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Web Tools for Secondary Teachers

 

The Internet is full of resources for teachers… many are free! Learn how to organize content on the web, find searchable databases of lesson plans, improve school-to-home communication, create a webquest, develop a mind map, and make a rubric. These tools help teachers become more efficient and effective in the areas of productivity, instruction, and assessment.  

 

 

 Web Tools | Productivity | Instruction | Assessment |

 


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Productivity

Technology to help organize, manage, and communicate routine preparation activities. 

 

 

 

  • Looking for technology integration ideas?

 

 

  • School-to-Home Communication

    • Course syllabus
    • Newsletters created with...
      • MS Word
      • MS Publisher
      • Email (group contact list)
    • Online gradebook (Family & Student Access)
    • Class website
      • TeacherWeb
        • Pre-made forms
        • Designed for the classroom
        • News Flash (best feature)
      • Blog? (edublogs is my favorite for teachers)
      • Think.com (free... application process to verify that you represent a school system)
        • Interactive tools (Message Board, Ask Me, Debate, Vote, and Brainstorm)
      • Calendars.net  (NPMS uses as a homework calendar)

 

 

 Web Tools | Productivity | Instruction | Assessment |

 

Instruction

Technology to support the development and delivery of instruction.

 

  • Computer lab monitoring system

    • There is a wide variety of programs available... most are very expensive
    • AB Tutor Control (most cost-effective program in this category) (TIP Sheet)

 

  • Managing classroom activites with an LCD projector

    • Stopwatch/Countdown Timer (online timer for couting time up or down)
    • Cool Timer (free download, timer can "float" over PowerPoint instructions or other applications)
    • LCD remote control: Freeze and A/V Mute (blog post)

 

  • Class website as a "portal"

    • List pre-approved websites for research
    • WebQuest
      • TrackStar (my favorite)
      • QuestGarden (good, but not free... $20 for 2 year subscription)
      • PowerQuest: Create a webquest with PowerPoint (Sample)
      • WordQuest: Create a webquest with Word (Sample)

 

 

 

 

 

  • Online Video Services

    • YouTube: The one that started them all (blocked in most schools)
      • "I found a YouTube video I want to show in class. Can I download it and insert it in PowerPoint?" (Yes)
    • TeacherTube: Educational alternative to YouTube (can be slow at times)
    • Blip.tv: Many "YouTubers" upload their videos here as well.
    • Vimeo: Safe way to upload student content.

 

  • Interactive Whiteboards (SMARTboards)

 

 

 Web Tools | Productivity | Instruction | Assessment |

 

Assessment

Technology to help make assessments more efficient and help teachers collect data that can truly improve student achievement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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