Virtual Class Blog

HOW to Integrate Technology in your classroom https://www.edutopia.org/technology-integration-guide-implementation If your class has an interactive whiteboard and projector: § Try interactive websites such as  BrainPOP . § Dig in to  Scholastic's whiteboard activities page . § Show online videos related to the lessons. § Explore  virtual math manipulatives . § Check out the native software that came with the board. § Use the videoconferencing tool  Skype  to connect beyond the classroom. If there is only one computer in your room: § All of the above, plus… § Assign one student to be the class scribe and take notes. § Start a collaborative class blog. § Check out the  Skype an Author Network  website. § Try  Voicethread , a collaborative multimedia conversation tool. § Let students access review or intervention materials on a rotating schedule. § Curate resources for students via a  Livebinder . § Build ...

Software applications come and go.  To keep class interesting and to keep up with new things, the teacher must regularly search for creative approaches to helping students learn and what's new in technology. Google Searches –                         “free online subject software”,                         “using technology in subject classroom” § History – search for videos specific to the lesson topic § https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miyo2NzTong  (Washington Takes command) § https://study.com/academy/lesson/using-technology-in-the-history-classroom.html § Math – search for online free software that students can interact with § https://www.geogebra.org/ § http://www.educational-freeware.com/online/category-Mathematics.aspx § http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html  (math manipulatives) https://www.youtube.com/watch?...