - an elementary student friendly search engine