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1. Making Amazing
Things Happen
On Next To No
Budget
Jon Corippo
Google Certified Teacher - Apple Distinguished Educator

2. We are the Cavalry

3. We raise the next generation

4. Why am
telling
you
this?

5. Because our
job is sacred.
Remembering
that energizes us.

6. Doing our job
takes energy.
Improving our
craft takes even
more energy!

7. It's a tough
time to be a
servant-leader.

8. So we need to
be energized.

9. So we must step up for them.
In way our predecessors never had to.

10. Some will bemoan the state of things...
Others will step up.
“This will be our
finest hour...”

11. Who here has a
projector in their
classroom?
Who here has a computer lab
at their school?
Who knows or suspects
they have students with
Smartphones?

12. We have some
pretty good tools.
Let’s use them.

13. ONE
PROJECTOR
CLASSROOM
IDEAS

14. A new way to
teach grammar.

15. Using pictures
and a projector
and paper to do
all 8 parts of speech.

16. Get some funny pictures.

18. Use this form.
Give me 3 nouns
Give me 3 adjectives
Give me 3 verbs
Give me 3 adverbs
Pics at IanJukes.com

20. Teach K-3?

21. Check out
Starfall.
All 44 basic sounds.

22. Teach K-12?

23. Teach K-12?
UEN.ORG

24. Teach K-12?
HUNDREDS of
cool activities

25. Teach K-12?
HUNDREDS of
cool activities

26. Use video.

28. YouTube blocked at school?
Use Tooble at home.

29. Teach Reading?
Use TV commercials
Mr Cliché

30. Why commercials?
Super memorable
Complete story in :30
Complex ideas
No “grade level”
Engaging

31. Characterization
www.ctap7.org
Character Name
Play a commercial
Description - looks Dialogue - what they say
Kids reply on paper.
Actions - things they do Interior Monologue - what they think
Three or four reps
in one period.
Society - what characters
in the book think about
this character
Created by: Jon Corippo

32. Everything so
far has been
FREE.

33. Redeploy your lab.

34. Typical lab
schedule.
45-60 min per week.

37. Let’s retask
the time.
Every day for a week.
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5
In lab Out of Lab In lab Out of Lab In lab
Final
Online In class Online Grading/
Copy
research writing Essay feedback
or PPT

38. Collect the data on Structure
Functional Reading paper.
Name ________________________ Number _______
General - Think Title - The Thesis or Controlling Main Idea
Thesis
Specific- Think Chapter
Focus Area or Supporting Idea Focus Area or Supporting Idea Focus Area or Supporting Idea
Focus
Acountability
Particulars - Think Details Particulars - Think Details Particulars - Think Details
Facts

39. Finish in the lab.

40. BYOT/BYOD
How can we leverage
the power they own?

45. We have all lusted for this.

46. Socrative.com

47. Actual instructions.
Socrative Web: No download needed
for the teacher application. Just go to
t.socrative.com, click registration,
create a distinct virtual room number
and you are ready to go in 60
seconds! You can use this site on
any web browser laptop, desktop, or
mobile device.

48. Actual instructions.
Instructions for your students:
Go to m.socrative.com and enter your virtual
room number and click "Join room"” - ready to
go in 10 seconds!
Room 8889

49. Let’s do one.
Instructions for you:
Go to m.socrative.com and enter your virtual
room number and click "Join room"” - ready to
go in 10 seconds!
Room 8889

50. Many activities.

51. Everything so
far has been
FREE.

52. Want an IWB?
How about $60?

53. Wacom Bamboo Pen Tablet
About $60

54. Scribblar.com - a Free Whiteboard

55. Scribblar.com - a Free Whiteboard

56. Scribblar.com - a Free Whiteboard

57. Wolfram Integration - Free

58. Wolfram Integration - Free
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59. Cost to you? About $60
Cost per hour? Pennies
Payoff? HUGE

60. Need more
computers?
You already
have them.

61. Every school district I know has a “bone yard”

62. Bring them back to life for free

63. Simple
Interface

64. Student
Monitor
Included

65. Open
Office
is
Free

66. Hundreds
of Free
Learning
Apps

67. FREE COMPUTERS FOR SCHOOLS
http://computersforlearning.gov/

68. Extending
our toolboxes.
Free and excellent
are all around.

70. www.freetech4teachers.com/

74. What are
the excuses?
Please
yell out.

75. I have brought
over ten districts
to G Apps.
I’ll be glad
to help yours.
Contact me.

76. How did
I do?
Assessment
Time.

77. Do we have new ideas
for projectors?
Can we make the computer
lab experience transformational?
Are we able to use
Smartphones in class?

78. Email me: JCorippo@mychawanakee.org
Twitter me: @jcorippo