1. 20 minute
activities for
Seniors with
laptops
iCan integrate DERvices
into Stage 6 planning

2.  The following slides are
merely suggestions
 Use one or use them all
 Use them once or use them
daily
 Use them in your lessons,
set them as homework or
simply suggest them to
students as helpful tools
 Your pedagogy drives
learning, not the laptops
 Let’s add to the list of uses!
IT’S YOUR CHOICE!

3. TOOLS
 Freemind (DERvice)
 Bubbl.Us
 Mindomo
MIND MAPS
USES
 Brainstorming
 Project planning
 Collecting notes
 Essay writing
ONLINE RESOURCES
 General Mind Maps information
 How to Mind Map – Student Guide (PDF)

4. TOOLS
 Flashcard Exchange
 Quizlet
 Flashcard Machine
 Brain Flips
FLASHCARDS
USES
 Vocabulary/Glossary
 Study notes (quotes,
dates, people, etc)

5. TOOLS
 Survey Monkey
 Zoomerang
 Ask500people
 PollDaddy
SURVEYS AND POLLS
USES
 Major projects
 Feedback on
understanding/learning
 Quiz-style surveys
 Does that make sense?
ONLINE RESOURCES
 Quiz & Polling tools

6. TOOLS
 Xtimeline
 Dipity
 Timetoast
TIMELINES
USES
 Biographical timelines
 Event timelines

7. TOOLS
 Wordle
 Tagxedo
WORD CLOUDS
USES
 Syllabus documents
 Unit outlines
 Speeches
 Improve essay writing
ONLINE RESOURCES
 Top 10 Ways to Use Wordle's Word Clouds for Classroom Lesson
 Thirty-Eight Interesting Ways to Use Wordle in the Classroom
 101 Ways to use Tagxedo

8. TOOLS
 JeopardyLabs MultiUse
 SparksNotes MultiUse
 CurriculumBits MultiUse
 Shmoop English
 Maths Games
 Physics Games
 Canary Zoo Biology
 Canary Zoo Chemistry
 History Games
 Geosense
 Search for your own 
GAMES
USES
 Revision
 Homework
 Time-filler (tech issues)

9. TOOLS
 Animoto
 Premiere Elements
(DERvice)
 PowerPoint (DERvice)
VIDEO/SLIDESHOW
USES
 Biography
 Photo journal
 Present analysis/ideas
 News reports
 How-to guides
 Processes

10. TOOLS
 Microsoft Learning
Essentials for Students
(DERvice)
MICROSOFT LEARNING ESSENTIALS
USES
 Major projects
 Reports and papers
 Presentations
 Charts and diagrams
 Research and
brainstorming
 Organizational tools
ONLINE RESOURCES
 Microsoft Learning Essentials for Students site

11. TOOLS
 BlogEd (DET Portal)
 Wordpress
 Posterous
 EduBlogs
 Blogger
BLOGGING
USES
 Provide online readings for
your students to read and
react to
 Student reactions to
photos you post
 Journal entries
 Share ideas and opinions
about topics discussed in
class
ONLINE RESOURCES
 Ideas for student blogging