Genius+From+Our+Group

Peggie Wright

Using Converson software

[|www.mediaconverter.org] This tool requires you to copy URL of the video you wish to save and paste it into the Converter. This media conversion is perfect for downloading media with having the extras, such as advertisement and unsensored media inappropriate for children. You do have the option of subscribing to it or using it for free. Free access does limit your options, for example you do not have the option of saving your conversion the space used is also limited and it limits the amount of times a person can convert per day.

The website is very user friendly and literally only takes about 10 minutes to figure out how it is used.

** EVERNOTE - Danetta Manning** ==‍**Evernote** is a great tool for taking down information and notes in an organized way. Evernote helps you to remember things and keep everything in sync. Evernote allows you to capture images, audio, links, and web content as well. Evernote can be used on line, on your computer, or mobile device. It may be used for professional or personal use. Teachers can share individual notes with other teachers as well as thier students through email. They can also publish their notes to the web and share with anyone. Pdf files, audio files, images, and web links can be shared through evernote. Teachers can create titles and tags to facilitate their search of notes. Evernote allows you to clip and save web content as well. This is a great tool for organizing lessons, research projects and school-related tasks.==

[|http://www.evernote.com]

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__** Jennifer Clifford **__

__LiveBinder__
=== LiveBinder.com is a free website that allows you to have a virtual filing cabinet online. It allows you to organize curricular materials into "binders." Essentially, the binder is broken up into tabs where material can be organized. Each tab can also be broken into subtabs. In each of the tabs you can have web pages, documents, youtube videos, spreadsheets, etc. You can then share these binders with others, invite others (including students) to collaborate with you on binders, or allow your binders to be publicly viewed. ===

=== Binders can then be organized into shelves. Shelves are normally organized by topic. You can have your own binders on shelves as well as binders that you have searched for. There are thousands of pulicly accessible binders on nearly any topic you can think of. ===

Mini Presentation: ** YouTube videos as a resource. **
 * Jennifer Mellske **

Pros

good multimedia sourse

gives a lead into or more background on topic studying

Cons

Need to embbed video or turn off advertizing to make sure appropriate for students.

__ **Mini-Presentation:** __ __ **Amy Wagner** __ One of the biggest benefits of embedding a video onto a wiki (or another source) are that children are not exposed to comments, advertising, and outside influences that may not be appropriate for school. It is free and very easy to navigate.
 * How to Embed a Video on a Wiki **

First, copy and past the embedding code from your video source (I.E. You Tube). If you would like to clear advertisements, go into your You Tube account, then to manage settings, and click the box for no advertisements.

Go To you wiki, and click on Widget.

Paste the code into the space provided and save.

Your video is now saved to you wiki!

ARIS – [|www.arisgames.org] This site allows you to build a virtual scavenger hunt. This is a map based game that has a tour guide and a variety of location destinations. Each location can hold textual, pictorial, or video information. Students can use GPS enabled Apple products to guide tours, explorations, or field trips. There is a wide variety of games that are currently being developed and shared.

Library of Congress [|Library of Congress] The Library of Congress is an excellent site to gather primary sources for your classroom. The website is very informative and provides you with a lot of resources. One of the best ways to get familiar with the website would be to complete one or two of the tutorials. The tutorials can be found under the teacher section, professional development, and take online modules. I would recommend you complete the Introduction to the Library of Congress to help you get familiar with all the site has to offer. It would also be beneficial to complete the Analyzing Primary Sources: Photographs and Prints, which deals with what I discussed in my mini presentation.
 * Mini Presentation - Rachel Dunbar **

When presenting material to your students you want it to be interesting and something the students could relate to. When you bring primary sources into your lessons you are giving the students something they can see and therefore learn more about. I have used the prints and photographs links to show my students what life was like at different periods of time we have read about. We read a novel that took place in Harlem, New York in the 1940’s and I was able to find pictures of that on the site. The kids were really excited to be provided with a visual that related to the novel they were reading.

When you are searching the prints and photographs page there are various links to topics you can browse through such as Civil War, American Cartoon Prints, World War I Posters, and so much more. You can also choose to search all collections for something specific. I know I plan to use the site to show photographs of concentration camps when we study Anne Frank.

One of the best things about this website is that the primary sources are copyright free!

Kaleena Kessling ** This is a good set of videos that could show the students how the speed of sound changes as students move father and father back from a video recording. Video 2 shows students how speed travels through different mediums (camera, microphone, and 2 way radio/Walkie Talkie). This would be a great introduction or closure to a lesson on sound and properties of sound. This lesson provides a series of questions that vary in range on the Bloom's Taxonomy spectrum. This allows for students to think out side the box. **
 * Mini-Presentation: Exploring the Speed of Sound (Grades 5-8) **


 * Speed of Sound 1 **


 * Speed of Sound 2 **

= __ Mini Presentation- Alicia Hughey __ = == Sound cloud is a publishing tool site that allows individuals to share audio recordings in a variety of ways. Sound can be uploaded or recorded directly on the site; from there the music can stay on your individual page or be uploaded to a website, email, or networking site. Sound cloud was originally designed for musicians to share their music with others, however it has evolved, and teachers can now take advantage of this technology in their classrooms. ==

__ Example 1 __
== iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="[[[]"> == = __ Example 2 __ = =  = = =

= **PowerPoint- Bob Holzhauser** =

[|Basic_PowerPoint_Art_Tutorial_by_Prince_of_Powerpoint.pps] PowerPoint by Jerry Lee about drawing images using PowerPoint

[|EDCP-810 Powerpoint.potx] Plant cell interactive PowerPoint [] - Website for Microsoft, actual location of PowerPoint

[|EQM09411_F1.pptx] Famous Astronomers interactive PowerPoint

[|Millionaire.ppt] Who Wants To Be A Millionaire PowerPoint Game

[] - Deaid Seah PowerPoint Resume

Uses: Strengths: Weaknesses: Tips:
 * Video Lesson Capture **
 * Nick Anello- Mini Presentation **
 * Sub Plans
 * Review
 * Introduce new topic
 * Create a library of videos for students
 * Increase impact of a lesson
 * Reach students beyond the classroom
 * Homework Helper
 * Teacher guided
 * Can be viewed many times
 * Can act as a tutor at home for homework assignments
 * Can post to youtube or other websites
 * Can be embedded
 * Timely
 * May not be used by students
 * Teacher needs knowledge of how to create videos
 * Teacher needs knowledge of how to post videos
 * Get students involved on what topics you create videos on
 * Create videos ahead of time

Examples: [|A video created for a sub] [|A practice problem done for students as review for a test]