2. GO TO: WWW.PRIMARILYEDTECH.WEEBLY.COM TO
COMPLETE THE SURVEY.
FIND IT UNDER TECHNOLOGY BOOT CAMP-COMMUNICATE
AND CURATE IN THE CLOUD
PADLET WALL:
HTTP://PADLET.COM/KISHA4TECH/5ZJ6RVOE5J
3. AGENDA
Complete survey
PLU discussion & tech boot camp schedule
Edmodo overview (tech boot camp group join code: fvq7rk)
Tic-tac-toe PD (win a prize!)
Small group discussion: what is the cloud, what are some ways you use the cloud to
communicate and curate information?
Presentation of tools
Work time
Exit ticket:
4. OBJECTIVES
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
• DEFINE AND UNDERSTAND THE PROFESSIONAL VALUE OF SOCIAL
BOOKMARKING/NETWORKING SITES.
• IDENTIFY DIFFERENT SOCIAL BOOKMARKING & ONLINE COMMUNICATION TOOLS
AND THEIR FUNCTIONS.
5. LETS GET STARTED – DESIGNATE 1 PERSON
THE PADLET PERSON
Discuss in your groups:
What are your thoughts about finding and sharing information
in the cloud?
Padlet word wall & parking lot
Http://padlet.Com/kisha4tech/5zj6rvoe5j
I DO NOT HAVE ALL OF THE ANSWERS…NO ONE DOES….BUT IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION
THAT WE CAN’T ANSWER TODAY, LEAVE IT ON THE PADLET WALL OR WRITE IT DOWN
AND I WILL FIND AN ANSWER FOR YOU!
6. PINTEREST
Why we like it!
• Easy to use
• Highly visual
• Easy to share and collaborate on boards
• Easy to search for interests
• Stay up to date with email alerts
How can pinterest be used in the classroom.
• Online resource landing page for students(online activities, guided research)
• Parent online resources
• Copy the link and paste or make a QR code and send home with kids or paste at your door.
WWW.QRSTUFF.COM IS A GREAT QR CODE MAKING SITE!
8. Robust social bookmarking tool
Free educator accounts. Educators can create student accounts (no email required).
Diigo for Education
Group collaboration, guided reading/research, checks for understanding, summarize
important points, take screenshots & markup for the more visual learner, start discussions
& respond to members sticky notes.
Parents - guided reading (article posts)
9. SCOOP IT
Easy to stay current with what is going on and share interesting information.
Steady emails to topics you are interested in.
First 2 topics are free.
Scoop it will suggest articles for you.
Share the link to your page.
Http://www.Scoop.It/t/ed-tech-trends-by-mcrogers
11. TACKK
Tackk is a free tool that helps you create online webpages quickly and easily. The pages
are then published online instantly for you to share and promote.
Why we like tack
• Easy to use & share
• Free
Tackk in Education
Create pages for units
Students can create pages to demonstrate understanding & share with audience beyond
the classroom- examples
Used across the curriculum
Newsletters
12. TWITTER
What do you think about Twitter in Education?
How can we involve our students and parents in twitter? Would we want
to? Why or Why not?
Can students come up with classroom tweet?
Lets look at a twitter account:
https://twitter.com/MsLsClass
# is a topic strand
or category
@ is a username
