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Chris O'Neal - [|coneal@virginia.edu]
Final project requirements - [|PSED Final Project Requirements.pdf] PSED Rubric - [|PSED Final Project Rubric.pdf]

Interested in Twitter? Here's a great article about Twitter for teachers.

PhotoStory
 * PhotoStory Download

Google Docs
 * Google Docs in the Classroom
 * Google Help
 * [|Google Docs Quick Start Handout.pdf]
 * Video Tutorial
 * Sharing Docs
 * Using the Comment feature in Google Docs
 * Teacher's Guide to Using Google Docs with Students

Google Forms
 * [|Google Forms Handout.pdf]
 * Google Forms in the Classroom

Google Calendar
 * A Classroom calendar example
 * Remember, you have to share the calendar, and make it public to the world in order for parents/students to see it
 * If you are going to add attachments to a specific calendar entry (study guide, for example), that attachment/document must also be shared publicly with the world
 * Google Calendar Help

Google Search
 * [|Google Search Tips.pdf]
 * [|Google Search Tips Students.pdf]
 * Official Google Boolean Search Tips Poster

Storybird
 * Create your own account first. If you don't get the confirmation email, check in your spam/junk/quarantined folder!
 * You can create student accounts that you can control.

Wordle
 * http://www.wordle.net - besides just being a cool place to make "wordles" (type or paste in text, click the 'go' button, then play around with the options), it's also a wonderful site to use for students to create visuals, teachers to ask students to yell out the words they think of for certain topics, etc. I've seen teachers also use it to do something like have their students tell them all the words they can think of to describe Virginia geography, for example. We'll use the site more when we return, but spend some time exploring it.
 * Wordle Ideas for Teachers
 * Here is a link to a presentation called "Wordle in the Classroom" - please view it!
 * Here is a site similar to Wordle, but for primary ages - http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm

Jing
 * Jing is a screen capture tool. It's much better than just doing a 'print screen' because it allows you to select just a portion of the screen. This can be handy for making handouts.
 * Jing also allows you to record what you're doing on screen - so teachers could make walk-through tutorials for software, websites, etc.

Audacity
 * Audacity is a free sound recording program, primarily used for oral fluency, speech practice, storytelling, narrations, commercials, etc.
 * Free downloadable program (most we use are web-based, but this is an actual program to download) - Mac or PC

Mixed Bag:
 * Glogster
 * Prezi (powerpoint and Inspiration had a baby)
 * Dropbox (stuff stored on multiple computers? This solves keeping all that in sync)
 * Get your digital life in order
 * Crayola online coloring