Technology Tools
Technology | Grade Level | Activities |
Internet | K - 12 | research, skill reinforcement, webquests, global class projects, wikis, blogs, podcasts, |
Inspiration / Kidspiration | K - 12 | graphic organizer: concept maps, idea maps, webs, storyboards |
KidPix | K - 3 | painting and slide shows: language arts, math, science, social studies, music, art, & health concepts |
Wikis | 4 - 12 | wikis allow groups to collaboratively work on a project via a web browser and a wiki site |
Blogs | 4 - 12 | blogs let students publish work, represent themselves online, & interact with their peers as part of a community |
Podcasts | 4 - 12 | audio or video files that are delivered over a network, then played back on any computer or iPod |
Word | 4 - 12 | word processing: writing assignments, reports, newsletters |
Excel | 4 - 12 | spreadsheets and graphing: data collection, charts and graphs, sorting, calculations, functions |
PowerPoint | 4 - 12 | presentations or slide shows: language arts, math, science, social studies, music, art, & health concepts |
Publisher | 4 - 12 | brochures, newsletters, newspapers, flyers, advertisements, banners, cards, labels |
Movie Maker | K - 12 | incorporate pictures, video, music, & audio to create digital stories, reports, poems, reflections |
Discovery Education | K - 12 | subscription-based access to educational videos, images, encyclopedia articles, & worksheets |
Britannica | K - 12 | subscription-based research and learning resource |
iCONN | K - 12 | state-sponsored set of databases for research and learning |
Google Apps | K - 12 | Google Apps for Education is a free set of communication and collaboration tools that includes email, calendar, and documents. |